Nursing home
Froh Community Home
307 N Franks Avenue, Sturgis, MI 49091 · Map
Non profit - Church related · 65 certified beds
Froh Community Home is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Sturgis, Michigan. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.07 hours per resident per day, below the Michigan average of 4.03. Its most recent inspection on May 21, 2025 cited 4 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $125,564In 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 Froh Community Home 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) | 3.07 | 4.03 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.75 | 0.77 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.86 | 2.38 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 19.1% | 44.4% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 4.0 | 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 $125,564, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Froh Community Home
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 · May 21, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · May 21, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · May 21, 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 · May 21, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly
Administration Deficiencies · May 2, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Infection Control Deficiencies · May 2, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · May 2, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · May 2, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · May 2, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · May 2, 2024 · 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 2, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Immediate jeopardy
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Aug 2, 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
- 307 N Franks Avenue
Sturgis, MI 49091 - CMS certification #
- 235345
- Ownership
- Non profit - Church related
- Certified beds
- 65
- Avg residents/day
- 59.2
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1978-01-01
- Setting
- Rural
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Location and nearby
Explore the area around Froh Community Home using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Transportation, pets allowed
- Staff pay 1 federal wage case with violations found, since 2019
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Froh Community Home says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Provides transportation.
Our home offers a wide array of services including highly skilled nursing care, rehabilitation, activities, transportation, and social services just to mention a few.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Pets allowed.
Pet-Friendly
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Apartment types named: private room, semi-private room.
Each semi-private room feature a twin size bed with a pressure relieving mattress, over bed table, night stand and built in dresser and closet.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Entrance fee: charged.
Our entrance fee program provides life interest on your apartment and a small monthly service fee.
(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 Oct 26, 2019 to Oct 25, 2021. Violations found: Overtime. Back wages: $54,844 owed to 145 employees. Employer as DOL recorded it: Thurston Woods Village (Thurston Woods Village, Inc.). Case 1951591.
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
- Sturgis Hospital, Sturgis. 0.9 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Fairview Nursing and Rehabilitation Community, Centreville. 10.4 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Three Rivers Health Homecare, Three Rivers. 15.6 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Rite Aid. 1.6 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 49091 as micropolitan (micropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fresenius Medical Care - Sturgis, Sturgis, 1.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
- Hospice
- 6 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 49091.
Three Rivers Health Homecare & Hospice, office in Three Rivers, 15.6 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Susan Moore Riesbeck, DO, Elkhart. 33.2 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 moderate, 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 | See above |
| 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 Froh Community Home a good nursing home?
CMS gives Froh Community Home an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Froh Community Home staffed?
Froh Community Home reports 3.07 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Michigan average of 4.03.
Has Froh Community Home had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 4 deficiencies.
How many beds does Froh Community Home have?
Froh Community Home is certified for 65 beds.