Kalkaska Memorial Health Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Kalkaska Memorial Health Center is a 104-bed government-run nursing home in Kalkaska, Michigan. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.34 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 43% above the Michigan average of 2.33, and 17.4% nursing staff turnover (Michigan average 44.1%).
Kalkaska Memorial Health Center
419 South Coral StreetKalkaska, MI 49646
Kalkaska 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 Kalkaska Memorial Health Center, nurse aides logged 3.34 hours per resident per day, 43% above the Michigan average. With about 74 residents a day, that works out to roughly 248 aide hours a day, or about 31 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 12% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Michigan avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.34 | 2.33 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.41 | 0.88 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.23 | 0.78 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.98 | 3.99 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.40 | 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
17.4% of nursing staff at Kalkaska Memorial Health Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Michigan average of 44.1% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 30.8%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jul 31, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 7 health deficiencies (Michigan average 10.1). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $10,549 and 2 payment denials in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 19, 2025 | Payment Denial | 1 day from Oct 16, 2025 |
| May 2, 2025 | Fine | $10,549 |
| May 2, 2025 | Payment Denial | 1 day from May 29, 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. Kalkaska Memorial Health Center holds 3 of 5 overall; the Michigan average is 3.1.
About Kalkaska Memorial Health Center
- Ownership: Government - Hospital district
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jun 29, 1980
- Located inside a hospital
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Kalkaska Memorial Health Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Meadow Brook Medical Care Facility Bellaire · abuse citation | 13.3 | 133 | 3.30 | 5.07 | 75.7% | 2 | None |
| Medilodge of GTC Traverse City | 20.8 | 125 | 2.18 | 3.77 | 40.2% | 2 | $69,430 |
| Medilodge of Traverse City Traverse City | 20.8 | 84 | 2.08 | 3.57 | 45.1% | 4 | None |
| The Villa at Traverse Point Traverse City | 22.0 | 96 | 2.38 | 3.67 | 61.9% | 5 | None |
| Grand Traverse Pavilions Traverse City · abuse citation · no staffing data submitted | 22.6 | 240 | — | — | — | 1 | $157,954 |
| Orchard Creek Skilled Nursing Traverse City · abuse citation | 23.4 | 22 | 3.60 | 5.75 | 42.9% | 4 | None |
| Munson Healthcare Crawford Continuing Care Center Grayling | 23.7 | 39 | 3.14 | 4.57 | 20.7% | 5 | $27,600 |
| Grayling Nursing & Rehabilitation Community Grayling | 24.1 | 72 | 2.04 | 3.41 | 37.0% | 4 | 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.
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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.