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Optalis Health and Rehabilitation of Dearborn Heig

Nursing home in Dearborn Heights, MI

Medicare & Medicaid certified2★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address
26001 Ford Road, Dearborn Heights, MI 48127
Phone
(313) 274-4600
Listed under
For-profit
Medicare CCN
235428
Overall star rating
2 of 5 ★★☆☆☆
Health inspection rating
2 of 5
Staffing rating
3 of 5
Quality measures rating
4 of 5
Certified beds
124
Average residents per day
103
Ownership
For-profit, corporation
Legal business name
Optalis Dearborn Heights Opco LLC
Chain
Optalis Health & Rehabilitation (36 facilities)
Certified for
Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
Feb 1, 1983
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 235428. 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 6, 2026. CMS lists 34 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Sep 27, 2023 to Apr 30, 2026): 12 from complaint inspections, 3 at the “actual harm” level or higher, including 1 at “immediate jeopardy”.

InspectionCitationSeverity
Apr 30, 2026Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Rights · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Apr 30, 2026Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection		G
Actual harm, isolated
Feb 6, 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
Feb 6, 2026Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Feb 6, 2026Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
Quality of Life and Care		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Feb 6, 2026Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Feb 6, 2026Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Feb 6, 2026Provide appropriate foot care.
Quality of Life and Care		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Feb 6, 2026Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Pharmacy Service		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Feb 6, 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		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Feb 6, 2026Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents.
Administration · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Feb 6, 2026Inform resident or representatives choice to enter into binding arbitration agreement and right to refuse.
Administration		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated

Showing the 12 most recent of 34. 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 1 fine totalling $42,136 in the last three years.

Nov 21, 2024Fine: $42,136

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
3.82 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
0.60 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day
1.96 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends
3.26 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
51%
RN turnover (yearly)
35%
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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