Nursing home
Christian Park Health Care Center
2415 5Th Avenue South, Escanaba, MI 49829 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Ciena Healthcare/Laurel Health Care (84 facilities) · 99 certified beds
Christian Park Health Care Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Escanaba, Michigan. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.27 hours per resident per day, below the Michigan average of 4.03. Its most recent inspection on Jan 23, 2025 cited 3 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $36,651In CMS records: 1 total penalty.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Christian Park Health Care 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) | 3.27 | 4.03 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.80 | 0.77 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.04 | 2.38 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 42.9% | 44.4% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 3.0 | 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.
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $36,651, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Christian Park Health Care Center
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Actual harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Dec 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Dec 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · May 6, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure therapeutic diets are prescribed by the attending physician and may be delegated to a registered or licensed dietitian, to the extent allowed by State law.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Oct 16, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Actual harm
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 29, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- 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 · Feb 29, 2024 · 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 · Feb 29, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure therapeutic diets are prescribed by the attending physician and may be delegated to a registered or licensed dietitian, to the extent allowed by State law.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Feb 29, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Feb 29, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 29, 2024 · 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 · Feb 29, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Actual harm
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Oct 11, 2023
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
- 2415 5Th Avenue South
Escanaba, MI 49829 - CMS certification #
- 235244
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 99
- Avg residents/day
- 73.4
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1975-12-01
- Chain
- Ciena Healthcare/Laurel Health Care (84 facilities)
- Setting
- Rural
Part of Ciena Healthcare/Laurel Health Care
Ciena Healthcare/Laurel Health Care operates 84 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Ciena Healthcare/Laurel Health Care facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Christian Park Health Care Center using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Nurse 24 hours a day
- Workplace safety 3 OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2018, 1 violation cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Christian Park Health Care 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.
- Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
24-Hour Nursing Care
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
OSHA workplace safety inspections
OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.
- Jul 17, 2024: programmed (planned) inspection, complete (health). Case closed Oct 8, 2024. No violations cited. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Ciena Group LLC DBA Christian Park Health Care Center.
- Jan 26, 2024: complaint inspection, partial (health). Case closed Mar 11, 2024. No violations cited. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Ciena Group LLC DBA Christian Park Health Care Center.
- Aug 22, 2018: programmed (planned) inspection, complete (health). Case closed Dec 17, 2018. 1 violation cited (1 other). Penalties: $0 proposed, $0 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Ciena Group LLC DBA Christian Park Health Care Center.
Details
- Other than serious: Cited rule 325.47201(3). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Dec 18, 2018.
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
- Osf St Francis Hospital And Medical Group, Escanaba. 1.0 mile away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Christian Park Village, Escanaba. 0.2 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Osf St Francis Hospital Home Health Care, Escanaba. 1.2 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 0.4 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 49829 as micropolitan (micropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmc - Escanaba, Escanaba, 0.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
- Hospice
- 4 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 49829.
Up Health System Home Care & Hospice, office in Escanaba, 0.8 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars)
Osf Bay De Noc Hospice, office in Escanaba, 1.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Great Lakes Therapy Housecalls PC, Traverse City. 95.1 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 moderate. By hazard: inland flooding relatively high, coastal flooding very low, wildfire very low, tornado relatively low, heat wave very 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 | Nothing on record |
| 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 Christian Park Health Care Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Christian Park Health Care Center an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Christian Park Health Care Center staffed?
Christian Park Health Care Center reports 3.27 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Michigan average of 4.03.
Has Christian Park Health Care Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 3 deficiencies.
How many beds does Christian Park Health Care Center have?
Christian Park Health Care Center is certified for 99 beds.