How do Grand Rapids nursing homes rate on Medicare Care Compare?
Grand Rapids's 15 certified nursing homes average 3.5 overall stars; Corewell Health Grand Rapids Hospitals Rehabilitation has 5 of 5, Corewell Health Rehabilitation & Nursing Center (Kalamazoo Ave SE) has 5 of 5, and Corewell Health Rehabilitation & Nursing Center (Leffingwell Avenue NE) has 5 of 5.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog (Medicare Care Compare) -- nursing home file updated 2026-10-01, retrieved 2026-10-30.
What did recent inspections cite at Grand Rapids nursing homes?
Across the latest rating cycle, CMS records 144 health deficiencies at Grand Rapids's nursing homes.
- Corewell Health Grand Rapids Hospitals Rehabilitation (January 15, 2026): Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- Corewell Health Rehabilitation & Nursing Center (Kalamazoo Ave SE) (September 10, 2025): Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program; Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
- Corewell Health Rehabilitation & Nursing Center (Leffingwell Avenue NE) (July 9, 2025): Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
- Edison Christian Health Center (September 17, 2025): Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards; Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public; Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- Holland Home Breton Rehabilitation & Living Centre (April 30, 2026): Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights; Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals; Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Michigan Veteran Homes at Grand Rapids (June 11, 2026): Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards; Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals; Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- St Ann's Home (January 23, 2026): Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured; Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing; Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Covenant Village of the Great Lakes (March 26, 2026): Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program; Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted; Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- Mary Free Bed Sub-Acute Rehabilitation (May 13, 2026): Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis; PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities; Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Mission Point Nursing & Physical Rehabilitation Center of Forest Hills (July 23, 2026): Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature; Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards; Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
- Optalis Health & Rehabilitation at Leonard (April 9, 2026): Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident; Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options; Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- Clark Retirement Community (July 30, 2025): Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents; Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis; Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- Medilodge of Grand Rapids (June 23, 2026): Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals; Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing; Ensure the resident's doctor reviews the resident's care, writes, signs and dates progress notes and orders, at each required visit.
- Valley View Care Center (December 10, 2025): Provide basic life support, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel , subject to physician orders and the resident’s advance directives; Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody; Provide special eating equipment and utensils for residents who need them and appropriate assistance.
How are Grand Rapids nursing homes staffed?
Reported nursing hours per resident per day range from 3.06 at Optalis Health & Rehabilitation at Leonard to 7.74 at Michigan Veteran Homes at Grand Rapids.
Total nursing hours include registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and nurse aides. Ask each home for its weekend numbers, which CMS also tracks and which are usually lower.
Does Medicare or Medicaid pay for a nursing home in Grand Rapids?
Medicare covers short-term skilled rehab after a qualifying hospital stay; Michigan Medicaid covers long-term care once countable assets are at or below $9,950 for one person in 2026 (BEM 400).
Last verified: October 2026Michigan's 2025 median is $135,050 a year for a semi-private nursing home room and $143,628 for a private room (CareScout). Residents on Medicaid keep a $60 monthly personal allowance. More: Michigan nursing home Medicaid.
