31 MI Nursing Homes Make 2023 U.S. News ‘Best’ List

MICHIGAN — 31 Michigan nursing homes received a 5 — the highest possible rating — this year in U.S. News & World Report’s annual rating.

The rankings service rated more than 15,000 nursing homes in the country based on patient and resident outcomes, such as infection rates; staffing levels; reliance on antipsychotic drugs; health inspection results, and other quality indicators.

Here are the nursing homes that received an overall rating of five for 2024 in Michigan

• Maple Lawn Medical Care Facility, Coldwater
• Bay Bluffs-Emmet County Medical Care Facility, Harbor Springs
• Spectrum Health Rehabilitation and Nursing Centers - Kelsey Hospital, Lakeview
• Tuscola County Medical Care Facility Caro
• Ascension Standish Hospital & Skilled Nursing Facility, Standish
• Care and Rehabilitation Center at Glacier Hills, Ann Arbor
• Lenawee Medical Care Facility, Adrian
• Friendship Village - Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
• Lakeview Extended Care and Rehabilitation, Harbor Beach
• Porter Hills Health Center, Grand Rapids
• Douglas Cove Health and Rehabilitation, Douglas
• Sanctuary at Fraser Villa, Fraser
• Paul Oliver Memorial Hospital Long-Term Care Unit, Frankfort
• Bellbrook, Rochester Hills
• Marywood Nursing Care Center, Livonia
• Mission Point Health Campus of Jackson, Jackson
• Holland Home Breton Rehabilitation & Living Centre, Grand Rapids
• The Inn at Freedom Village - Holland, Holland
• Hillsdale Hospital McGuire and MacRitchie Long Term Care, Hillsdale
• Woodhaven Retirement Community, Livonia
• Orchard Creek Skilled Nursing, Traverse City
• Caretel Inns of Brighton, Brighton
• ProMedica Skilled Nursing & Rehab - Canton, Canton
• Beacon Hill at Eastgate, Grand Rapids
• Fox Run Village, Novi
• St. Ann's Home - Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids
• The Oaks at Woodfield, Grand Blanc
• Shelby Crossing Health Campus, Shelby Township
• Regency at Grand Blanc, Grand Blanc
• Mary Free Bed Sub-Acute Rehabilitation, Grand Rapids
• Healthbridge Post-Acute Rehabilitation, Wyoming

The authors found that nearly one in five of the evaluated nursing homes were recognized as “Best Nursing Homes” in “Short-Term Rehabilitation,” “Long-Term Care,” or both. More than 1,800 cities and towns had at least one “Best Nursing Home.”

In Michigan, 51 nursing homes were recognized as “high performing” for short stays, and 52 received the recognition for long stays.

High-Performing for Short Stays

• Maple Lawn Medical Care Facility, Coldwater
• Bay Bluffs-Emmet County Medical Care Facility, Harbor Springs
• Spectrum Health Rehabilitation and Nursing Centers - Kelsey Hospital, Lakeview
• Tuscola County Medical Care Facility CARO Ascension Standish Hospital & Skilled Nursing Facility, Standish
• Care and Rehabilitation Center at Glacier Hills, Ann Arbor
• Lenawee Medical Care Facility, Adrian
• Friendship Village - Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
• Lakeview Extended Care and Rehabilitation, Harbor Beach
• Porter Hills Health Center, Grand Rapids
• Sanctuary at Fraser Villa, Fraser
• Paul Oliver Memorial Hospital Long-Term Care Unit, Frankfort
• Bellbrook, Rochester Hills
• Marywood Nursing Care Center, Livonia
• Mission Point Health Campus of Jackson, Jackson
• Holland Home Breton Rehabilitation & Living Centre, Grand Rapids
• The Inn at Freedom Village - Holland, Holland
• Hillsdale Hospital McGuire and MacRitchie Long Term Care, Hillsdale
• Woodhaven Retirement Community, Livonia
• Orchard Creek Skilled Nursing, Traverse City
• Caretel Inns of Brighton, Brighton
• ProMedica Skilled Nursing & Rehab - Canton, Canton
• Beacon Hill at Eastgate, Grand Rapids
• Fox Run Village, Novi
• St. Ann's Home - Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids
• The Oaks at Woodfield, Grand Blanc
• Shelby Crossing Health Campus, Shelby Township
• Regency at Grand Blanc, Grand Blanc
• Mary Free Bed Sub-Acute Rehabilitation, Grand Rapids
• Healthbridge Post-Acute Rehabilitation, Wyoming
• Eaton County Medical Care Facility, Charlotte
• Spectrum Health Rehab and Nursing Center, Grand Rapids
• Isabella County Medical Care Facility, Mount Pleasant
• Spectrum Health Rehabilitation and Nursing Centers - United Hospital, Greenville
• Medilodge of Grand Blanc, Grand Blanc
• Lourdes Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, Waterford
• Vista Grande Villa, Jackson
• North Ottawa Care Center, Spring Lake
• Bay Shores Senior Care and Rehabilitation Center, Bay City
• Medilodge of Hillman, Hillman
• Bronson Commons, Mattawan
• Beaumont Rehabilitation & Continuing Care Farmington Hills, Farmington Hills
• West Bloomfield Health & Rehabilitation Center, West Bloomfield
• Woodward Hills Health and Rehabilitation Center, Bloomfield Hills
• Livonia Woods Nursing and Rehabilitation, Livonia
• Stratford Pines Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Midland
• Caretel Inns of Linden, Linden
• Immaculate Heart of Mary Senior Living Community, Monroe
• Regency at Bluffs Park, Ann Arbor
• The Rivers Health & Rehabilitation Center of Grosse Pointe, Grosse Pointe Woods
• Wellbridge of Rochester Hills, Rochester Hills
• Pilgrim Manor - Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids

High-Performing for Long Stays

• Maple Lawn Medical Care Facility, Coldwater
• Bay Bluffs-Emmet County Medical Care Facility, Harbor Springs
• Tuscola County Medical Care Facility Caro
• Lenawee Medical Care Facility, Adrian
• Lakeview Extended Care and Rehabilitation, Harbor Beach
• Douglas Cove Health and Rehabilitation, Douglas
• Sanctuary at Fraser Villa, Fraser
• St. Ann's Home - Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids
• The Oaks at Woodfield, Grand Blanc
• Regency at Grand Blanc, Grand Blanc
• Meadow Brook Medical Care Facility, Bellaire
• Mission Point Nursing and Physical Rehab Center - Grandville, Grandville
• Harold and Grace Upjohn Community Care Center, Kalamazoo
• Evergreen Manor Senior Care Center, Battle Creek
• South Lyon Senior Care and Rehabilitation Center, South Lyon
• Pleasant View Shiawassee County Medical Care, Owosso
• Pine Ridge - A Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Stenvensville
• Hartford Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Detroit
• Christian Park Village, Escanaba
• ProMedica Skilled Nursing & Rehab - Briarwood, Flint
• Fountain View of Monroe, Monroe
• Calhoun County Medical Care Facility, Battle Creek
• Christian Park Health Care Center, Escanaba
• ProMedica Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Kingsford, Kingsford
• Wellspring Lutheran Nursing and Rehabilitation Services, Monroe
• Holt Senior Care and Rehabilitation Center, Holt
• Borgess Gardens, Kalamazoo
• Mission Point Nursing and Physical Rehab Center - Cedar Springs, Cedar Springs
• Alamo Nursing Home, Kalamazoo
• Westland - A Villa Center, Westland
• Edison Christian Health Center, Grand Rapids
• Cass County Medical Care Facility, Cassopolis
• Schnepp Senior Care and Rehabilitation Center, Saint Louis
• The Villa at Great Lakes Crossing, Detroit
• Grayling Nursing & Rehabilitation Community, Grayling
• Holland Home - Raybrook Manor, Grand Rapids
• Shorepointe Nursing Center, St. Clair Shores
• Fairlane Senior Care and Rehabilitation Center, Detroit
• Medilodge of Marshall, Marshall
• Mission Point Nursing & Physical Rehabilitation Center of Roscommon, Roscommon
• Maple Woods Manor, Clio
• King Nursing & Rehabilitation Community, Houghton Lake
• Evergreen Health and Rehabilitation Center - Southfield, Southfield
• Huron Woods Nursing Center, Kawkawlin
• Mission Point Nursing & Physical Rehab Center of Detroit, Detroit
• Fisher Senior Care and Rehabilitation, Mayville
• The Orchards at Armada, Armada
• Qualicare Nursing Home, Detroit
• Medilodge of Okemos, Okemos
• The Willows at Okemos, Okemos
• Wellbridge of Romeo, Romeo
• Ambassador - A Villa Center, Detroit

More than 1.4 million people live in Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing homes across the nation, Dr. Michael Tehrani, a geriatric physician and founder and CEO of MedWell Medical in Long Beach, California, told U.S. News last month. Most people who use long-term care service are at least 65 years old, with 83 percent of nursing home residents being in that older age bracket. Residents typically have a chronic condition — such as arthritis, heart disease, diabetes or Alzheimer’s disease — that requires ongoing care.

The U.S. News authors said the latest data showed that fewer than 5 percent of evaluated nursing homes met both existing staffing requirements and newly proposed staffing requirements by the Biden administration.

More than 2,500 cities and towns have at least one nursing home rated as “below average.” Furthermore, over 400 nursing homes consistently failed to have a registered nurse available for at least eight hours a day, seven days a week — as required by federal regulators — and only 701 met both existing requirements and more stringent staffing requirements recently proposed by the Biden administration, the report found.

Nursing homes that met both staffing standards are 54 times more likely to be rated a “Best Nursing Home” by U.S. News than those that consistently failed to meet the current standard, the U.S. News said in a news release. Additionally, 445 nursing homes that received 4 or 5 stars from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services were rated 1 or 2 out of 5 by U.S. News.

Methodology

U.S. News evaluated nursing homes using various quality measures from CMS. This includes data on resident care, safety, outcomes and other aspects of quality. Short- and long-term ratings include data on nurse staffing, use of antipsychotic drugs and success in preventing emergency room and hospital visits.

The long-term care rating also included measures of whether a home changed ownership and how well they were staffed on weekends.

“U.S. News’ Best Nursing Homes ratings give patients, senior residents, their families and caregivers an objective assessment of quality, to help them choose the facility that best fits their individual needs,” Daniel Lara Agudelo, health data analyst at U.S. News, said in a statement. “Nursing homes that have earned the recognition of U.S. News have a track record of achieving better outcomes for patients and residents, and maximizing the amount of care they receive from nurses and other staff."