Kalkaska Memorial Health Center
419 South Coral Street, Kalkaska, MI 49646 · Kalkaska County · 104 certified beds · avg 74 residents/day · certified since Jun 29, 1980
What health inspectors found (on-site government inspections — the most independent evidence available)
Health inspection rating: ★★☆☆☆2/5 · CMS overall rating: 3/5
The health inspection star above is graded on a curve within each state — a set share of each state's facilities gets each star level — so a facility can have few citations and still rate 2–3 stars if others in its state did even better. The overall rating combines that inspection score with staffing and self-reported quality measures.
Most serious findings (actual harm or immediate jeopardy)
▲ Immediate jeopardy, one-off · May 14, 2026 · F-0689 · triggered by a complaint
The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls.
Why it matters: This is one of the most common citations and directly relates to falls and injuries, which can be devastating for older adults.
Severity (J): Inspectors found a situation that put a resident's life or safety in immediate danger, affecting one or a few residents. The facility must fix it immediately — these citations often come with large fines.
Corrected: May 1, 2026 (Past Non-Compliance)
▲ Immediate jeopardy, one-off · May 2, 2025 · F-0689 · triggered by a complaint
The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls.
Why it matters: This is one of the most common citations and directly relates to falls and injuries, which can be devastating for older adults.
Severity (J): Inspectors found a situation that put a resident's life or safety in immediate danger, affecting one or a few residents. The facility must fix it immediately — these citations often come with large fines.
Corrected: May 30, 2025 (Deficient, Provider has date of correction)
▲ Actual harm, one-off · Jan 2, 2026 · F-0689 · triggered by a complaint
The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls.
Why it matters: This is one of the most common citations and directly relates to falls and injuries, which can be devastating for older adults.
Severity (G): One or a few residents were actually harmed — physically or emotionally — though not put in immediate danger of serious injury or death.
Corrected: Jan 27, 2026 (Deficient, Provider has date of correction)
▲ Actual harm, one-off · Sep 19, 2025 · F-0689 · triggered by a complaint
The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls.
Why it matters: This is one of the most common citations and directly relates to falls and injuries, which can be devastating for older adults.
Severity (G): One or a few residents were actually harmed — physically or emotionally — though not put in immediate danger of serious injury or death.
Corrected: Oct 17, 2025 (Deficient, Provider has date of correction)
All citations in the current public record (13)
CMS publishes roughly the last three inspection cycles plus recent complaint investigations. Older surveys drop out of the record as new ones are completed.
| Date | Severity | What the facility was cited for |
|---|---|---|
| May 14, 2026 | ▲ J · Immediate jeopardy, one-off | The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls. · from a complaint |
| Jan 2, 2026 | ▲ G · Actual harm, one-off | The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls. · from a complaint |
| Nov 26, 2025 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not immediately notify the resident, their doctor, and a family member when something significant happened — such as an injury, a decline in health, or a room change. Families and doctors are entitled to know right away. · from a complaint |
| Sep 19, 2025 | ▲ G · Actual harm, one-off | The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls. · from a complaint |
| Jul 31, 2025 | E · Potential for harm, repeated | The facility did not make sure residents were fully informed about their own health, care, and treatments in a way they could understand. |
| Jul 31, 2025 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not provide the care needed to maintain or improve residents' movement and flexibility — such as range-of-motion exercises — leading to avoidable decline. |
| Jul 31, 2025 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not have or follow an effective program to prevent and control infections — such as proper hand washing, cleaning, and isolation practices. This is the most commonly cited deficiency nationwide. |
| May 2, 2025 | ▲ J · Immediate jeopardy, one-off | The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls. · from a complaint |
| Feb 19, 2025 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not immediately notify the resident, their doctor, and a family member when something significant happened — such as an injury, a decline in health, or a room change. Families and doctors are entitled to know right away. · from a complaint |
| Aug 28, 2024 | F · Potential for harm, facility-wide | The facility did not get its food from approved, safe sources, or did not store, prepare, and serve food according to professional food safety standards. |
| Aug 28, 2024 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not provide enough food and fluids to keep residents healthy, such as preventing unplanned weight loss or dehydration. |
| Oct 5, 2023 | E · Potential for harm, repeated | The facility's menus did not meet residents' nutritional needs, or were not prepared in advance, followed as written, kept up to date, or reviewed by a dietician. |
| Oct 5, 2023 | E · Potential for harm, repeated | The facility did not get its food from approved, safe sources, or did not store, prepare, and serve food according to professional food safety standards. |
Inspection trend by year
Citations from standard inspections increased between the last two inspection cycles (2 → 3).
| Year | Citations | Serious (G–L) | Worst severity that year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | E |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | F |
| 2025 | 7 | 2 | J ▲ |
| 2026 | 2 | 2 | J ▲ |
Counts reflect the current CMS public record (~3 inspection cycles plus complaint investigations); years with no surveys show no row. Inspection frequency varies, so compare severity as well as counts.
Fines and enforcement (last 3 years)
1 fine totaling $10,549, plus 2 Medicare payment denial periods.
| Date | Type | Amount / length |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 19, 2025 | Payment Denial | 1 days from Oct 16, 2025 |
| May 2, 2025 | Fine | $10,549 |
| May 2, 2025 | Payment Denial | 1 days from May 29, 2025 |
Nurse staffing (from payroll records, adjusted for how much care residents need)
| Measure | This facility | Michigan avg | U.S. avg | Where it stands |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day) | 5.96 | 4.32 | 3.95 | top 8% in Michigan; top 4% in the U.S. |
| Registered Nurse hours | 1.47 | 0.84 | 0.69 | top 8% in Michigan; top 5% in the U.S. |
| Weekend total nurse staffing | 5.27 | 3.79 | 3.50 | top 7% in Michigan; top 4% in the U.S. |
| Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted) | 0.83 | 0.49 | 0.48 | top 10% in Michigan; top 10% in the U.S. |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 17.4 | 44.1 | 45.8 | top 1% in Michigan; top 2% in the U.S. |
| RN turnover (%) | 30.8 | 39.2 | 42.9 | top 34% in Michigan; top 30% in the U.S. |
Hours are per resident per day, case-mix adjusted by CMS so facilities caring for sicker residents can be compared fairly (same basis as the CMS staffing star). "Top X%" means better than most facilities: more staffing hours, or lower turnover. Raw (unadjusted) reported hours: total 4.98, RN 1.23, weekend 4.40. Staffing rating: 5/5.
Self-reported quality measures
Note: these ratings are based on data the facility reports about itself to CMS. They are not independently verified by inspectors, and can look better than inspection findings. Give more weight to the inspection results above.
Quality measures rating: 4/5 · long-stay residents: 3/5 · short-stay residents: 4/5
Who owns this facility
Government - Hospital district
| Owner / manager | Type | Role | Stake | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kalkaska Memorial Health Center | Organization | 5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | 100% | 01/01/1990 |
| Banker, George | Individual | Managing Control - Governing Body | NOT APPLICABLE | 11/01/2016 |
| Banker, George | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 11/01/2016 |
| Barr, Robert | Individual | Managing Control - Governing Body | NOT APPLICABLE | 06/23/2020 |
| Barr, Robert | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 06/23/2020 |
| Bradley, Gregory | Individual | Managing Control - Governing Body | NOT APPLICABLE | 10/01/2020 |
| Bradley, Gregory | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 10/01/2020 |
| Brenner, Matthew | Individual | Managing Control - Governing Body | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/14/2025 |
| Brenner, Matthew | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/14/2025 |
| Broering, Noreen | Individual | Managing Control - Governing Body | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/15/2024 |
| Broering, Noreen | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/15/2024 |
| Cannon, Nelson | Individual | Managing Control - Governing Body | NOT APPLICABLE | 08/30/2010 |
| Cannon, Nelson | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 08/30/2010 |
| Cervone, Lynnette | Individual | Managing Control - Governing Body | NOT APPLICABLE | 02/20/2024 |
| Cervone, Lynnette | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 02/20/2024 |
| Cox, Janet | Individual | Managing Control - Governing Body | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/16/2024 |
| Cox, Janet | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/16/2024 |
| De Korne, Dale | Individual | Managing Control - Governing Body | NOT APPLICABLE | 06/23/2020 |
| De Korne, Dale | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 06/23/2020 |
| Finkbeiner, Cindy | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 12/04/2023 |
Questions to ask on your visit
Generated from this facility's actual citation record — bring them to a tour and ask the administrator directly.
- "What is your falls rate, and what specific steps do you take to prevent falls and supervise residents at risk?"
- "If my family member falls or their condition changes, exactly when and how will I be notified?"
- "How do you explain health changes and treatment options to residents and their families?"
- "What do you do daily to keep residents moving, and how do you help residents at risk of losing mobility?"
- "Who leads your infection prevention program, and how do you make sure staff follow practices like hand hygiene every day?"
- "What did your most recent kitchen inspection find, and can I see how food is stored and prepared?"
- "How do you monitor residents' weight and eating, and what happens when someone starts losing weight?"
- "Who reviews your menus, and can I see this week's menu and join my family member for a meal?"
- "What is your current ratio of nursing staff to residents on day, evening, and weekend shifts?"
- "Can I see the results and plan of correction from your most recent state inspection?"
Nearby facilities (within 20 miles)
| Facility | Distance | City | Overall | Inspection | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meadow Brook Medical Care Facility | 13.3 mi | Bellaire, MI | ★★☆☆☆ | 2/5 | abuse |
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Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 235407.