Nursing homes across Muskegon County, Michigan, graded on the federal inspection
record, nurse staffing and staff turnover. County rank is shown on each home's profile.
Christian Care Nursing Center sits in Muskegon with 49 certified beds and a nonprofit owner. Staffing is the bright spot: 4.15 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 8% above the national average, and turnover of 36.4% beats the 45.8% national figure. Weekends dip about 9% below weekday coverage, which is worth asking about. The trouble is the inspection record, a 1 out of 5 health inspection rating, 44 deficiencies on file, including 2 at harm or jeopardy level and 8 tied to abuse. That's a lot of documented problems for a building this size, and it's what pulls an otherwise solid staffing and quality picture down. Ask to see the plan of correction from the March 2025 survey.
Harbor Terrace Senior Living runs 5.59 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 45% above the national average of 3.86, that's a real staffing cushion most homes don't have. Weekend coverage dips about 8% below its own weekday level, so care isn't perfectly level across the week, but the floor stays high. The home's record shows seven deficiencies, none at the harm or jeopardy level and none abuse-related, and its last inspection was March 2026. Quality measure and health inspection ratings both sit at 4 out of 5, staffing at 5. It's a for-profit LLC with 58 beds in Muskegon County. What stands out isn't any single number, it's that high staffing and a clean harm-free record line up together.
Hillcrest runs 3.59 nurse hours per resident day, about 7% under the national average, and weekends dip roughly 10% below its own weekday numbers, so the quietest shifts are also the thinnest. Staff turnover sits at 52% against a national 45.8%, which matters for a 39-bed home where residents see the same faces or don't. The inspection record shows 18 deficiencies with two at harm or jeopardy level, though none abuse-related, and the most recent inspection was in December 2025. Quality measures score well; the weaker staffing picture is what pulls the overall result down to a solid-but-not-strong B.
Optalis Health & Rehabilitation of Muskegon runs about 3.2 nursing hours per resident day, roughly 17% under the national average, and weekends are thinner still, about 14% below its own weekday staffing. Turnover sits at 51.4%, well above the 45.8% national figure, so the people caring for residents are changing faster than average. The inspection record shows 45 deficiencies, including one at the harm or jeopardy level, and the health inspection star rating is 2 out of 5. Ownership has changed hands within the last year. The most recent inspection was January 14, 2026, so the picture is current. Quality and staffing measures each land at 3 out of 5.
Lake Woods runs about 3.87 nurse hours per resident day, which lands essentially at the national average of 3.86, fine on paper, though weekend staffing drops roughly 10% below its own weekday level, so coverage thins out when families tend to visit. The bigger concern is the inspection record: 43 deficiencies, four at harm or jeopardy level and four abuse-related, with $67,541 in fines across two penalties. Staff turnover sits at 57.7% against a national 45.8%, meaning more than half the nursing staff leaves each year. Ownership is for-profit corporate, and the last inspection was May 2025.
Roosevelt Park runs 39 certified beds in Muskegon, and the nurse staffing number, 3.92 hours per resident day, sits just above the national average. But weekends drop about 12% below its own weekday coverage, and turnover runs 46.9%, slightly worse than the national rate. The inspection record is where families should slow down: 44 deficiencies on file, including 2 at the harm or jeopardy level and 5 tied to abuse, plus a $78,176 fine. The last inspection was June 2025. Quality measures score well, and staffing holds at 4 stars, but a 2-star health inspection rating with that many open deficiencies is the part worth asking about directly.
Optalis Health & Rehabilitation of Whitehall runs 125 certified beds under corporate for-profit ownership, and the numbers worth your attention are on the staffing and inspection side. Nurses provide about 3.23 hours per resident day, roughly 16 percent under the national average, and weekend coverage drops about 7 percent below what the home staffs on weekdays. Meanwhile, 57.8 percent of staff turned over in a year against a national rate near 46 percent, which makes consistent care hard to hold onto. The current inspection record carries 59 deficiencies, including 3 at harm or jeopardy level and 7 tied to abuse; the most recent inspection was March 5, 2026.