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Medilodge of Ludington

An independent review of Medilodge Of Ludington's safety record, its Medicare rating, health-inspection citations, staffing, fines and complaints, drawn from public federal data (not user star-ratings).

1000 East Tinkham Avenue · Ludington, MI 49431 · 93 beds
Phone: 2318456291
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Open Care Data Safety Grade

This facility rates below average, with several concerns worth pressing on.

Starts from the Medicare rating, then weighs consistent with an average facility. How we grade · See how it compares
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Recent News August 2026 federal update

Total federal fines changed to $40,404

In the August 2026 federal update, the total dollar amount of federal fines on this facility's record changed from $62,160 to $40,404. Fines are civil monetary penalties CMS levies when serious problems are identified and not corrected.

These changes are drawn from the U.S. federal (CMS) nursing home data. The facts are CMS's; the explanations are Open Care Data's. Federal data updates periodically and can lag current conditions. Operate this facility? Add context or report a correction.

Medicare Five-Star Rating · as of the latest federal update

Overall
★★
2 / 5
Staffing
★★★★
4 / 5
Health Inspection
★★
2 / 5
Quality Measures
★★★
3 / 5

Top concerns What stands out in the record

  • Below-average overall Medicare rating (2 of 5 stars).

How it compares vs. 423 MI nursing homes

Overall Medicare rating
2of 5 stars
Better than 19% of MI homes
Staffing rating
4of 5 stars
Better than 44% of MI homes
Health-inspection rating
2of 5 stars
Better than 20% of MI homes
Total nurse hours / resident / day
3.93729hrs
Better than 60% of MI homes
RN hours / resident / day
1.53941hrs
Better than 95% of MI homes
RN turnover
25.9%
Better than 75% of MI homes

Percentiles rank this facility against every other Medicare-rated nursing home in Michigan, using the latest federal data.

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Safety & Enforcement Federal inspection record

Safety indicators

Abuse indicator None on record
Substantiated complaints 0

Financial penalties

1
Fines
$40,404
Total fines
0
Payment denials
1
Total penalties

Staffing Hours per resident / day

1.53941
RN hours per resident / day
Benchmark ≥ 0.75
3.93729
Total nursing hours / day
Benchmark ≈ 4.1
3.29532
Weekend nursing hours / day
Look for parity with weekdays

Higher staffing, especially RN time, correlates with better outcomes and higher Medicare star ratings.

Recent Deficiency Citations Last 36 months · federal inspections

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Quality Measures Medicare quality data · lower is better

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