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Bishop Noa Home for Senior Citizens

2900 THIRD AVENUE SOUTH, ESCANABA, MI, 49829

(906) 786-5810

81 licensed beds

★★★★★3/5CMS Five-Star overall3/5 health inspections4/5 staffing4/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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2900 Third Avenue South

Escanaba, MI 49829

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Bed capacity

CMS facility ID

235651

Care type

Nursing home

County

Delta

Facility name

Bishop Noa Home for Senior Citizens

Street address

2900 THIRD AVENUE SOUTH

City / state / ZIP

Escanaba, MI 49829

Phone

(906) 786-5810

About this facility — Bishop Noa Home for Senior Citizens

Bishop Noa Home for Senior Citizens is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Escanaba, Michigan. It is licensed for 81 beds — below the median for skilled nursing facilities in Michigan (100 beds).

It is one of 7 senior care facilities in Escanaba and 423 skilled nursing facilities across Michigan. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

Federal inspectors have cited Bishop Noa Home for Senior Citizens 33 times across 9 inspections in the last three years, including 1 food-safety citation; no federal fines are on record. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.

This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on August 31, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.

Facility background

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Ownership type

Non profit - Other

Registered owners & officers

Sisters of St. Paul De Chartres

Direct owner — 100% stake — since 1966

Beckon, Susan

Governing body · Officer — since 2019

Berbohm, Karen

Governing body · Officer — since 2019

Ferguson, Timothy

Governing body · Officer — since 2017

Lafave, Jamie

Officer · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2018

Laurin, Mary Ann

Governing body · Officer — since 2019

Linder, Nicole

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024

Schultz, Gloria

Governing body · Officer — since 2009

Theoret, Raymond

Governing body · Director — since 2009

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since

2010-04-01

CMS overall rating

3 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

9 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

None on record

Last standard inspection

2026-04-29

Nurse staffing

5.0 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2024 cost report)

Average billed charges

$320 per day (≈ $9,730/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

47% Medicaid · 3% Medicare · 51% private/other

Occupancy

70% (fiscal year 2024)

Vs. state median

31% below the MI median of $466/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

Medicare

Accepted

Medicaid

Accepted

Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report · last verified 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 1 food-safety citation on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.

2026-04-29Health inspection9 citations

F-0565

D · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.

Corrected 2026-05-29

F-0628

D · No harm found

Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.

Corrected 2026-05-29

F-0690

D · No harm found

Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.

Corrected 2026-05-29

F-0700

D · No harm found

Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail.

Corrected 2026-05-29

F-0726

E · No harm found

Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.

Corrected 2026-05-29

F-0730

E · No harm found

Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.

Corrected 2026-05-29

F-0755

D · No harm found

Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.

Corrected 2026-05-29

F-0851

F · No harm found

Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.

Corrected 2026-05-29

F-0880

E · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2026-05-29

2025-05-01Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0689

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Corrected 2025-05-22

7 earlier / fire-safety inspections (23 citations)

2025-03-06Health inspection5 citations

F-0584

D · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.

Corrected 2025-04-04

F-0604

D · No harm found

Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.

Corrected 2025-04-04

F-0661

D · No harm found

Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge.

Corrected 2025-04-04

F-0695

D · No harm found

Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

Corrected 2025-04-04

F-0880

E · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2025-04-04

2024-12-18Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0602

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.

Corrected 2025-01-21

2024-03-20Health inspection6 citations

F-0759

D · No harm found

Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.

Corrected 2024-04-19

F-0761

D · No harm found

Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.

Corrected 2024-04-19

F-0812

F · No harm foundFood safety

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

Corrected 2024-04-19

F-0849

D · No harm found

Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.

Corrected 2024-04-19

F-0868

F · No harm found

Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly

Corrected 2024-04-19

F-0880

F · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2024-04-19

2023-12-27Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0689

E · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Corrected 2024-01-26

2026-04-29Fire-safety inspection2 citations

K-0345

F · No harm found

Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.

Corrected 2026-05-29

K-0923

D · No harm found

Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.

Corrected 2026-05-29

2025-03-06Fire-safety inspection3 citations

K-0211

F · No harm found

Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.

Corrected 2025-04-02

K-0324

F · No harm found

Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

Corrected 2025-04-02

K-0711

F · No harm found

Provide a written emergency evacuation plan.

Corrected 2025-04-02

2024-03-20Fire-safety inspection5 citations

K-0132

F · No harm found

Meet requirements for outpatient facilities located next to inpatient facilities separated by fire resistive construction.

Corrected 2024-04-17

K-0321

E · No harm found

Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.

Corrected 2024-04-17

K-0353

F · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2024-12-05

K-0761

E · No harm found

To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.

Corrected 2024-06-14

K-0781

E · No harm found

Have restrictions on the use of portable space heaters.

Corrected 2024-04-17

Citations and penalties from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (three-year survey window, refreshed monthly). Severity codes follow the federal scope/severity grid; “Immediate jeopardy” is the most serious grade CMS issues. CCN 235651.

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CMS Nursing Home Compare

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Last verified 2026-08-31

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