Westgate Nursing & Rehabilitation Community: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Westgate Nursing & Rehabilitation Community is a 65-bed for-profit nursing home in Ironwood, Michigan, part of Atrium Centers. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.57 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 10% above the Michigan average of 2.33, and 45.9% nursing staff turnover (Michigan average 44.1%).
Westgate Nursing & Rehabilitation Community
1500 North Lowell StreetIronwood, MI 49938
Gogebic 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 Westgate Nursing & Rehabilitation Community, nurse aides logged 2.57 hours per resident per day, 10% above the Michigan average. With about 56 residents a day, that works out to roughly 143 aide hours a day, or about 18 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 13% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Michigan avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.57 | 2.33 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.50 | 0.88 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.67 | 0.78 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.74 | 3.99 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.24 | 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
45.9% of nursing staff at Westgate Nursing & Rehabilitation Community left over the year CMS measured, against a Michigan average of 44.1% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 50.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Dec 4, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 5 health deficiencies (Michigan average 10.1). CMS lists 3 fines totaling $59,566 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 2024 | Fine | $44,680 |
| Sep 14, 2023 | Fine | $7,443 |
| Sep 14, 2023 | Fine | $7,443 |
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. Westgate Nursing & Rehabilitation Community holds 2 of 5 overall; the Michigan average is 3.1.
About Westgate Nursing & Rehabilitation Community
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Atrium Centers, 26 homes
- Legal name: Atrium Ironwood LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Dec 13, 1995
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Westgate Nursing & Rehabilitation Community
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Sky View Nursing Center Hurley | 1.3 | 33 | 2.54 | 3.74 | 23.5% | 5 | None |
| Villa Maria Health and Rehab Ctr Hurley | 1.6 | 70 | 2.57 | 3.78 | 31.0% | 5 | None |
| Gogebic Medical Care Facility Wakefield · many days without an RN | 9.9 | 100 | 2.04 | 2.89 | 40.4% | 3 | $16,153 |
| Ashland Health Services Ashland | 34.9 | 117 | 2.16 | 3.60 | 46.3% | 4 | None |
| Court Manor Health Services Ashland | 35.2 | 50 | 2.17 | 3.92 | 15.2% | 3 | $40,590 |
| Northern Lights HCC Washburn | 36.9 | 50 | 2.46 | 3.71 | 50.0% | 2 | $10,364 |
| Park Manor LTD Park Falls · staffing data not validated | 38.9 | 92 | — | — | — | 3 | None |
| Careview Health and Rehab of Minocqua Minocqua | 46.1 | 72 | 1.89 | 3.33 | — | 1 | $42,834 |
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.