All 3 Medicare-certified nursing homes in Escanaba,
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.
Bishop Noa Home runs on strong staffing for a nonprofit in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, 5.05 nurse hours per resident day, about a third more than the national average, though weekends dip roughly 12% below its own weekday pace. The tradeoff sits in its inspection history: 23 deficiencies on record, including two tied to abuse, none rising to actual harm or jeopardy. Inspectors were last in on April 29, 2026, so the record is current rather than stale. CMS gives it middle marks for health inspections and better ones for quality measures and staffing. What you're weighing is a well-staffed building with a longer-than-ideal citation list, not a clean slate.
Christian Park Village in Escanaba runs about 3.49 nurse hours per resident per day, roughly 10% under the national average of 3.86, and weekend coverage drops another 8% below what the home staffs during the week. Turnover sits at 44.6%, essentially in line with the 45.8% national figure. The stronger news is on inspections: five deficiencies on record, none at the harm or jeopardy level and none abuse-related, with the most recent survey completed in December 2025. Five stars each on health inspections and quality measures, four on staffing. For-profit corporate ownership. What holds this home back is the daily staffing margin, not its care record.
Christian Park Health Care Center runs 99 certified beds in Escanaba under corporate for-profit ownership, and the staffing numbers are the first thing worth knowing. Nurse coverage sits at 3.38 hours per resident day, about 12% under the national average, and weekends drop roughly 8% below the home's own weekday level, so the thinnest shifts come when families tend to visit. Staff turnover is 54.5% against a national 45.8%, meaning more than half the nursing team turns over in a year. The current record carries 20 deficiencies, four at harm or jeopardy level and two tied to abuse, with one fine of $36,651. The last inspection was January 23, 2025. Ask about weekend coverage and how they've addressed those harm-level findings.