Nursing home
ShorePointe Nursing Center
26001 East Jefferson Avenue, St. Clair Shores, MI 48081 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Optalis Health & Rehabilitation (37 facilities) · 200 certified beds
ShorePointe Nursing Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in St. Clair Shores, Michigan. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.25 hours per resident per day, above the Michigan average of 4.03. Its most recent inspection on Apr 16, 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 ShorePointe 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) | 4.25 | 4.03 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.68 | 0.77 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.23 | 2.38 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 66.7% | 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 ShorePointe 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
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Dec 22, 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 · Apr 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide each resident with a nourishing, palatable, well-balanced diet that meets his or her daily nutritional and special dietary needs.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Apr 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Apr 16, 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 · Apr 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Apr 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Apr 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Apr 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Apr 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Apr 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
Environmental Deficiencies · Apr 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Actual harm
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Feb 26, 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
- 26001 East Jefferson Avenue
St. Clair Shores, MI 48081 - CMS certification #
- 235443
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 200
- Avg residents/day
- 164.3
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1985-10-01
- Chain
- Optalis Health & Rehabilitation (37 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Optalis Health & Rehabilitation
Optalis Health & Rehabilitation operates 37 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Optalis Health & Rehabilitation facilities →
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
Full public records, with dates and sources
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Henry Ford Health St John Hospital, Detroit. 4.7 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 1 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Regency at St. Clair Shores, St. Clair Shores. 1.7 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Affinity Home Care, LLC, Saint Clair Shores. 1.5 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 0.9 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 48081 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Home Dialysis Specialty Center, Saint Clair Shores, 1.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Dialysis Centers Of Michigan, Eastpointe, 2.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)
Davita Roseville Commons Dialysis, Roseville, 2.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 34 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 48081.
Choice Hospice Inc, office in Warren, 6.1 miles away, straight line
Compassus-Northern Detroit, office in Warren, 10.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)
Elara Caring, office in Clinton Township, 10.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- George Nassif, MD, Saint Clair Shores. 1.3 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 low, coastal 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 | 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 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is ShorePointe Nursing Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives ShorePointe 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 ShorePointe Nursing Center staffed?
ShorePointe Nursing Center reports 4.25 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Michigan average of 4.03.
Has ShorePointe Nursing Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 11 deficiencies.
How many beds does ShorePointe Nursing Center have?
ShorePointe Nursing Center is certified for 200 beds.