110 of the 422 Medicare-certified nursing homes in Michigan (26%) are independently owned, and all are listed below. 52 of the 110 graded homes earn an A and 3 earn a D or F. They average 4.62 nursing hours per resident per day, 0.63 hours above the 3.99 for every home in Michigan. Holland Home Breton Rehabilitation & Living Centre in Grand Rapids grades highest at A (99 out of 100).
How independently owned homes in Michigan compare
This group set against every nursing home in Michigan, from the current CMS release.
Riverview runs 203 beds in Detroit under limited-liability, for-profit ownership, and its recent inspection history is mostly clean, 19 deficiencies, none at the harm or jeopardy level, though one is abuse-related. A 4-out-of-5 inspection rating and an April 2025 visit mean the state's picture of the place is fairly current, and staffing sits well above average at 5.26 nurse hours per resident day, with weekend coverage dipping about 13% below weekdays. Where the numbers get harder to read is quality: 1 out of 5 stars on CMS quality measures, against 3 for staffing. Turnover at 42.5% is slightly better than the 45.8% national figure, but at that rate, aides still cycle through regularly enough that families should ask who's actually on the floor.
Windemere Park's recent inspection history is its strongest card, a four-star health inspection rating with 24 deficiencies on record and none at the harm or jeopardy level, though two abuse-related citations are worth asking about directly. Staffing is where the picture gets thinner. At 3.80 nurse hours per resident day, it sits just under the national average, and weekends run about 11% below its own weekday coverage. The bigger number is turnover: 67.9% against a national average of 45.8%, meaning most of the people caring for your relative this year likely won't be there next year. That churn matters more than a star rating when you're thinking about consistency of daily care.
Westwood Nursing Center runs lighter on nursing hours than most homes, 3.44 per resident day against a national average of 3.86, and weekends are thinner still, about 18% below what the building staffs Monday through Friday. That matters for a 108-bed for-profit home, because care doesn't pause on Saturdays. Turnover sits at 49%, a few points above the national rate, and the record shows 25 deficiencies, two tied to abuse, plus three fines totaling $22,936. No deficiency rose to the harm level, and the last inspection was recent, in December 2025. The quality measure score of 2 out of 5 is the weakest mark in the file.
Special Tree Neurocare Center runs just four certified beds in Romulus, which makes it about as small as a Medicare-certified nursing home gets. Its last inspection came in August 2025 and turned up two deficiencies, neither of which involved actual harm or jeopardy to a resident, and none tied to abuse. That's a clean enough record to earn four stars on health inspections. What holds it back from the top tier is the for-profit corporate ownership and whatever sits underneath the score, with only four beds, there's very little staffing data to judge against the national average, so the picture is thin. A short record at a small home can mean fewer chances to find problems, not necessarily fewer problems.
Riverview Health and Rehab Center North runs 180 beds under corporate ownership, and the staffing picture is thinner than it looks. Total nurse coverage sits at 3.76 hours per resident day, under the national average, and it drops further on weekends, roughly 13% below the home's own weekday level. That matters when you consider turnover: 59.4% of staff left over the past year, against a national rate near 46%. Inspectors have logged 40 deficiencies, including two at the harm level and three tied to abuse, plus $38,471 in fines across four penalties. The most recent inspection was April 2025. High turnover and thin weekend coverage together are the kind of thing families notice on a Sunday visit.
Gogebic Medical Care Facility runs on noticeably thin staffing: 2.89 nurse hours per resident day against a national average of 3.86, with weekends about 7% leaner than weekdays. Turnover sits at 40.4%, a bit better than the 45.8% national figure, so the county does hold onto workers somewhat more reliably than many operators. The inspection record is the harder read, 10 deficiencies, four of them at harm or jeopardy level and one abuse-related, plus a $16,153 fine, on a survey completed March 4, 2025. Quality and inspection scores both land at 2 out of 5, staffing at 1.
Schoolcraft Medical Care Facility is county-owned and holds 85 certified beds, and its staffing sits about 9% below the national average at 3.51 nurse hours per resident day. Weekends run roughly 10% thinner than weekdays, and turnover hits 51.5% against a national 45.8%, so the people who stay are stretched thinnest exactly when backup is hardest to find.
The inspection record is where it gets harder to wave off: 19 deficiencies, three at harm or jeopardy level, four tied to abuse, and a $63,492 fine. The last inspection came in January 2025. Quality measures score middling, staffing scores comparatively well on paper, but the deficiency history tells a different story about what that staffing actually delivers.
Wellspring Lutheran runs on thin staffing. At 2.10 nurse hours per resident day, it sits about 46% below the national average of 3.86, and weekends drop roughly 17% below its own weekday level, so a Saturday shift has even less coverage than the weekday baseline. Annual turnover of 53.3% tops the national 45.8%, meaning aides and nurses cycle through faster than average. The inspection record is genuinely strong: six deficiencies, none at harm or jeopardy level, no abuse findings, and a survey as recent as March 2026. So the care environment has been judged safe on paper, but the day-to-day hours available to deliver that care are the weak point here.
Chesaning Nursing and Rehabilitation Center runs 51 beds under for-profit LLC ownership, and its staffing sits at 3.57 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 8% under the national average. Weekends drop about 15% below the home's own weekday level, so coverage thins out right when families tend to visit. The inspection record is the bigger issue: 40 deficiencies, two of them serious enough to indicate harm or jeopardy, plus $41,898 in fines across two penalties. Turnover at 43.9% is slightly better than the 45.8% national figure, and there are no abuse-related citations. A December 2025 inspection is recent, but the health and quality ratings sit at 2 out of 5 stars each.
Maple Valley Nursing Home runs a small 25-bed operation in Leelanau County, and the numbers pull in different directions. Nurse staffing sits slightly above the national average at 3.96 hours per resident day, but weekends run about 16% thinner than weekdays, and more than half the staff turns over each year, 55.2% against a national 45.8%. The inspection record is where the trouble concentrates: 63 deficiencies, eight serious enough to cause harm or jeopardy, eight tied to abuse, and two fines totaling $119,265. That April 2025 inspection is recent, so the picture is current, not stale. For-profit corporate ownership, high turnover, and a thin weekend crew are the context behind a one-star health inspection rating.
Jackson County Medical Care Facility runs a county-owned home of 194 beds where the bedside math is genuinely strong: 5.37 nurse hours per resident day, about 39% above the national average, with weekend coverage dipping roughly 9% below its own weekday level. Staff turnover sits at 23.5%, well under the 45.8% national figure, which matters for residents who want to see the same faces. The trouble is inspection history, 20 deficiencies on the current record, two at harm or jeopardy level and one tied to abuse, plus a single $68,744 fine, with the last inspection dated April 2026. Strong hands-on care and a troubled survey record can coexist, and here they do.
Meadow Brook Medical Care Facility is county-owned, with 133 certified beds in Bellaire. Three out of four caregivers left their jobs last year, 75.7% turnover against a national average of 45.8%, and CMS gives the home its lowest staffing rating, one star out of five. That instability shows up in the inspection record too: nine deficiencies currently on file, including two serious enough to reach harm or jeopardy and two tied to abuse. Health inspection and quality measure ratings each sit at two stars. State surveyors were last in the building in September 2025, so the picture is recent. For a family weighing this home, the turnover number and the abuse-related findings are the two things worth asking about directly before a tour.
Bay County Medical Care Facility runs on 6.39 total nurse hours per resident day, roughly two and a half hours more than the national average, and that staffing shows in a four-star CMS staffing rating. Weekends dip about 16 percent below weekday coverage, though, and annual turnover sits at 53.9 percent, higher than the 45.8 percent national figure, so the people delivering those hours keep changing. The county-owned home holds 31 deficiencies on its current record, seven at harm or jeopardy level and two tied to abuse, with $165,536 in fines and a two-star inspection rating from its April 2025 survey. Strong hands-on coverage, uneven consistency, and a recent inspection record that's the real concern here.
Grandvue runs a county-owned home in East Jordan with 113 certified beds, and the staffing numbers are its clearest strength, 4.39 total nurse hours per resident day, roughly 14% above the national average. Weekend coverage dips about 6% below its own weekday level, though staff turnover at 42.7% is slightly better than the 45.8% national figure.
The trouble sits on the inspection side. The current record shows 17 deficiencies, including three at the harm or jeopardy level and two tied to abuse. That combination, strong daily staffing beside serious cited problems, is why the two-star health inspection rating pulls the overall picture down despite the five-star staffing mark.
Grand Traverse Pavilions is county-owned and large, 240 beds, and its inspection record is the first thing to know. Sixty-five deficiencies on the current record, seven of them serious enough to involve actual harm or jeopardy, plus eight tied to abuse. Three fines totaling about $158,000. The last inspection was June 2025, so this isn't stale paperwork.
Staffing is the other problem. CMS rates it at the bottom of the scale, meaning residents here get fewer direct care hours than most homes nationally. The quality measure score looks better, but that number reflects clinical outcomes like rehospitalization rates, not whether someone answers the call light.
For a family weighing this placement, ask about direct-care hours per resident per day and how the last inspection's abuse findings were resolved.
Hillsdale County Medical Care Facility runs on county government ownership and 170 certified beds, and its staffing is genuinely heavy, 5.38 nurse hours per resident day against a national average of 3.86. Weekends dip about 13% below weekday levels, and turnover sits at 34%, better than the 45.8% national figure. The trouble is the inspection record: 25 deficiencies, including 5 at harm or jeopardy level and 8 tied to abuse, plus three fines totaling $314,537. The most recent inspection was February 26, 2026. Strong staffing and quality scores don't cancel out that many serious findings, read the actual inspection reports before deciding.
Lenawee Medical Care Facility has the staffing most families are looking for, 5.33 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 38% above the national average, and that holds up even with weekends running about 13% thinner than weekdays. The county runs it, so there's no corporate owner to answer to. What pulls the grade down is the inspection record: 24 deficiencies, including 5 at the harm level and 9 tied to abuse, plus a 2-star health inspection rating. Staff turnover sits at 50.5%, a bit above the national 45.8%, so the people delivering that generous staffing keep changing. Strong care hours, a troubling paper trail, worth a visit and hard questions before deciding.
Calhoun County Medical Care Facility is county-owned, with 120 beds in Battle Creek. Its 4.26 nurse hours per resident day sit about 10% above the national average of 3.86, and turnover at 41.8% is a bit better than the 45.8% national figure, but weekend staffing drops roughly 10% below its own weekday level, so coverage thins out when families tend to visit. The current inspection record carries 12 deficiencies, including one at the harm or jeopardy level and one abuse-related. With an April 2026 inspection and a 2/5 health inspection rating alongside a 3/5 quality measure rating, the recent survey history is the part worth asking about directly.
Autumn Woods runs 293 beds in Warren under for-profit LLC ownership, and its staffing sits a bit above the national average at 4.00 nurse hours per resident day. The catch is weekends, when coverage drops roughly 12% below what the home staffs during the week. Turnover comes in at 38%, better than the 45.8% national figure, which matters for consistency of care. Its last inspection was recent, in August 2025. The record shows 39 deficiencies, three tied to abuse, though none rose to the harm or jeopardy level. Combined with a 2-out-of-5 inspection rating, that's a lot of paperwork findings for a home this size.
Boulder Park Terrace runs 3.70 nurse hours per resident day, about 4% under the national average of 3.86, and weekends dip roughly 7% below its own weekday coverage. The inspection record is where the real concern sits: 58 deficiencies on file, seven of them at harm or jeopardy level and ten tied to abuse. The most recent inspection was June 5, 2025, so the findings are current, not stale. That combination, below-average staffing that thins further on weekends, alongside a one-star health inspection rating, explains why this nonprofit's overall standing lands at a C. Quality and staffing measures each rate three stars, but the health inspection side drags the whole picture down.
Frequently asked questions
How many independently owned nursing homes are there in Michigan?
There are 110 independently owned Medicare-certified nursing homes in Michigan, 26% of the 422 nursing homes there.
Are independently owned nursing homes better staffed?
In Michigan they average 4.62 total nursing hours per resident per day, against 3.99 for all nursing homes in Michigan, a difference of +0.63 hours. Staff turnover averages 40.4% against 44.1%.
Which independently owned nursing home grades best in Michigan?