The nursing home failed to provide appropriate treatment and care according to residents' orders, preferences, and goals. Cited July 2025 — isolated incident, actual harm.
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F-Tag 684 — 42 CFR §483.25 — S/S: G
Nursing home report
Optalis Health and Rehabilitation at St. Francis
Saginaw, MI · Medicare-certified · 94 beds
Needs attention
For-profitChain member
3 of 5 overall
Optalis Health and Rehabilitation at St. Francis has a 3-star overall rating, with weaker health inspection and staffing ratings at 2 stars each, despite a 5-star quality measures rating. It reported 3.60 nurse staffing hours per resident per day versus the 4.1 federal benchmark, and it has had $131,073 in fines in the last 24 months with a recent federal penalty.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
3.5982 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: February 12, 2026Penalties, last 24 months: $131,073recent federal penalty
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.5982.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.30
- Licensed practical nurses
- 1.20
- Nurse aides
- 2.10
- Weekend nursing
- 3.22
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 62%
Registered nurse turnover: 55%
Resident outcomes
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
12.8%Steady
Residents with a fall causing major injury
4.6%Steady
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
3.1%Worsening
Residents with a urinary tract infection
0%Steady
Residents who lost too much weight
4.3%Worsening
Residents who were physically restrained
0%Steady
Residents needing more help with daily activities
7.6%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
4.9%Improving
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
16.4%Worsening
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
1.1%Improving
Residents with a long-term catheter
1.6%Worsening
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
27.8%Steady
Residents with depressive symptoms
10.6%Worsening
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
98.6%Steady
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
100%Steady
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
87.2%Steady
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
96.9%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 January 2025 — isolated incident, actual harm.
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F-Tag 686 — 42 CFR §483.25(b) — S/S: G
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 February 2026 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: F
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 keep its areas safe, easy to use, clean, and comfortable for residents, staff, and visitors. Cited February 2026 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 921 — 42 CFR §483.90 — S/S: F
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 9 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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- PENALTY
A federal fine of $58,403 was recorded.
- PENALTY
A federal payment denial was recorded.
- PENALTY
A federal fine of $72,670 was recorded.
Penalties & enforcement
On record with Medicare: 2 fines · $131,073 in total fines · 1 payment denial.
- $58,403
Federal fine
Jul 17, 2025
- 22 days
Medicare/Medicaid payment denial
Dec 30, 2024
- $72,670
Federal fine
Dec 30, 2024
Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- Part of OPTALIS HEALTH & REHABILITATION · 37 homes · 2.4 stars avg
- Occupancy
- 70.8 residents on an average day (75% of 94 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 50 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.