All 4 Medicare-certified nursing homes in Southfield,
side by side on the things that separate them: how many nursing hours each resident gets, how much of the
staff leaves each year, and what inspectors found on their last visit.
Lahser Hills runs 127 certified beds in Southfield, and the numbers show a home that's getting the basics done but not much more. Nurse staffing sits at 3.84 hours per resident day, roughly a hair under the national average of 3.86, and weekend coverage drops about 12% below what the building staffs on weekdays. That's the pinch families feel: fewer hands on Saturdays and Sundays, when questions and falls don't wait for Monday.
The bigger red flag is turnover. More than half the nursing staff, 53.9%, left over the past year, against a national average of 45.8%. High churn means new faces learning your mother's routines from scratch, and it's the kind of thing that shows up in care quality long before it shows up in a star rating.
The current inspection record carries 35 deficiencies, four of them serious enough to involve harm or jeopardy. No abuse citations. One fine on record, $14,898. The most recent inspection was June 5, 2025, so the picture is reasonably current.
Evergreen Health and Rehabilitation Center runs 172 beds in Southfield under corporate for-profit ownership, and its staffing sits right at the national average, 3.91 nurse hours per resident day against 3.86 nationally. That sounds fine until you notice weekends run about 13% thinner than weekdays, and turnover hits 46%, slightly above the national rate. Where the record gets harder to look past is inspections: 61 deficiencies, five of them at harm or jeopardy level and three tied to abuse, plus a $28,815 fine. The last inspection was September 2025, so this isn't stale history. CMS gives it 2 out of 5 on both health inspections and staffing, despite a perfect 5 on quality measures, a gap worth asking about directly.
The Lakeland Center runs 91 beds in Southfield under corporate ownership, and its staffing numbers sit below where they should be: 3.69 nurse hours per resident day against a national average of 3.86, with weekends running about 9% thinner than weekdays. That matters more when you see turnover at 62.4%, well above the 45.8% national figure, because constant churn means unfamiliar faces caring for residents who need consistency.
The inspection record is the harder read. Forty-four deficiencies are on file, three of them at the level where a resident was harmed or put in jeopardy, and seven tied to abuse. With a one-star health inspection rating and the most recent inspection dated February 2026, this is a home where the quality measures look better than the day-to-day oversight does.
Medilodge of Southfield holds 182 certified beds and runs on a for-profit corporate model, and the inspection record is where the trouble sits. CMS has flagged it as a Special Focus Facility, a designation reserved for homes with a pattern of persistent problems, and the current record shows 98 deficiencies, including 7 at the harm or jeopardy level and 16 tied to abuse. Four fines total $330,727. Staffing looks better on paper at 4.23 nurse hours per resident day, about 10% above the national average, but weekend coverage drops roughly 18% below its own weekday level, and annual turnover hits 53% against a 45.8% national average. The most recent inspection was August 2025.