Nursing home
Medilodge of Tawas City
400 North Street West, Tawas City, MI 48763 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Medilodge (50 facilities) · 85 certified beds
Medilodge of Tawas City is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Tawas City, Michigan. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (5/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.18 hours per resident per day, above the Michigan average of 4.03. Its most recent inspection on Sep 12, 2025 cited 11 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Medilodge of Tawas City 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) | 4.18 | 4.03 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.87 | 0.77 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.93 | 2.38 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 49.4% | 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.
- Every deficiency from the September 12, 2025 inspection was corrected by October 1, 2025
What inspectors found at Medilodge of Tawas City
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 · Sep 12, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Sep 12, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Sep 12, 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 · Sep 12, 2025 · 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 · Sep 12, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Environmental Deficiencies · Sep 12, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Sep 12, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Sep 12, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Sep 12, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Sep 12, 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 · Aug 12, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 30, 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
- 400 North Street West
Tawas City, MI 48763 - CMS certification #
- 235379
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 85
- Avg residents/day
- 75.3
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1978-07-17
- Chain
- Medilodge (50 facilities)
- Setting
- Rural
Part of Medilodge
Medilodge operates 50 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Medilodge 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 A memory care unit
- Workplace safety 2 OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2022, 5 violations cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Medilodge of Tawas City says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
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.
- Aug 20, 2024: programmed (planned) inspection, complete (health). Case closed Nov 6, 2024. No violations cited. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Medilodge of Tawas City.
- Mar 29, 2022: programmed (planned) inspection, complete (health). Case closed Jul 21, 2022. 5 violations cited (2 serious, 3 other). Penalties: $1,700 proposed, $850 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Medilodge of Tawas City.
Details
- Serious: Cited rule 325.47201(3). Penalty $1,200 proposed, $600 now. To be fixed by Jul 26, 2022.
- Serious: Hazard communication (chemical labels, safety data sheets, training) (1910.1200(e)(1)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Jul 26, 2022.
- Other than serious: Cited rule 408.22141(2). Penalty $500 proposed, $250 now. To be fixed by Jul 26, 2022.
- Other than serious: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(m)(2)(i)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Jul 26, 2022.
- Other than serious: Cited rule 325.70015(11)(B). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Jul 26, 2022.
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
- Tawas St Joseph Hospital, Tawas City. 0.5 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Lakeview Manor Healthcare Center, Tawas City. 0.2 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Seasons Change Home Health Care, Pigeon. 27.2 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Rite Aid. 0.5 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 48763 as small town (small town high commuting).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmc - Tawas Bay, East Tawas, 5.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
- Hospice
- 6 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 48763.
- Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Powerback Rehabilitation LLC, Midland. 53.0 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 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 | Only cases that look tied to an earlier operator (not shown) |
| 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 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 Medilodge of Tawas City a good nursing home?
CMS gives Medilodge of Tawas City 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 Medilodge of Tawas City staffed?
Medilodge of Tawas City reports 4.18 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Michigan average of 4.03.
Has Medilodge of Tawas City had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 11 deficiencies.
How many beds does Medilodge of Tawas City have?
Medilodge of Tawas City is certified for 85 beds.