Nursing home
Great Lakes Rehabilitation Center
4180 Tittabawassee Road, Saginaw, MI 48604 · Map
For profit - Individual · 55 certified beds
Great Lakes Rehabilitation Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Saginaw, Michigan. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.88 hours per resident per day, above the Michigan average of 4.03. Its most recent inspection on Nov 21, 2024 cited 7 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $20,885In 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 Great Lakes Rehabilitation 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) | 4.88 | 4.03 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.49 | 0.77 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.86 | 2.38 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 42.3% | 44.4% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 7.0 | 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 $20,885, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Great Lakes Rehabilitation 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 pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 14, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jan 14, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jan 14, 2026 · 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 · Jan 14, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jan 14, 2026 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jan 14, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jan 14, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 14, 2026 · 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 · Jan 14, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Jan 14, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jan 14, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Jan 14, 2026 · 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
- 4180 Tittabawassee Road
Saginaw, MI 48604 - CMS certification #
- 235442
- Ownership
- For profit - Individual
- Certified beds
- 55
- Avg residents/day
- 50.2
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1985-11-14
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says Nurse 24 hours a day, works with hospice
- 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 Great Lakes Rehabilitation 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.
Highly trained staff offers 24-Hour around the clock skilled nursing care to care for you or a loved one requiring post-operative recuperation and other complex care needs.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Offers hospice care on site or works with hospice providers.
Home Health Care & Hospice
(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 Apr 17, 2019 to Apr 16, 2021. Violations found: Overtime. Back wages: $596 owed to 12 employees. Employer as DOL recorded it: Great Lakes Rehab Center (Saginaw Geriatrics Home, L.L.C.). Case 1938379.
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
- Healthsource Saginaw, Saginaw. 3.1 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Saginaw Senior Care and Rehabilitation Center, LLC, Saginaw. 2.4 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Residential Home Health And Hospice, Saginaw. 1.5 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 2.4 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 48604 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Fashion Square Dialysis, Saginaw, 1.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Bay Area Regl Dialysis Ctr - Saginaw, Saginaw, 1.7 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Mid Valley Pd Home Training, Saginaw, 4.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 25 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 48604.
Optimal Care Hospice, office in Saginaw, 1.5 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Compassus - Bay City, office in Saginaw, 1.5 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
First State Hospice Care Inc, office in Saginaw, 1.6 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Saginaw Cooperative Hospitals Inc, Saginaw. 4.2 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: 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 | 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 Great Lakes Rehabilitation Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Great Lakes Rehabilitation Center 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 Great Lakes Rehabilitation Center staffed?
Great Lakes Rehabilitation Center reports 4.88 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Michigan average of 4.03.
Has Great Lakes Rehabilitation Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 7 deficiencies.
How many beds does Great Lakes Rehabilitation Center have?
Great Lakes Rehabilitation Center is certified for 55 beds.