The nursing home failed to provide appropriate treatment and care according to residents' orders, preferences, and goals. Cited June 2024 — isolated incident, actual harm.
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F-Tag 684 — 42 CFR §483.25 — S/S: G
Nursing home report
Marquette County Medical Care Facility
Ishpeming, MI · Medicare-certified · 140 beds
In good standing
Government-run
5 of 5 overall
Marquette County Medical Care Facility has a 5 out of 5 star overall rating, with 5-star health inspection and staffing ratings and 4-star quality measures. It reports 5.11 nurse staffing hours per resident day versus the 4.1 federal benchmark, with $0 in fines in the last 24 months.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
5.1138 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 5.1138.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.91
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.78
- Nurse aides
- 3.43
- Weekend nursing
- 4.56
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 24%
Registered nurse turnover: 15%
Resident outcomes
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
13.8%Improving
Residents with a fall causing major injury
6.2%Improving
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
4.8%Improving
Residents with a urinary tract infection
1.3%Steady
Residents who lost too much weight
3.4%Steady
Residents who were physically restrained
0%Steady
Residents needing more help with daily activities
15%Worsening
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
16.8%Improving
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
9.9%Worsening
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
2.4%Worsening
Residents with a long-term catheter
0%Steady
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
23%Improving
Residents with depressive symptoms
0%Steady
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
99.2%Steady
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
99.1%Worsening
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
95.5%Steady
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
97.8%Improving
What the inspectors found
The nursing home failed to provide proper pressure ulcer care and failed to prevent new pressure sores from developing. Cited June 2024 — isolated incident, actual harm.
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F-Tag 686 — 42 CFR §483.25(b) — S/S: G
The nursing home failed to keep the area free of hazards and provide enough supervision to prevent accidents. Cited June 2024 — isolated incident, actual harm.
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F-Tag 689 — 42 CFR §483.25(d) — S/S: G
The home failed to assess bed rail safety, review the risks and benefits, get informed consent, or properly install and maintain the rail. Cited June 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 700 — 42 CFR §483.25(n) — S/S: E
The home failed to respect the resident’s dignity and personal belongings. Cited June 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 557 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: D
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 4 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 4 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- Government - City/county
- Occupancy
- 125.1 residents on an average day (89% of 140 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident & family councils
- Medicare history
- Certified for 48 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.