64/100
Average
Grand Traverse Pavilions
1000 Pavilions Circle, Traverse City, MI 49684
- Certified beds
- 240
- Occupancy
- 78%
- Ownership
- Government
- Accepts
- Medicare + Medicaid
What to ask about before you visit
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.
Abuse icon on record
CMS flags this facility for citations of abuse that caused harm, or potential for harm, to residents.
$157,954 in federal fines
CMS has fined this facility across 3 penalty action(s).
Our read on Grand Traverse Pavilions
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.
Written from the CMS figures for this home shown further down this page. Nothing here is paid for or supplied by the home.
How this grade was calculated
Every point is shown. Nothing is weighted behind the scenes, the full formula is on How we grade.
A full pentagon is full marks. The shape shows what kind of good or bad a home is, two homes can share a score and look nothing alike.
Inspection safety
30/30Citations from state health inspections over the last three surveys, weighted by how much harm CMS says they caused.
- →No citations recorded in the last 3 years
Staffing
15/30Nursing hours per resident per day, adjusted for how sick the residents are.
- →No staffing hours reported, scored neutral
Staff stability
7.5/15How much of the nursing team leaves in a year. High turnover means a resident rarely sees the same face twice.
- →No turnover figure reported, scored neutral
Resident outcomes
12/15The CMS quality-measure rating, built from resident outcomes like falls, pressure ulcers, infections and antipsychotic use.
- →4 of 5 stars on the CMS quality-measure rating
Enforcement history
0/10Fines and payment denials CMS has imposed. A denial of payment means CMS stopped paying for new admissions.
- →$157,954 in federal fines across 3 action(s)
- →-2 for 2 denial(s) of Medicare payment for new admissions
Grade ceiling applied
- Capped at 64 (grade C), CMS abuse icon on record
Staffing, against the national average
Full detailHours 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.
Recent inspection findings
Last standard health inspection: June 12, 2025 (1 year ago). No citations were recorded.
No health-inspection citations on record for this facility in the current CMS release.
What families say
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Common questions about Grand Traverse Pavilions
What is the ElderGrade for Grand Traverse Pavilions? +
Grand Traverse Pavilions holds an ElderGrade of C (64 out of 100), which we describe as "average". The grade combines its inspection citations, nurse staffing levels, staff turnover, resident outcomes and enforcement history from the federal CMS record.
How many nursing hours does each resident get at Grand Traverse Pavilions? +
This facility has not reported staffing hours to CMS in the current data release.
Has Grand Traverse Pavilions been cited for harming residents? +
No. None of the 0 citations on record were scored at the levels CMS uses to indicate actual harm or immediate jeopardy.
Does Grand Traverse Pavilions accept Medicaid? +
Yes, Grand Traverse Pavilions 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.
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