Nursing home
Huron Woods Nursing Center
1395 South Huron Road, Kawkawlin, MI 48631 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of The Peplinski Group (10 facilities) · 60 certified beds
Huron Woods Nursing Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Kawkawlin, Michigan. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.87 hours per resident per day, below the Michigan average of 4.03. Its most recent inspection on Nov 21, 2024 cited 11 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Huron Woods Nursing 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) | 3.87 | 4.03 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.44 | 0.77 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.56 | 2.38 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 53.7% | 44.4% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.5 | above 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.
What inspectors found at Huron Woods Nursing Center
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 · Feb 19, 2026 · 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 · Feb 19, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Feb 19, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Feb 19, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 19, 2026 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide appropriate foot care.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 19, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Feb 19, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Obtain a doctor's order to admit a resident and ensure the resident is under a doctor's care.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Jul 17, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · May 22, 2025 · 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 · Mar 5, 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 · Nov 21, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Nov 21, 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
- 1395 South Huron Road
Kawkawlin, MI 48631 - CMS certification #
- 235592
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 60
- Avg residents/day
- 50.0
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1999-10-20
- Chain
- The Peplinski Group (10 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of The Peplinski Group
The Peplinski Group operates 10 nursing facilities across the United States. View all The Peplinski Group facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says Nurse 24 hours a day, works with hospice
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Huron Woods Nursing 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 Licensed Nursing Care
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Offers hospice care on site or works with hospice providers.
...g facility that offers short-term rehabilitation rooms for those recovering from surgery or injury, as well as extended care beds for those individuals needing hospice, medically complex, wellness, or memory care services.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Apartment types named: private room, semi-private room.
Private and semi-private rooms
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Mclaren Bay Region, Bay City. 9.0 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 1 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Carriage House Nursing and Rehabilitation, Bay City. 6.7 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Active Community Nursing, Bay City. 3.6 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 7.1 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 48631 as metropolitan (metropolitan high commuting).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Bay City Dialysis, Bay City, 7.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Bay Area Reg Dialysis-Essexville, Essexville, 9.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Midland Dialysis, Midland, 13.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 14 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 48631.
Transitions Hospice, office in Bay City, 11.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Heartland Hospice, office in Midland, 12.5 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Compassus - Bay City, office in Saginaw, 14.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Powerback Rehabilitation LLC, Midland. 13.4 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, coastal flooding relatively low, 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 | 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 Huron Woods Nursing Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Huron Woods Nursing 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 Huron Woods Nursing Center staffed?
Huron Woods Nursing Center reports 3.87 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Michigan average of 4.03.
Has Huron Woods Nursing Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 11 deficiencies.
How many beds does Huron Woods Nursing Center have?
Huron Woods Nursing Center is certified for 60 beds.