Life Care Center of Plainwell: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Life Care Center of Plainwell is a 119-bed for-profit nursing home in Plainwell, Michigan, part of Life Care Centers of America. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.00 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 14% below the Michigan average of 2.33, and 40.2% nursing staff turnover (Michigan average 44.1%).
Life Care Center of Plainwell
320 Brigham StPlainwell, MI 49080
Allegan 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 Life Care Center of Plainwell, nurse aides logged 2.00 hours per resident per day, 14% below the Michigan average. With about 95 residents a day, that works out to roughly 189 aide hours a day, or about 24 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 14% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Michigan avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.00 | 2.33 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.65 | 0.88 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.85 | 0.78 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.50 | 3.99 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.02 | 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
40.2% of nursing staff at Life Care Center of Plainwell left over the year CMS measured, against a Michigan average of 44.1% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 30.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Dec 17, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 16 health deficiencies (Michigan average 10.1). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $171,837 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 19, 2023 | Fine | $15,593 |
| Sep 19, 2023 | Fine | $156,244 |
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. Life Care Center of Plainwell holds 1 of 5 overall; the Michigan average is 3.1.
About Life Care Center of Plainwell
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Life Care Centers of America, 194 homes
- Legal name: Plainwell Operations, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jun 6, 1988
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Life Care Center of Plainwell
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Alamo Cove Rehab and Nursing Center Kalamazoo · SFF candidate | 4.8 | 100 | 2.07 | 3.44 | 57.4% | 1 | $18,274 |
| Plainwell Pines Nursing and Rehabilitation Communi Plainwell · abuse citation | 5.6 | 39 | 1.79 | 3.24 | 62.8% | 2 | $194,994 |
| Medilodge of Westwood Kalamazoo | 8.6 | 97 | 2.07 | 3.64 | 52.3% | 1 | $65,535 |
| Friendship Village Kalamazoo | 9.4 | 57 | 3.39 | 5.91 | 20.0% | 5 | None |
| Villa at Borgess Place Kalamazoo | 10.3 | 101 | 2.72 | 4.40 | 63.6% | 2 | $45,130 |
| Medilodge of Kalamazoo Kalamazoo | 11.6 | 39 | 1.94 | 3.64 | 39.0% | 2 | None |
| Ely Manor Allegan · SFF candidate · abuse citation | 12.3 | 101 | 2.02 | 3.35 | 49.4% | 1 | $157,741 |
| Harold and Grace Upjohn Community Care Center Kalamazoo | 12.7 | 87 | 2.10 | 3.76 | 40.7% | 1 | $31,186 |
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.