Nursing home
Ambassador, A Villa Center
8045 E Jefferson Ave, Detroit, MI 48214 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Villa Healthcare (18 facilities) · 176 certified beds
Ambassador, A Villa Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Detroit, Michigan. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (2/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.78 hours per resident per day, below the Michigan average of 4.03. Its most recent inspection on Sep 27, 2024 cited 9 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Ambassador, A Villa Center compares
This facility vs. the Michigan and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Michigan avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.78 | 4.03 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.25 | 0.77 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.23 | 2.38 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 47.2% | 44.4% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 9.0 | 9.8 | 9.5 | below avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
What inspectors found at Ambassador, A Villa Center
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Jan 8, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jan 8, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jan 8, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jan 8, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Minimal
Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.
Environmental Deficiencies · Jan 8, 2026 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jun 10, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Jun 10, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Jun 10, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Environmental Deficiencies · Sep 27, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Sep 27, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Sep 27, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate foot care.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Sep 27, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 8045 E Jefferson Ave
Detroit, MI 48214 - CMS certification #
- 235102
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 176
- Avg residents/day
- 161.2
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1967-01-06
- Chain
- Villa Healthcare (18 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Villa Healthcare
Villa Healthcare operates 18 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Villa Healthcare facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says Works with hospice
- Staff pay 1 federal wage case with violations found, since 2003
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Ambassador, A Villa Center says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Offers hospice care on site or works with hospice providers.
Palliative and Hospice Care
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Apartment types named: cottage or villa.
Our licensed therapists are led by primary-care physicians and specially trained to help Villa guests reach their full potential and return home with confidence in the shortest appropriate time frame.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
Federal wage and hour cases
The Department of Labor checks that staff are paid minimum wage and overtime as the law requires.
- Findings for Aug 10, 2003 to Jun 12, 2005. Violations found: Overtime. Back wages: $19,923 owed to 33 employees. Employer as DOL recorded it: Moroun Nursing Home, Inc.. Case 1413411.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement data, loaded Oct 15, 2026. Concluded cases only. The dates are the period in which DOL found violations, not when the case opened or closed. Back wages are what the employer agreed to pay; penalties are what DOL assessed. DOL does not publish a page for each case, so search the dataset by case number.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Detroit Receiving Hospital, Detroit. 3.0 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 1 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Riverview Health & Rehab Center, Detroit. 0.1 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Elsmar Home Health Care, Detroit. 3.4 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Kinght Drugs. 0.2 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 48214 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmc Dialysis - Bewick, Detroit, 0.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Childrens Hospital Of Michigan Dialysis, Detroit, 3.0 miles away, straight line
Dialysis Care Center Great Lakes East, Detroit, 3.1 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 1 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 27 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 48214.
Henry Ford Hospice, office in Detroit, 6.5 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Bloom Hospice, LLC, office in Dearborn, 9.9 miles away, straight line
Compassus-Northern Detroit, office in Warren, 11.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- University Physician Group, Detroit. 3.0 miles away, straight line. 2 geriatric medicine doctors listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively low. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively low, coastal flooding relatively low, wildfire very low, tornado relatively moderate, heat wave relatively moderate, earthquake very low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| Detroit Health Department kitchen inspections | Oct 15, 2026 | No kitchen matched |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Ambassador, A Villa Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Ambassador, A Villa Center an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, including 2/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Ambassador, A Villa Center staffed?
Ambassador, A Villa Center reports 3.78 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Michigan average of 4.03.
Has Ambassador, A Villa Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 9 deficiencies.
How many beds does Ambassador, A Villa Center have?
Ambassador, A Villa Center is certified for 176 beds.