Eaton County Medical Care Facility: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Eaton County Medical Care Facility is a 142-bed government-run nursing home in Charlotte, Michigan. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 4.21 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 81% above the Michigan average of 2.33, and 38.0% nursing staff turnover (Michigan average 44.1%).
Eaton County Medical Care Facility
530 W Beech StreetCharlotte, MI 48813
Eaton 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 Eaton County Medical Care Facility, nurse aides logged 4.21 hours per resident per day, 81% above the Michigan average. With about 125 residents a day, that works out to roughly 525 aide hours a day, or about 66 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) | 4.21 | 2.33 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.20 | 0.88 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.90 | 0.78 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 6.31 | 3.99 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 5.33 | 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
38.0% of nursing staff at Eaton 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 24.2%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Feb 13, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 3 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. Eaton County Medical Care Facility holds 5 of 5 overall; the Michigan average is 3.1.
About Eaton County Medical Care Facility
- Ownership: Government - County
- Legal name: Eaton County Health and Rehabilitation Services
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 1, 1967
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Eaton County Medical Care Facility
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Dimondale Nursing Care Center Dimondale | 11.6 | 150 | 2.26 | 3.66 | 37.2% | 3 | $35,282 |
| Regency at Lansing West Lansing | 14.0 | 120 | 1.99 | 3.74 | 44.3% | 4 | None |
| Medilodge of Lansing Lansing | 14.8 | 85 | 2.19 | 3.86 | 48.6% | 4 | None |
| Holt Senior Care and Rehab Center Holt | 15.7 | 101 | 2.38 | 3.90 | 21.8% | 5 | None |
| Aria Nursing and Rehabilitation Lansing | 16.8 | 110 | 2.37 | 3.63 | — | 1 | $75,834 |
| Medilodge of Capital Area Lansing · abuse citation | 18.2 | 120 | 2.25 | 3.82 | 58.1% | 2 | $22,710 |
| Thornapple Manor Hastings | 20.3 | 161 | 3.40 | 4.95 | 39.7% | 5 | None |
| Marshall Nursing and Rehabilitation Community Marshall | 21.4 | 60 | 1.84 | 3.34 | 53.6% | 1 | $105,860 |
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.