Poor Care Continues as a Michigan Nursing Home Spends Over a Year on Government Watch List

Despite being added to the Special Focus Facility (SFF) initiative over one year ago due to noted deficiencies in safety and quality of care, a Michigan Nursing Home has not shown any improvement. The Special Focus Facility initiative was introduced…


Michigan Nursing Homes Receive Failing Grade from Watchdog Organization

Families for Better Care, a non-profit citizen advocacy group dedicated to keeping tabs on the quality of nursing homes and long-term care facilities in the United States, recently released a state-by-state nursing home report card. Michigan was ranked 44th, nearly…


Nursing Home Resident Burned by Improperly Served Hot Chocolate

A 73-year-old woman sustained second-degree burns on her leg after scalding hot chocolate spilled from a cup without a protective lid, onto her lap. The Carriage House of Bay City was issued an immediate jeopardy citation for failing to provide…


Did Livonia Assisted Living Facility Change Name to Cover Up Violations?

Investigative reporter Scott Lewis, of WXYZ Channel 7 in Detroit, uncovered alarming information about Ashley Court, an assisted living facility in Livonia.  Ashley Court was recently known as Berkley Court, and had a disturbing list of violations. Michigan Department of…


Bed Sheet Used to Improperly Restrain Detroit Nursing Home Resident

A nurse at St. Francis Nursing Center in Detroit ordered a nurse assistant to tie a highly agitated and confused resident to his chair with a bed sheet. An immediate jeopardy violation was issued to the facility for violating the…


Diabetic Resident Dies from Lack of Treatment for Low Blood Sugar at Boulevard Manor in Detroit

A diabetic resident of Boulevard Manor nursing home in Detroit, Michigan, died because nurses failed to properly treat her with an emergency dose of glucose for perilously low blood sugar levels.  Michigan nursing home inspectors flagged the facility with an…


Nurses Fail to Perform Life Saving CPR on Nursing Home Resident

Michigan Nursing Home Inspection Report The Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) conducts yearly inspections of nursing homes and long-term care facilities to ensure they are compliant with state and federal regulations. Nursing home violations are documented in…


Nurses Fail to Reinsert Dislodged Breathing Tube at Nursing Home in Clawson, Michigan

Cambridge North Healthcare Center The health and safety of a resident of Cambridge North Healthcare Center was put in immediate jeopardy when nurses failed to replace his tracheostomy tube for at least 35 minutes after it was pulled out. His…


Unsupervised Nursing Home Resident Wandered Off Property of Hilltop Manor Health Care Center

Michigan Nursing Home Inspection Report The Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) conducts yearly inspections of nursing homes and long-term care facilities to ensure they are compliant with state and federal regulations. Nursing home violations are documented in…


Michigan Nursing Home Resident Found in Immediate Jeopoardy of Choking

Michigan Nursing Home Inspection Report The Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) conducts yearly inspections of nursing homes and long-term care facilities to ensure they are compliant with state and federal regulations. Nursing home violations are documented in…