Nursing home
Kith Haven
G 1069 Ballenger Highway, Flint, MI 48504 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Ciena Healthcare/Laurel Health Care (84 facilities) · 159 certified beds
Kith Haven is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Flint, Michigan. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.83 hours per resident per day, below the Michigan average of 4.03. Its most recent inspection on Jan 31, 2025 cited 23 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $119,506In 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 Kith Haven 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) | 3.83 | 4.03 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.29 | 0.77 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.54 | 2.38 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 35.8% | 44.4% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 23.0 | 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.
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $119,506, 2 total penalties, 1 Medicare payment denial.
What inspectors found at Kith Haven
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
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 · Jan 13, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure the transfer/discharge meets the resident's needs/preferences and that the resident is prepared for a safe transfer/discharge.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Aug 14, 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 · Jun 4, 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 28, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Mar 28, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- 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 31, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jan 31, 2025 · 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 · Jan 31, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jan 31, 2025 · 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 · Jan 31, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 31, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 31, 2025 · 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
- G 1069 Ballenger Highway
Flint, MI 48504 - CMS certification #
- 235343
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 159
- Avg residents/day
- 124.7
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1977-10-01
- Chain
- Ciena Healthcare/Laurel Health Care (84 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Ciena Healthcare/Laurel Health Care
Ciena Healthcare/Laurel Health Care operates 84 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Ciena Healthcare/Laurel Health Care facilities →
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Location and nearby
Explore the area around Kith Haven using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says A memory care unit, respite stays, nurse 24 hours a day, transportation
- Workplace safety 1 OSHA workplace safety inspection since 2022, 3 violations cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Kith Haven says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Has a separate memory care unit, wing or neighborhood.
We have secured Dementia units
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Offers respite or short-term stays.
Respite Care Services
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
24-Hour Nursing Care
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Provides transportation.
Transportation to nearby appointments
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Smoke-free.
A nonsmoking campus
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
OSHA workplace safety inspections
OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.
- Nov 30, 2022: programmed (planned) inspection, complete (health). Case closed Apr 14, 2023. 3 violations cited (3 other). Penalties: $500 proposed, $250 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Kith Haven Nursing & Rehabilitation.
Details
- Other than serious: Cited rule 408.22141(2). Penalty $500 proposed, $250 now. To be fixed by Apr 11, 2023.
- Other than serious: Hazard communication (chemical labels, safety data sheets, training) (1910.1200(e)(1)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Apr 11, 2023.
- Other than serious: Cited rule 325.47201(3). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Apr 11, 2023.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, as of Oct 15, 2026, inspections since 2016. Penalties can change while a case is open or contested.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Mclaren Flint, Flint. 1.5 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Mission Point Nursing & Physical Rehab Center of F, Flint. 2.5 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Mid Michigan Home Health Care, Flint. 1.4 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 1.7 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 48504 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Park Plaza Dialysis, Flint, 1.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Davita Flint Dialysis Center, Flint, 2.2 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Davita Flushing Dialysis, Flushing, 2.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 24 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 48504.
Mid Michigan Home Health & Hospice, LLC, office in Flint, 2.5 miles away, straight line
All Americans Hospice Care, Inc, office in Flint, 2.6 miles away, straight line
First Hospice Care, Inc., office in Flint, 3.0 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Mclaren Flint, Flint. 1.5 miles away, straight line. 2 geriatric medicine doctors 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 low, wildfire very low, tornado relatively high, 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 | See above |
| 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 Kith Haven a good nursing home?
CMS gives Kith Haven an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 1/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Kith Haven staffed?
Kith Haven reports 3.83 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Michigan average of 4.03.
Has Kith Haven had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 23 deficiencies.
How many beds does Kith Haven have?
Kith Haven is certified for 159 beds.