Wellspring Lutheran Services: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Wellspring Lutheran Services is a 39-bed for-profit nursing home in Fairview, Michigan. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.60 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 11% above the Michigan average of 2.33, and 38.1% nursing staff turnover (Michigan average 44.1%).
Wellspring Lutheran Services
1390 Maple DriveFairview, MI 48621
Oscoda 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 Wellspring Lutheran Services, nurse aides logged 2.60 hours per resident per day, 11% above the Michigan average. With about 36 residents a day, that works out to roughly 95 aide hours a day, or about 12 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 15% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Michigan avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.60 | 2.33 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.50 | 0.88 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.94 | 0.78 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.03 | 3.99 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.42 | 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
38.1% of nursing staff at Wellspring Lutheran Services left over the year CMS measured, against a Michigan average of 44.1% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 33.3%.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Aug 28, 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 0 fines and 1 payment denial in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 6, 2025 | Payment Denial | 7 days from Mar 5, 2025 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Wellspring Lutheran Services holds 4 of 5 overall; the Michigan average is 3.1.
About Wellspring Lutheran Services
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Ausable Valley Continuing Care Retirement Community Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Apr 18, 1979
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Wellspring Lutheran Services
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| The Villa at Rose City Rose City | 21.1 | 102 | 2.29 | 3.67 | 27.6% | 3 | $50,895 |
| Medilodge of Hillman Hillman · abuse citation | 25.0 | 39 | 2.44 | 4.21 | 31.1% | 3 | $47,740 |
| Intersect Healthcare of Roscommon Roscommon | 29.8 | 39 | 2.03 | 3.97 | 28.6% | 5 | None |
| Lincoln Haven Nursing & Rehabilitation Community Lincoln | 31.8 | 39 | 2.08 | 3.66 | 46.7% | 3 | None |
| The Villa at West Branch West Branch | 32.5 | 70 | 2.30 | 3.77 | 58.7% | 3 | $56,193 |
| Munson Healthcare Crawford Continuing Care Center Grayling | 32.6 | 39 | 3.14 | 4.57 | 20.7% | 5 | $27,600 |
| Grayling Nursing & Rehabilitation Community Grayling | 32.7 | 72 | 2.04 | 3.41 | 37.0% | 4 | None |
| Jamieson Nursing Home Harrisville | 34.2 | 39 | 1.51 | 2.87 | 15.4% | 4 | 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.