The nursing home failed to provide proper pressure ulcer care and failed to prevent new pressure sores from developing. Cited November 2023 — isolated incident, actual harm.
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F-Tag 686 — 42 CFR §483.25(b) — S/S: G
Nursing home report
Eaton County Medical Care Facility
Charlotte, MI · Medicare-certified · 142 beds
In good standing
Government-run
5 of 5 overall
5 of 5 stars overall. Eaton County Medical Care Facility has strong staffing and quality ratings (both 5 of 5) and reported nurse staffing above the federal benchmark (6.39 vs. 4.1 hours/resident/day), with no fines in the last 24 months; its health inspection rating is lower at 3 of 5 stars and recent citations involved pressure ulcer care, food safety, and infection prevention.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
6.393 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: February 13, 2026Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 6.393.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.92
- Licensed practical nurses
- 1.16
- Nurse aides
- 4.31
- Weekend nursing
- 5.26
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 39%
Registered nurse turnover: 23%
Resident outcomes
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
7.6%Steady
Residents with a fall causing major injury
2.5%Improving
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
3.2%Steady
Residents with a urinary tract infection
1%Worsening
Residents who lost too much weight
1.4%Steady
Residents who were physically restrained
0%Steady
Residents needing more help with daily activities
10.1%Worsening
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
11.3%Improving
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
11.2%Worsening
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
0.7%Worsening
Residents with a long-term catheter
0.5%Worsening
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
22.8%Improving
Residents with depressive symptoms
1.6%Steady
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
98.1%Steady
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
99%Improving
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
94.2%Steady
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
99.3%Steady
What the inspectors found
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited February 2026 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: F
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 2024 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: F
The home failed to provide activities that met all residents’ needs. Cited February 2026 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 679 — 42 CFR §483.24 — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to keep medication mistakes below the allowed level. Cited December 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 759 — 42 CFR §483.45(f)(1) — S/S: E
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 9 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- Government - County
- Occupancy
- 122.8 residents on an average day (86% of 142 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 59 years
Things at a nursing home change — inspections, staffing, ownership, news.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.