The nursing home failed to protect residents from abuse and neglect by others. Cited December 2025 — isolated incident, actual harm.
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F-Tag 600 — 42 CFR §483.12 — S/S: G
Nursing home report
The Orchards at Samaritan
Detroit, MI · Medicare-certified · 120 beds
Needs attention
Abuse citationFor-profitChain member
2 of 5 overall
The Orchards at Samaritan in Detroit has a 2-star overall rating, with low staffing (1 star) and a 2-star health inspection rating, despite a 5-star quality measures rating. It reports no fines in the last 24 months, but it has a recent abuse citation, and reported nurse staffing is 3.52 hours per resident per day versus the 4.1-hour federal benchmark.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
3.5176 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: March 12, 2026Penalties, last 24 months: $0recent abuse citation
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.5176.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.29
- Licensed practical nurses
- 1.14
- Nurse aides
- 2.09
- Weekend nursing
- 3.22
Hours per resident per day.
Resident outcomes
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
19.4%Worsening
Residents with a fall causing major injury
0.5%Improving
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
3%Worsening
Residents with a urinary tract infection
0.3%Improving
Residents who lost too much weight
4.9%Improving
Residents who were physically restrained
0%Steady
Residents needing more help with daily activities
12.1%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
12.8%Improving
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
8.4%Steady
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
0.6%Improving
Residents with a long-term catheter
0.5%Improving
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
23.7%Improving
Residents with depressive symptoms
0%Steady
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
97.2%Steady
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
73.6%Worsening
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
53.1%Steady
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
22.5%Worsening
What the inspectors found
The home failed to provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who needed it. Cited November 2024 — isolated incident, actual harm.
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F-Tag 697 — 42 CFR §483.25(k) — S/S: G
The nursing home failed to provide proper pressure ulcer care and failed to prevent new pressure sores from developing. Cited May 2023 — isolated incident, actual harm.
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F-Tag 686 — 42 CFR §483.25(b) — S/S: G
The home failed to have a registered nurse on duty enough hours each day and to keep a registered nurse as the full-time director of nursing. Cited March 2025 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 727 — 42 CFR §483.35 — S/S: F
The home failed to provide enough support staff to safely and effectively run food and nutrition services. Cited March 2025 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 802 — 42 CFR §483.60 — 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 1 health deficiency.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- For profit - Individual
- Chain
- Part of THE ORCHARDS MICHIGAN · 14 homes · 2 stars avg
- Occupancy
- 96.6 residents on an average day (80% of 120 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 18 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.