Nursing home
Kalkaska Memorial Health Center
419 South Coral Street, Kalkaska, MI 49646 · Map
Government - Hospital district · 104 certified beds
Kalkaska Memorial Health Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Kalkaska, Michigan. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (5/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.68 hours per resident per day, above the Michigan average of 4.03. Its most recent inspection on Jul 31, 2025 cited 7 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $10,364In CMS records: 3 total penalties, 2 Medicare payment denials.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Kalkaska Memorial Health 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) | 4.68 | 4.03 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.29 | 0.77 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.97 | 2.38 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 20.8% | 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 $10,364, 3 total penalties, 2 Medicare payment denials.
What inspectors found at Kalkaska Memorial Health 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
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 2, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Nov 26, 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 · Sep 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jul 31, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jul 31, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for 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 · Jul 31, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Immediate jeopardy
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 2, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Feb 19, 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 · Aug 28, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Aug 28, 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 · Oct 5, 2023 - Potential for harm
Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Oct 5, 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
- 419 South Coral Street
Kalkaska, MI 49646 - CMS certification #
- 235407
- Ownership
- Government - Hospital district
- Certified beds
- 104
- Avg residents/day
- 72.8
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1980-06-29
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says Nurse 24 hours a day, diabetes care
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Kalkaska Memorial Health 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.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Kalkaska Memorial Health Center, Kalkaska. 0.5 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Meadow Brook Medical Care Facility, Bellaire. 13.3 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Munson Home Care, Traverse City. 19.5 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Meijer Pharmacy. 14.7 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 49646 as metropolitan (metropolitan high commuting).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Kalkaska Dialysis Center, Kalkaska, 0.1 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
- Hospice
- 7 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 49646.
Munson Hospice And Palliative Care, office in Traverse City, 19.5 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Munson Medical Center, Traverse City. 22.7 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
- Area not mapped by FEMA. (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively moderate. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire relatively 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 | 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 relatively 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 Kalkaska Memorial Health Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Kalkaska Memorial Health Center an overall rating of 4 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 Kalkaska Memorial Health Center staffed?
Kalkaska Memorial Health Center reports 4.68 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Michigan average of 4.03.
Has Kalkaska Memorial Health Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 7 deficiencies.
How many beds does Kalkaska Memorial Health Center have?
Kalkaska Memorial Health Center is certified for 104 beds.