The nursing home failed to provide proper pressure ulcer care and failed to prevent new pressure sores from developing. Cited December 2024 — isolated incident, actual harm.
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F-Tag 686 — 42 CFR §483.25(b) — S/S: G
Nursing home report
APERION CARE ARBORS MICHIGAN CITY
MICHIGAN CITY, IN · Medicare-certified · 180 beds
Needs attention
For-profitChain member
1 of 5 overall
APERION CARE ARBORS MICHIGAN CITY has a 1-out-of-5 overall rating, with 1-star health inspection and staffing ratings and 3-star quality measures. It reports 3.42 nurse staffing hours per resident per day versus the 4.1 federal benchmark, has no fines in the last 24 months, and is flagged for the lowest overall rating.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
3.4229 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: February 10, 2026Penalties, last 24 months: $0lowest overall rating
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.4229.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.50
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.90
- Nurse aides
- 2.03
- Weekend nursing
- 2.99
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 50%
Registered nurse turnover: 62%
Resident outcomes
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
24.9%Improving
Residents with a fall causing major injury
2.3%Steady
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
12.7%Improving
Residents with a urinary tract infection
0.3%Worsening
Residents who lost too much weight
0.8%Worsening
Residents who were physically restrained
0%Steady
Residents needing more help with daily activities
1.7%Worsening
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
3.9%Improving
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
12%Improving
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
0%Steady
Residents with a long-term catheter
0.2%Improving
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
30.7%Improving
Residents with depressive symptoms
96.5%Steady
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
98.1%Steady
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
97.5%Worsening
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
39%Steady
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
54.6%Improving
What the inspectors found
The nursing home failed to provide appropriate treatment and care according to residents' orders, preferences, and goals. Cited December 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 684 — 42 CFR §483.25 — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to provide needed care and help with daily activities for residents who could not do them on their own. Cited December 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 677 — 42 CFR §483.24(a)(2) — S/S: E
The home failed to safeguard residents’ private information and keep each resident’s medical records properly maintained. Cited December 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 842 — 42 CFR §483.70 — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to provide and carry out an infection prevention and control program to help keep residents from getting or spreading infections. Cited December 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: E
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 12 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
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- PENALTY
A federal payment denial was recorded.
Penalties & enforcement
On record with Medicare: 1 payment denial.
- 24 days
Medicare/Medicaid payment denial
Dec 13, 2024
Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- Part of APERION CARE · 33 homes · 2.1 stars avg
- Occupancy
- 119.1 residents on an average day (66% of 180 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 52 years
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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.