46/100
Below average
402 North Street, Wakefield, MI 49968
These are findings in the public CMS record for this home. They are not our opinion — each one comes straight from a federal inspection or enforcement file.
4 citation(s) involving actual harm or immediate jeopardy
Inspectors found violations at scope/severity G or above, meaning residents were harmed or placed in immediate jeopardy.
$16,153 in federal fines
CMS has fined this facility across 1 penalty action(s).
Every point is shown. Nothing is weighted behind the scenes — the full formula is on How we grade.
Citations from state health inspections over the last three surveys, weighted by how much harm CMS says they caused.
Nursing hours per resident per day, adjusted for how sick the residents are, plus RN cover and weekend consistency.
How much of the nursing team leaves in a year. High turnover means a resident rarely sees the same face twice.
The CMS quality-measure rating, built from resident outcomes like falls, pressure ulcers, infections and antipsychotic use.
Fines and payment denials CMS has imposed. A denial of payment means CMS stopped paying for new admissions.
Grade ceiling applied
Hours of nursing care each resident receives per day. The marker on each bar is the national average.
RNs are the licence level most likely to catch a resident deteriorating.
The shift most families visit, and the one thinned first.
The share of nursing staff who left over the last year.
Last standard health inspection: March 4, 2025 (1 year ago).
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
Actual harm to a resident
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Actual harm to a resident
Infection Control Deficiencies
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Actual harm to a resident
Administration Deficiencies
Conduct and document a facility-wide assessment to determine what resources are necessary to care for residents competently during both day-to-day operations (including nights and weekends) and emergencies.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
| Owner | Type | Role | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| COUNTY OF GOGEBIC | Organization | DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | — |
| COUNTY OF GOGEBIC | Organization | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | — |
| COOLEY, NATHAN | Individual | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | — |
| JURAKOVICH, MELISSA | Individual | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | — |
| ROCCO, JAMES | Individual | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | — |
| JURAKOVICH, MELISSA | Individual | TRUSTEE OF THE SNF | — |
| ROCCO, JAMES | Individual | TRUSTEE OF THE SNF | — |
| COUNTY OF GOGEBIC | Organization | ADP OF THE SNF | — |
| COOLEY, NATHAN | Individual | ADP OF THE SNF | — |
| JURAKOVICH, MELISSA | Individual | ADP OF THE SNF | — |
| ROCCO, JAMES | Individual | ADP OF THE SNF | — |
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Gogebic Medical Care Facility holds an ElderGrade of D (46 out of 100), which we describe as "below average". The grade combines its inspection citations, nurse staffing levels, staff turnover, resident outcomes and enforcement history from the federal CMS record.
Residents receive an average of 2.89 nursing hours per day across all nursing staff, against a national average of 3.86 hours.
Yes. 4 of the 10 citations on record were scored at scope and severity G or above, meaning inspectors found actual harm to a resident or immediate jeopardy to resident safety.
Yes, Gogebic Medical Care Facility is certified to accept Medicaid, which is the programme that pays for long-term custodial care once a resident meets their state's income and asset limits.