Ark Assisted Living is privately owed, so they do not have the same regulations like nursing homes, unfortunately. The state does go by to check on these home facilities but not as often as they are required. Gabriel or Nnamdi Gabriel Ikegwu is the owner and the smell is not the residents, its the workers. The staff is made up of african immigrants who have a custom of not bathing everyday. It's their belief. I did look at Ark Assisted Living for my mother but I passed because how Gabriel was selling the place. The residents are elderly people, way over 70 and mostly in wheelchairs. I think I only saw 1 resident walking by. But Gabriel was telling me that he has a person come in for exercise every few days and went on about how they walk around and get fresh air. Hard to believe since most of them do not walk and they don't have more than 1 staff on duty for the 5 people. I know people in wheelchairs exercise, but it was just too much he was saying to get me to sign a contract. Also, the home they use is rented - he does not own it outright, which can become a problem down the road. I did not pick up on many problems there, other than the super-selling and the smell of the workers. That alone I know my mother would not put up with because she was a very clean person [the type of woman that cleans the kitchen every night and mopped the floors after dinner]. And I did notice he only has morning or early afternoon appts - the staff is solely responsible for evenings til the next day. I wasn't sold on Ark Assisted Living