Regency on the Lake - Fort Gratiot: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Regency on the Lake - Fort Gratiot is a 130-bed for-profit nursing home in Fort Gratiot, Michigan, part of Ciena Healthcare/Laurel Health Care. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.74 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 25% below the Michigan average of 2.33, and 19.3% nursing staff turnover (Michigan average 44.1%).
Regency on the Lake - Fort Gratiot
5669 Lakeshore RoadFort Gratiot, MI 48059
St. Clair 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 Regency on the Lake - Fort Gratiot, nurse aides logged 1.74 hours per resident per day, 25% below the Michigan average. With about 121 residents a day, that works out to roughly 210 aide hours a day, or about 26 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) | 1.74 | 2.33 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.06 | 0.88 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.90 | 0.78 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.70 | 3.99 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.27 | 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
19.3% of nursing staff at Regency on the Lake - Fort Gratiot left over the year CMS measured, against a Michigan average of 44.1% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 14.3%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jul 2, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 1 health deficiency (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. Regency on the Lake - Fort Gratiot holds 5 of 5 overall; the Michigan average is 3.1.
About Regency on the Lake - Fort Gratiot
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Ciena Healthcare/Laurel Health Care, 81 homes
- Legal name: Regency on the Lake-Fort Gratiot, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 18, 2007
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Regency on the Lake - Fort Gratiot
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Medilodge of Port Huron Fort Gratiot | 0.1 | 127 | 2.38 | 4.04 | 22.9% | 5 | None |
| Marwood Manor Nursing Home Port Huron | 8.1 | 240 | 2.37 | 4.04 | 27.4% | 5 | $27,706 |
| Medilodge of Yale Yale | 16.7 | 108 | 2.14 | 3.70 | 34.8% | 5 | None |
| Medilodge of St. Clair East China | 20.0 | 158 | 2.38 | 3.89 | 37.0% | 2 | None |
| Medilodge of Richmond Richmond | 23.7 | 126 | 2.13 | 3.67 | 58.9% | 4 | None |
| The Orchards at Armada Armada | 26.8 | 67 | 1.69 | 3.18 | — | 5 | $15,887 |
| Sanilac Medical Care Facility Sandusky | 30.2 | 104 | 3.44 | 5.32 | 45.6% | 3 | None |
| The Village of East Harbor Chesterfield Township | 31.5 | 102 | 2.23 | 4.17 | 43.4% | 3 | $15,593 |
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.