Gogebic Medical Care Facility: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Gogebic Medical Care Facility is a 100-bed government-run nursing home in Wakefield, Michigan. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.04 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 12% below the Michigan average of 2.33, and 40.4% nursing staff turnover (Michigan average 44.1%).
Gogebic Medical Care Facility
402 North StreetWakefield, MI 49968
Gogebic 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 Gogebic Medical Care Facility, nurse aides logged 2.04 hours per resident per day, 12% below the Michigan average. With about 79 residents a day, that works out to roughly 162 aide hours a day, or about 20 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 7% below the all-days figure.
CMS note: The facility reported a high number of days without a registered nurse on site.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Michigan avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.04 | 2.33 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.24 | 0.88 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.60 | 0.78 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 2.89 | 3.99 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.70 | 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
40.4% of nursing staff at Gogebic 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 27.8%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 6, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 2 health deficiencies (Michigan average 10.1). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $16,153 and 1 payment denial in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 2025 | Fine | $16,153 |
| Mar 4, 2025 | Payment Denial | 1 day from Apr 1, 2025 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Gogebic Medical Care Facility holds 3 of 5 overall; the Michigan average is 3.1.
About Gogebic Medical Care Facility
- Ownership: Government - County
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 1, 1967
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Gogebic Medical Care Facility
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Westgate Nursing & Rehabilitation Community Ironwood | 9.9 | 65 | 2.57 | 3.74 | 45.9% | 2 | $59,566 |
| Sky View Nursing Center Hurley | 10.5 | 33 | 2.54 | 3.74 | 23.5% | 5 | None |
| Villa Maria Health and Rehab Ctr Hurley | 10.7 | 70 | 2.57 | 3.78 | 31.0% | 5 | None |
| Careview Health and Rehab of Minocqua Minocqua | 42.8 | 72 | 1.89 | 3.33 | — | 1 | $42,834 |
| Park Manor LTD Park Falls · staffing data not validated | 43.3 | 92 | — | — | — | 3 | None |
| Ashland Health Services Ashland | 44.6 | 117 | 2.16 | 3.60 | 46.3% | 4 | None |
| Court Manor Health Services Ashland | 44.9 | 50 | 2.17 | 3.92 | 15.2% | 3 | $40,590 |
| Northern Lights HCC Washburn | 46.2 | 50 | 2.46 | 3.71 | 50.0% | 2 | $10,364 |
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.