Medilodge of Traverse City: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Medilodge of Traverse City is a 84-bed for-profit nursing home in Traverse City, Michigan, part of Medilodge. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.08 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 11% below the Michigan average of 2.33, and 45.1% nursing staff turnover (Michigan average 44.1%).
Medilodge of Traverse City
2585 South LaFranier RoadTraverse City, MI 49686
Grand Traverse 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 Medilodge of Traverse City, nurse aides logged 2.08 hours per resident per day, 11% below the Michigan average. With about 73 residents a day, that works out to roughly 152 aide hours a day, or about 19 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 16% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Michigan avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.08 | 2.33 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.32 | 0.88 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.18 | 0.78 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.57 | 3.99 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.98 | 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
45.1% of nursing staff at Medilodge of Traverse City 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 2, 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 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. Medilodge of Traverse City holds 4 of 5 overall; the Michigan average is 3.1.
About Medilodge of Traverse City
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Medilodge, 53 homes
- Legal name: Traverse City Opco Group LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Sep 1, 1977
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Medilodge of Traverse City
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Medilodge of GTC Traverse City | 0.4 | 125 | 2.18 | 3.77 | 40.2% | 2 | $69,430 |
| The Villa at Traverse Point Traverse City | 1.5 | 96 | 2.38 | 3.67 | 61.9% | 5 | None |
| Grand Traverse Pavilions Traverse City · abuse citation · no staffing data submitted | 3.0 | 240 | — | — | — | 1 | $157,954 |
| Orchard Creek Skilled Nursing Traverse City · abuse citation | 5.8 | 22 | 3.60 | 5.75 | 42.9% | 4 | None |
| Maple Valley Nursing Home Maple Valley | 16.0 | 25 | 2.05 | 3.96 | 55.2% | 3 | $119,265 |
| Medilodge of Leelanau Suttons Bay | 17.2 | 72 | 2.01 | 3.45 | 44.6% | 4 | None |
| Kalkaska Memorial Health Center Kalkaska | 20.8 | 104 | 3.34 | 4.98 | 17.4% | 3 | $10,549 |
| Meadow Brook Medical Care Facility Bellaire · abuse citation | 24.7 | 133 | 3.30 | 5.07 | 75.7% | 2 | 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.