The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited May 2025 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: F
Nursing home report
Avista Nursing and Rehabilitation
Saginaw, MI · Medicare-certified · 96 beds
In good standing
For-profitChain member
3 of 5 overall
Avista Nursing and Rehabilitation in Saginaw, MI has an overall 3-star rating, with 3-star health inspection and staffing scores and a 4-star quality measures score. It reported 3.98 nurse hours per resident per day, slightly below the federal benchmark of 4.1, had $0 in fines over the last 24 months, and recent inspection citations included food safety, medication storage, and infection prevention and control.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
3.9798 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: May 15, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.9798.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.45
- Licensed practical nurses
- 1.09
- Nurse aides
- 2.44
- Weekend nursing
- 3.47
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 47%
Registered nurse turnover: 53%
Resident outcomes
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
21.8%Improving
Residents with a fall causing major injury
4%Steady
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
3.4%Steady
Residents with a urinary tract infection
1.2%Worsening
Residents who lost too much weight
4.1%Improving
Residents who were physically restrained
0%Steady
Residents needing more help with daily activities
10%Worsening
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
6.9%Worsening
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
21.4%Improving
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
0%Steady
Residents with a long-term catheter
0.4%Worsening
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
14.8%Worsening
Residents with depressive symptoms
8.9%Worsening
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
100%Steady
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
100%Steady
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
98.5%Steady
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
99%Improving
What the inspectors found
The home failed to properly label and securely store medications and biologicals. Cited May 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 761 — 42 CFR §483.45(g) — 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 May 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: E
The home failed to protect residents’ right to organize and take part in resident and family groups. Cited June 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 565 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: E
The home failed to make food and drinks appealing and served them at a safe, appetizing temperature. Cited June 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 804 — 42 CFR §483.60 — 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 7 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 9 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 13 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- For profit - Individual
- Chain
- Part of PREFERRED CARE · 13 homes · 3.5 stars avg
- Occupancy
- 86.4 residents on an average day (90% of 96 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 58 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.