Optalis Health & Rehabilitation of Ionia: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Optalis Health & Rehabilitation of Ionia is a 107-bed for-profit nursing home in Ionia, Michigan, part of Optalis Health & Rehabilitation. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.95 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 16% below the Michigan average of 2.33, and 45.3% nursing staff turnover (Michigan average 44.1%).
Optalis Health & Rehabilitation of Ionia
814 East Lincoln AvenueIonia, MI 48846
Ionia 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 Optalis Health & Rehabilitation of Ionia, nurse aides logged 1.95 hours per resident per day, 16% below the Michigan average. With about 77 residents a day, that works out to roughly 150 aide hours a day, or about 19 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) | 1.95 | 2.33 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.87 | 0.88 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.45 | 0.78 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.27 | 3.99 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.93 | 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
45.3% of nursing staff at Optalis Health & Rehabilitation of Ionia 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 Mar 6, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 9 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. Optalis Health & Rehabilitation of Ionia holds 3 of 5 overall; the Michigan average is 3.1.
About Optalis Health & Rehabilitation of Ionia
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Optalis Health & Rehabilitation, 36 homes
- Legal name: Optalis Ionia Opco LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 1, 1967
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Optalis Health & Rehabilitation of Ionia
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Mission Point Nursing & Physical Rehabilitation Ce Belding · abuse citation | 11.4 | 128 | 2.24 | 3.65 | 35.3% | 4 | None |
| The Laurels of Kent Lowell | 15.8 | 153 | 1.95 | 3.09 | 41.1% | 3 | $62,010 |
| Mission Point Nursing & Physical Rehabilitation Ce Greenville | 16.4 | 100 | 2.62 | 4.46 | 55.0% | 2 | $10,220 |
| The Laurels of Carson City Carson City | 16.9 | 82 | 2.10 | 3.59 | 42.5% | 4 | $121,908 |
| Corewell Health Greenville Hospital Rehabilitation Greenville | 17.2 | 39 | 2.95 | 4.64 | 29.3% | 5 | None |
| The Laurels of Fulton Perrinton | 21.1 | 50 | 2.29 | 3.81 | 37.5% | 3 | $58,635 |
| Regency at Lansing West Lansing | 25.0 | 120 | 1.99 | 3.74 | 44.3% | 4 | None |
| Hazel I Findlay Country Manor Saint Johns | 25.4 | 150 | 2.94 | 4.37 | 28.2% | 5 | 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.