Nursing home
Burcham Hills Retirement Center
2700 Burcham Drive, East Lansing, MI 48823 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · Part of Life Care Services (20 facilities) · 133 certified beds
Burcham Hills Retirement Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in East Lansing, Michigan. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.57 hours per resident per day, above the Michigan average of 4.03. Its most recent inspection on May 15, 2025 cited 14 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $37,557In CMS records: 2 total penalties, 1 Medicare payment denial.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Burcham Hills Retirement 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) | 4.57 | 4.03 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.95 | 0.77 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.38 | 2.38 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 67.5% | 44.4% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 14.0 | 9.8 | 9.5 | above 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.
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $37,557, 2 total penalties, 1 Medicare payment denial.
What inspectors found at Burcham Hills Retirement 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
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 4, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 4, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Dec 3, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · May 15, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · May 15, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · May 15, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide sufficient support personnel to safely and effectively carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · May 15, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · May 15, 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 · May 15, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home.
Infection Control Deficiencies · May 15, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · May 15, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · May 15, 2025 · 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
- 2700 Burcham Drive
East Lansing, MI 48823 - CMS certification #
- 235236
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 133
- Avg residents/day
- 105.0
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1978-11-01
- Chain
- Life Care Services (20 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Life Care Services
Life Care Services operates 20 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Life Care Services facilities →
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Location and nearby
Explore the area around Burcham Hills Retirement Center using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says A memory care unit, respite stays, transportation
- Staff pay 1 federal wage case with violations found, since 2017
- Workplace safety 2 OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2020, 2 violations cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Burcham Hills Retirement 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.
- Has a separate memory care unit, wing or neighborhood.
In our memory care neighborhoods, residents enjoy a rich variety of amenities in a warm and welcoming community of friends.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Offers respite or short-term stays.
Respite Care
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Provides transportation.
The monthly fee includes your apartment, assistance with activities of daily living (ADLs), housekeeping, dining, maintenance, transportation, 24-hour emergency response, amenities, and a full calendar of activities, all within a safe and secure environment.
(page, checked Oct 12, 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 Oct 22, 2017 to Oct 22, 2019. Violations found: Overtime. Back wages: $93 owed to 1 employee. Employer as DOL recorded it: Burcham Hills (Burcham Community Retirement II). Case 1893775.
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.
OSHA workplace safety inspections
OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.
- Apr 24, 2023: programmed (planned) inspection, partial (health). Case closed Sep 8, 2023. 1 violation cited (1 other). Penalties: $0 proposed, $0 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Burcham Hills Retirement Center II DBA Burcham Hills Retirement Center.
Details
- Other than serious: Asbestos (1910.1001(j)(7)(iv)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now.
- Dec 29, 2020: fatality or catastrophe inspection, partial (health). Case closed Jul 27, 2022. 1 violation cited (1 serious). Penalties: $7,000 proposed, $4,900 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Burcham Hills Retirement Center II DBA Burcham Hills Retirement Center.
Details
- Serious: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(c)(1)). Penalty $7,000 proposed, $4,900 now. To be fixed by Jul 22, 2021. Contested by the employer.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, as of Oct 15, 2026, inspections since 2016. Penalties can change while a case is open or contested.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Mclaren Greater Lansing, Lansing. 3.7 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Medilodge of Campus Area, East Lansing. 1.0 mile away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Sparrow Home Care, Lansing. 3.8 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Olin Pharmacy. 1.6 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 48823 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Spartan Dialysis, East Lansing, 2.0 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Lansing Home Training (Pd), East Lansing, 2.0 miles away, straight line
Fmc - East Lansing, East Lansing, 3.1 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 20 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 48823.
Heart To Heart Hospice Of Lansing, LLC, office in East Lansing, 1.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Heartland Hospice (Mason), office in Okemos, 3.9 miles away, straight line
Hospice Of Lansing, office in Lansing, 4.5 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Msu Health Care Inc., East Lansing. 1.9 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor 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 moderate, wildfire very low, tornado relatively moderate, heat wave relatively low, 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 | See above |
| 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 Burcham Hills Retirement Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Burcham Hills Retirement Center an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 1/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Burcham Hills Retirement Center staffed?
Burcham Hills Retirement Center reports 4.57 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Michigan average of 4.03.
Has Burcham Hills Retirement Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 14 deficiencies.
How many beds does Burcham Hills Retirement Center have?
Burcham Hills Retirement Center is certified for 133 beds.