Nursing home
Clark Retirement Community
1551 Franklin Street Se, Grand Rapids, MI 49506 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · Part of Bhi Senior Living (7 facilities) · 39 certified beds
Clark Retirement Community is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Grand Rapids, Michigan. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (1/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.64 hours per resident per day, below the Michigan average of 4.03. Its most recent inspection on Jul 30, 2025 cited 8 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Clark Retirement Community 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) | 3.64 | 4.03 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.50 | 0.77 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.19 | 2.38 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 51.4% | 44.4% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 8.0 | 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.
- Every deficiency from the July 30, 2025 inspection was corrected by August 22, 2025
What inspectors found at Clark Retirement Community
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Actual 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 · Jul 30, 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 · Jul 30, 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 · Jul 30, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Jul 30, 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 · Jul 30, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jul 30, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jul 30, 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 · Jul 30, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Feb 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Aug 22, 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 · Aug 22, 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
- 1551 Franklin Street Se
Grand Rapids, MI 49506 - CMS certification #
- 235401
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 39
- Avg residents/day
- 29.0
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1979-10-01
- Chain
- Bhi Senior Living (7 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Bhi Senior Living
Bhi Senior Living operates 7 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Bhi Senior Living facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Clark Retirement Community using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says A memory care unit, respite stays, pets allowed
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Clark Retirement Community 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.
two distinct Memory Care neighborhoods
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Offers respite or short-term stays.
Respite Care
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Pets allowed.
Pet-friendly environment with green space
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Apartment types named: studio, cottage or villa.
Clark offers a wide range of apartments, townhomes, and studios to suit a variety of lifestyles and needs.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Entrance fee: charged.
We offer a variety of contract types, entrance fee options, and monthly plans to fit different budgets.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Mercy Health Saint Mary'S, Grand Rapids. 1.9 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Mary Free Bed Sub-Acute Rehabilitation, Grand Rapids. 1.8 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Atrio Home Health, Grand Rapids. 2.7 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 0.5 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 49506 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Pdi-Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids, 0.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Devos Childrens Hosp - Dialysis Unit, Grand Rapids, 2.4 miles away, straight line
Davita Beltline Home Training, Grand Rapids, 2.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 13 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 49506.
Emmanuel Hospice, office in Grand Rapids, 1.8 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Gentiva I, office in Grand Rapids, 3.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Corewell Health Hospice & Palliative Care - West Michigan, office in Grand Rapids, 3.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Spectrum Health Primary Care Partners, East Grand Rapids. 0.8 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: very low. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding very low, wildfire very low, tornado relatively low, 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 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| 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 Clark Retirement Community a good nursing home?
CMS gives Clark Retirement Community an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, including 1/5 for staffing and 2/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Clark Retirement Community staffed?
Clark Retirement Community reports 3.64 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Michigan average of 4.03.
Has Clark Retirement Community had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 8 deficiencies.
How many beds does Clark Retirement Community have?
Clark Retirement Community is certified for 39 beds.