Tuscola County Medical Care Facility: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Tuscola County Medical Care Facility is a 159-bed government-run nursing home in Caro, Michigan. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.87 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 66% above the Michigan average of 2.33, and 24.5% nursing staff turnover (Michigan average 44.1%).
Tuscola County Medical Care Facility
1285 Cleaver RoadCaro, MI 48723
Tuscola 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 Tuscola County Medical Care Facility, nurse aides logged 3.87 hours per resident per day, 66% above the Michigan average. With about 135 residents a day, that works out to roughly 523 aide hours a day, or about 65 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) | 3.87 | 2.33 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.08 | 0.88 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.00 | 0.78 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 5.95 | 3.99 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 5.12 | 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
24.5% of nursing staff at Tuscola 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 20.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Dec 12, 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. Tuscola County Medical Care Facility holds 5 of 5 overall; the Michigan average is 3.1.
About Tuscola County Medical Care Facility
- Ownership: Government - County
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 16, 1967
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Tuscola County Medical Care Facility
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Fisher Senior Care and Rehabilitation Mayville | 11.1 | 53 | 2.56 | 3.78 | 37.0% | 5 | None |
| Medilodge of Cass City Cass City | 12.5 | 80 | 2.24 | 3.77 | 35.9% | 5 | None |
| Marlette Community Hospital LTCU Marlette | 19.4 | 39 | 3.25 | 4.86 | 22.4% | 5 | None |
| Medilodge of Frankenmuth Frankenmuth | 21.3 | 105 | 2.10 | 3.87 | 58.0% | 2 | None |
| Wellspring Lutheran Services Frankenmuth | 21.4 | 83 | 2.66 | 3.96 | 47.7% | 3 | None |
| Bay County Medical Care Facility Essexville · abuse citation | 22.1 | 161 | 3.75 | 6.39 | 53.9% | 2 | $165,536 |
| Hampton Nursing and Rehabilitation Bay City | 24.7 | 51 | 1.60 | 3.00 | 42.9% | 4 | None |
| Avista Nursing and Rehabilitation Saginaw | 27.1 | 96 | 2.36 | 3.90 | 46.8% | 3 | 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.