Iron County Medical Care Facility: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Iron County Medical Care Facility is a 200-bed government-run nursing home in Crystal Falls, Michigan. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.85 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 23% above the Michigan average of 2.33, and 46.2% nursing staff turnover (Michigan average 44.1%).
Iron County Medical Care Facility
1523 U.S. Highway 2Crystal Falls, MI 49920
Iron 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 Iron County Medical Care Facility, nurse aides logged 2.85 hours per resident per day, 23% above the Michigan average. With about 114 residents a day, that works out to roughly 324 aide hours a day, or about 40 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 17% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Michigan avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.85 | 2.33 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.63 | 0.88 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.71 | 0.78 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.20 | 3.99 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.47 | 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
46.2% of nursing staff at Iron 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%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 17, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 6 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. Iron County Medical Care Facility holds 5 of 5 overall; the Michigan average is 3.1.
About Iron County Medical Care Facility
- Ownership: Government - County
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: May 1, 1976
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Iron County Medical Care Facility
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Iron River Care Center Iron River | 11.9 | 69 | 2.10 | 2.97 | 29.3% | 1 | $42,575 |
| Florence Health Services Florence | 12.9 | 73 | 2.29 | 3.65 | 45.3% | 1 | None |
| Freeman Nursing & Rehabilitation Community Kingsford | 24.1 | 39 | 1.75 | 2.95 | 39.3% | 5 | None |
| Optalis Health and Rehabilitation of Kingsford Kingsford | 24.2 | 107 | 1.89 | 3.24 | 45.5% | 1 | $130,734 |
| Maryhill Manor Niagara | 28.0 | 50 | 2.61 | 3.86 | 45.3% | 4 | $50,606 |
| Nu Roc Health and Rehabilitation CTR Laona | 41.4 | 50 | 1.77 | 3.19 | 72.5% | 4 | None |
| Marquette County Medical Care Facility Ishpeming | 42.3 | 140 | 3.39 | 5.06 | 23.8% | 5 | None |
| Bayside Village L' Anse · SFF candidate | 46.5 | 59 | 2.02 | 3.23 | — | 1 | $128,467 |
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.