Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Wellspring Lutheran Nursing and Rehab Services
1236 S Monroe St, Monroe, MI 48161 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · 122 certified beds
Wellspring Lutheran Nursing and Rehab Services is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Monroe, Michigan. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 5/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.22 hours per resident per day, above the Michigan average of 4.03. Its most recent inspection on Jan 14, 2025 cited 1 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Wellspring Lutheran Nursing and Rehab Services 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) | 4.22 | 4.03 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.35 | 0.77 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.42 | 2.38 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 54.2% | 44.4% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 1.0 | 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.
What inspectors found at Wellspring Lutheran Nursing and Rehab Services
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 services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Nov 21, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jan 14, 2025 · 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 · Dec 20, 2023 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Dec 20, 2023 · 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
- 1236 S Monroe St
Monroe, MI 48161 - CMS certification #
- 235274
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 122
- Avg residents/day
- 80.5
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1976-04-01
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
Full public records, with dates and sources
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
Federal wage and hour cases
The Department of Labor checks that staff are paid minimum wage and overtime as the law requires.
DOL also concluded 1 case here with no violations found, most recently for a period ending May 25, 2024.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement data, loaded Oct 15, 2026. Concluded cases only. The dates are the period in which DOL found violations, not when the case opened or closed. Back wages are what the employer agreed to pay; penalties are what DOL assessed. DOL does not publish a page for each case, so search the dataset by case number.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Promedica Monroe Regional Hospital, Monroe. 1.5 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 1 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- IHM Senior Living Community, Monroe. 1.0 mile away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Ohioans Home Healthcare, Monroe. 3.4 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 0.1 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 48161 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Great Lakes Dialysis - Monroe, Monroe, 0.0 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Davita Riverbend Dialysis, Monroe, 3.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Fmc - Dundee, Dundee, 14.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 20 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 48161.
Heartland Hospice (Monroe), office in Monroe, 1.9 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Hospice Of Northwest Ohio, office in Lambertville, 15.1 miles away, straight line
Superior Care Hospice, Inc, office in Brownstown, 17.5 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- University Of Toledo Physicians LLC, Toledo. 18.9 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: very low. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively low, coastal flooding very 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 | See above |
| 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 | Could not read the site |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Wellspring Lutheran Nursing and Rehab Services a good nursing home?
CMS gives Wellspring Lutheran Nursing and Rehab Services an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 5/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Wellspring Lutheran Nursing and Rehab Services staffed?
Wellspring Lutheran Nursing and Rehab Services reports 4.22 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Michigan average of 4.03.
Has Wellspring Lutheran Nursing and Rehab Services had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 1 deficiencies.
How many beds does Wellspring Lutheran Nursing and Rehab Services have?
Wellspring Lutheran Nursing and Rehab Services is certified for 122 beds.