Avista Nursing and Rehabilitation: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Avista Nursing and Rehabilitation is a 96-bed for-profit nursing home in Saginaw, Michigan, part of Preferred Care. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.36 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the Michigan average of 2.33, and 46.8% nursing staff turnover (Michigan average 44.1%).
Avista Nursing and Rehabilitation
2901 Galaxy DriveSaginaw, MI 48601
Saginaw County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Avista Nursing and Rehabilitation, nurse aides logged 2.36 hours per resident per day, about the same as the Michigan average. With about 86 residents a day, that works out to roughly 203 aide hours a day, or about 25 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 16% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Michigan avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.36 | 2.33 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.03 | 0.88 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.51 | 0.78 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.90 | 3.99 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.29 | 3.50 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
46.8% of nursing staff at Avista Nursing and Rehabilitation left over the year CMS measured, against a Michigan average of 44.1% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 27.3%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 15, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 11 health deficiencies (Michigan average 10.1). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Avista Nursing and Rehabilitation holds 3 of 5 overall; the Michigan average is 3.1.
About Avista Nursing and Rehabilitation
- Ownership: For profit - Individual
- Chain: Preferred Care, 13 homes
- Legal name: Saginaw Opco LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 20, 1967
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Avista Nursing and Rehabilitation
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Hoyt Nursing & Rehab Centre Saginaw | 5.5 | 128 | 2.44 | 3.88 | 42.9% | 3 | $30,740 |
| Adira Nursing and Rehabilitation Saginaw | 6.0 | 92 | 2.55 | 3.97 | 61.8% | 2 | $34,100 |
| Saginaw Senior Care and Rehabilitation Center, LLC Saginaw | 6.7 | 71 | 2.24 | 3.61 | 47.3% | 4 | $68,083 |
| Wellspring Lutheran Services Frankenmuth | 8.1 | 83 | 2.66 | 3.96 | 47.7% | 3 | None |
| Optalis Health and Rehabilitation at St. Francis Saginaw | 8.3 | 94 | 1.79 | 3.04 | 60.4% | 2 | $131,073 |
| Medilodge of Frankenmuth Frankenmuth | 8.3 | 105 | 2.10 | 3.87 | 58.0% | 2 | None |
| Covenant Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation at Wel Saginaw | 8.5 | 39 | 2.03 | 4.96 | 36.7% | 4 | None |
| Great Lakes Rehabilitation Center Saginaw | 8.7 | 55 | 2.56 | 4.42 | — | 2 | $21,244 |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.