Marquette County Medical Care Facility: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Marquette County Medical Care Facility is a 140-bed government-run nursing home in Ishpeming, Michigan. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.39 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 45% above the Michigan average of 2.33, and 23.8% nursing staff turnover (Michigan average 44.1%).
Marquette County Medical Care Facility
200 West Saginaw StreetIshpeming, MI 49849
Marquette 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 Marquette County Medical Care Facility, nurse aides logged 3.39 hours per resident per day, 45% above the Michigan average. With about 126 residents a day, that works out to roughly 426 aide hours a day, or about 53 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 10% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Michigan avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.39 | 2.33 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.79 | 0.88 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.88 | 0.78 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 5.06 | 3.99 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.55 | 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
23.8% of nursing staff at Marquette 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 17.9%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 15, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 0 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. Marquette County Medical Care Facility holds 5 of 5 overall; the Michigan average is 3.1.
About Marquette County Medical Care Facility
- Ownership: Government - City/county
- Legal name: Marquette County Medical Care
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: May 1, 1978
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Marquette County Medical Care Facility
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Eastwood Nursing Center Negaunee | 4.8 | 100 | 2.35 | 3.99 | 48.2% | 5 | None |
| Norlite Nursing Center Marquette | 13.9 | 99 | 2.84 | 4.29 | 50.7% | 3 | $113,129 |
| DJ Jacobetti Home for Veterans Marquette · abuse citation | 14.1 | 81 | 3.01 | 5.41 | 21.2% | 4 | None |
| Bayside Village L' Anse · SFF candidate | 41.5 | 59 | 2.02 | 3.23 | — | 1 | $128,467 |
| Iron County Medical Care Facility Crystal Falls | 42.3 | 200 | 2.85 | 4.20 | 46.2% | 5 | None |
| Florence Health Services Florence | 46.4 | 73 | 2.29 | 3.65 | 45.3% | 1 | None |
| Medilodge of Munising Munising | 49.0 | 90 | 1.90 | 3.37 | 57.6% | 1 | $84,659 |
| Optalis Health and Rehabilitation of Kingsford Kingsford | 49.9 | 107 | 1.89 | 3.24 | 45.5% | 1 | $130,734 |
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.