Nursing HomeInspections

Bay County Medical Care Facility

Nursing home in Essexville, MI

Medicare & Medicaid certified2★ overall (CMS)CMS abuse icon

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Public-record details

Address
564 West Hampton Road, Essexville, MI 48732
Phone
(989) 892-3591
Listed under
Government-owned
Medicare CCN
235044
Overall star rating
2 of 5 ★★☆☆☆
Health inspection rating
2 of 5
Staffing rating
4 of 5
Quality measures rating
3 of 5
Certified beds
161
Average residents per day
94
Ownership
Government, county
Legal business name
County of Bay
Certified for
Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
Jan 1, 1967
Changed ownership in last 12 months
No
Continuing care retirement community
No
Located inside a hospital
No
Resident or family council
Resident and family councils
Sprinklers in all required areas
Yes

CMS certification number 235044. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Apr 29, 2026. CMS lists 26 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Mar 13, 2024 to Apr 29, 2026): 9 from complaint inspections, 3 at the “actual harm” level or higher. CMS shows its abuse icon for this facility, which it uses for nursing homes cited for abuse at the harm level recently or at the potential-harm level in each of the last two years.

InspectionCitationSeverity
Apr 29, 2026Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Rights		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Apr 29, 2026Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance…
Resident Rights		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Apr 29, 2026Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Apr 29, 2026Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Apr 29, 2026Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Apr 29, 2026Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary		F
Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread
Apr 29, 2026Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control		F
Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread
Apr 29, 2026Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Environmental		F
Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread
Jan 27, 2026Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 19, 2025Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · complaint inspection		G
Actual harm, isolated
Apr 17, 2025Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Rights		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Apr 17, 2025Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.
Resident Rights		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated

Showing the 12 most recent of 26. Full inspection reports are on Medicare Care Compare.

Severity letters follow CMS's scope-and-severity grid: A–C potential for minimal harm, D–F potential for more than minimal harm, G–I actual harm, J–L immediate jeopardy. Most citations are corrected; a citation is what inspectors found on that date. Source: CMS Health Deficiencies file, processed Aug 1, 2026.

Fines and payment denials

CMS records 2 fines totalling $165,536 and 2 denials of Medicare payment for new admissions in the last three years.

Mar 11, 2025Fine: $116,805
Mar 11, 2025Payment denial for 29 days from May 16, 2025
Mar 13, 2024Fine: $48,731
Mar 13, 2024Payment denial for 11 days from Apr 11, 2024

Source: CMS Penalties file, processed Aug 1, 2026. Amounts are as CMS reports them and may reflect later reductions or appeals.

Staffing

Total nurse staffing per resident per day
6.39 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
1.32 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day
3.75 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends
5.39 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
54%
RN turnover (yearly)
81%
Administrators who left in the past year
1

From payroll-based staffing data the facility submits to CMS. Hours are per resident per day.

A citation is what inspectors found on one date; most are corrected within weeks. Look for patterns — the same problem cited in several inspections — and for anything at the G–L level (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). The full inspection narrative (Form CMS-2567) is linked from Medicare Care Compare, and your state long-term care ombudsman can tell you about complaints.