Bay Bluffs-Emmet County Medical Care Facility: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Bay Bluffs-Emmet County Medical Care Facility is a 120-bed government-run nursing home in Harbor Springs, Michigan. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.93 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 26% above the Michigan average of 2.33, and 26.1% nursing staff turnover (Michigan average 44.1%).
Bay Bluffs-Emmet County Medical Care Facility
750 East Main StreetHarbor Springs, MI 49740
Emmet 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 Bay Bluffs-Emmet County Medical Care Facility, nurse aides logged 2.93 hours per resident per day, 26% above the Michigan average. With about 72 residents a day, that works out to roughly 212 aide hours a day, or about 26 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 18% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Michigan avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.93 | 2.33 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.59 | 0.88 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.62 | 0.78 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 5.14 | 3.99 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.22 | 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
26.1% of nursing staff at Bay Bluffs-Emmet County Medical Care Facility left over the year CMS measured, against a Michigan average of 44.1% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 25.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 13, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 12 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. Bay Bluffs-Emmet County Medical Care Facility holds 4 of 5 overall; the Michigan average is 3.1.
About Bay Bluffs-Emmet County Medical Care Facility
- Ownership: Government - County
- Legal name: Emmet County Medical Care Facility
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 1, 1967
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Bay Bluffs-Emmet County Medical Care Facility
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| The Villa at the Bay Petoskey | 4.9 | 110 | 2.12 | 3.66 | 64.7% | 2 | $241,488 |
| Boulder Park Terrace Charlevoix · abuse citation · staffing data not validated | 16.9 | 72 | — | — | — | 1 | None |
| Grandvue Medical Care Facility East Jordan · abuse citation | 18.8 | 113 | 2.84 | 4.39 | 42.7% | 3 | None |
| Medilodge of Cheboygan Cheboygan · abuse citation | 27.4 | 85 | 2.35 | 3.71 | 36.8% | 2 | $29,348 |
| Medilodge of Gaylord Gaylord · abuse citation | 30.8 | 96 | 2.60 | 4.29 | 39.7% | 4 | None |
| Munson Healthcare Otsego Memorial Hospital LTCU Gaylord | 31.2 | 34 | 2.96 | 5.14 | 36.1% | 4 | None |
| Mackinac Straits Long Term Care Unit St. Ignace | 33.8 | 48 | 2.88 | 4.27 | 23.3% | 5 | None |
| Meadow Brook Medical Care Facility Bellaire · abuse citation | 36.7 | 133 | 3.30 | 5.07 | 75.7% | 2 | None |
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.
Explore next
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.