Nursing home
Gogebic Medical Care Facility
402 North Street, Wakefield, MI 49968 · Map
Government - County · 100 certified beds
Gogebic Medical Care Facility is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Wakefield, Michigan. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (5/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.17 hours per resident per day, above the Michigan average of 4.03. Its most recent inspection on Mar 4, 2025 cited 6 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $16,153In 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 Gogebic Medical Care Facility 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) | 4.17 | 4.03 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.86 | 0.77 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.98 | 2.38 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 39.2% | 44.4% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 6.0 | 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 $16,153, 2 total penalties, 1 Medicare payment denial.
What inspectors found at Gogebic Medical Care Facility
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Immediate jeopardy
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 · Mar 4, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Actual harm
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Mar 4, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Actual harm
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Mar 4, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Actual harm
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 4, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Conduct and document a facility-wide assessment to determine what resources are necessary to care for residents competently during both day-to-day operations (including nights and weekends) and emergencies.
Administration Deficiencies · Mar 4, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 10 deficiencies
- 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, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · May 16, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Mar 13, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Mar 23, 2023 - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 23, 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
- 402 North Street
Wakefield, MI 49968 - CMS certification #
- 235026
- Ownership
- Government - County
- Certified beds
- 100
- Avg residents/day
- 81.2
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1967-01-01
- Setting
- Rural
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says Nurse 24 hours a day
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Gogebic Medical Care Facility says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Aspirus Ironwood Hospital, Ironwood. 6.8 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Westgate Nursing & Rehabilitation Community, Ironwood. 9.9 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Horizon Home Care, Ontonagon. 41.4 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 9.1 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 49968 as rural (rural area).
- Hospice
- 3 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 49968.
- Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Twin Cities Physicians Professional Corporation, Superior. 102.6 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
- FEMA has identified no high-risk (1% annual chance) flood area in this community. (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively low. By hazard: inland flooding relatively low, wildfire very low, tornado relatively low, heat wave 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 Gogebic Medical Care Facility a good nursing home?
CMS gives Gogebic Medical Care Facility an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars, including 5/5 for staffing and 2/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Gogebic Medical Care Facility staffed?
Gogebic Medical Care Facility reports 4.17 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Michigan average of 4.03.
Has Gogebic Medical Care Facility had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 6 deficiencies.
How many beds does Gogebic Medical Care Facility have?
Gogebic Medical Care Facility is certified for 100 beds.