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Optalis Health and Rehabilitation at St. Francis

Nursing home in Saginaw, MI

Medicare & Medicaid certified2★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address
915 North River Road, Saginaw, MI 48609
Phone
(989) 781-3150
Listed under
For-profit
Medicare CCN
235249
Overall star rating
2 of 5 ★★☆☆☆
Health inspection rating
1 of 5
Staffing rating
1 of 5
Quality measures rating
5 of 5
Certified beds
94
Average residents per day
79
Ownership
For-profit, corporation
Legal business name
Optalis Saginaw Opco LLC
Chain
Optalis Health & Rehabilitation (36 facilities)
Certified for
Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
Sep 1, 1975
Changed ownership in last 12 months
No
Continuing care retirement community
No
Located inside a hospital
No
Resident or family council
Resident council
Sprinklers in all required areas
Yes

CMS certification number 235249. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Feb 12, 2026. CMS lists 41 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Jan 31, 2024 to Jun 9, 2026): 22 from complaint inspections, 4 at the “actual harm” level or higher, including 1 at “immediate jeopardy”.

InspectionCitationSeverity
Jun 9, 2026Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection
J
Immediate jeopardy, isolated
May 7, 2026Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Resident Rights · complaint inspection
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
May 7, 2026Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.
Resident Rights · complaint inspection
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Feb 12, 2026Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
Resident Rights
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Feb 12, 2026Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Feb 12, 2026Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Nursing and Physician Services · complaint inspection
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Feb 12, 2026Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Pharmacy Service
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Feb 12, 2026Protect 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
E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Feb 12, 2026Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in…
Pharmacy Service
E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Feb 12, 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
Feb 12, 2026Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control
F
Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread
Feb 12, 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

Showing the 12 most recent of 41. 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 $131,073 and 1 denial of Medicare payment for new admissions in the last three years.

Jul 17, 2025Fine: $58,403
Dec 30, 2024Fine: $72,670
Dec 30, 2024Payment denial for 22 days from Feb 20, 2025

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
3.04 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
0.23 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day
1.79 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends
2.72 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
60%
RN turnover (yearly)
60%
Administrators who left in the past year
0

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.

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