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Eaton County Medical Care Facility

530 W Beech Street, CHARLOTTE, MI, 48813
(517) 543-2940
142 licensed beds
★★★★★5/5CMS Five-Star overall3/5 health inspections5/5 staffing5/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Bed capacity
142
CMS facility ID
235027
Care type
Nursing home
County
Eaton
Facility name
Eaton County Medical Care Facility
Street address
530 W Beech Street
City / state / ZIP
Charlotte, MI 48813
Phone
(517) 543-2940

Eaton County Medical Care Facility is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Charlotte, Michigan. It is licensed for 142 beds — above the median for skilled nursing facilities in Michigan (100 beds).

It is one of 2 senior care facilities in Charlotte 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 Eaton County Medical Care Facility 33 times across 8 inspections in the last three years, including 3 food-safety citations; 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.

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Ownership type
Government - County

Registered owners & officers

Eaton County Health and Rehabilitation Services
Direct owner — 100% stake — since 1966
Richard, Martha
Managing employee — since 2004

Regulatory standing

Federal court records
2 naming this facility — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)
Licensed / certified since
1967-01-01
CMS overall rating
5 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
3 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
None on record
Last standard inspection
2026-02-13
Nurse staffing
6.3 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges
$595 per day (≈ $18,090/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
77% Medicaid · 7% Medicare · 17% private/other
Occupancy
77% (fiscal year 2023)
Vs. state median
28% above the MI median of $466/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
142
Medicare
Accepted
Medicaid
Accepted
Wheelchair accessible
entrance and parking
Visiting hours
Monday: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM · Tuesday: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM · Wednesday: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM · Thursday: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM · Friday: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM · Saturday: Closed · Sunday: Closed
Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report; hours/accessibility via Google · last verified 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.
Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 3 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.
2026-02-13Health inspection3 citations
F-0641
D · No harm found
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Corrected 2026-03-23
F-0679
E · No harm found
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Corrected 2026-03-23
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 2026-03-23
2024-12-20Health inspection9 citations
F-0578
D · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Corrected 2025-01-27
F-0609
D · No harm found
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Corrected 2025-01-27
F-0610
D · No harm found
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Corrected 2025-01-27
F-0641
D · No harm found
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Corrected 2025-01-27
F-0757
D · No harm found
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Corrected 2025-03-06
F-0759
E · No harm found
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Corrected 2025-03-06
F-0761
E · 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 2025-01-27
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 2025-01-27
F-0880
F · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2025-01-27
5 earlier / fire-safety inspections (21 citations)
2024-08-09Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0565
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.
Corrected 2024-09-10
2023-11-01Health inspectionComplaint-triggered5 citations
F-0626
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Permit a resident to return to the nursing home after hospitalization or therapeutic leave that exceeds bed-hold policy.
Corrected 2023-11-28
F-0686
G · Actual harm
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Corrected 2023-11-28
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 2023-11-28
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 2023-11-28
F-0880
D · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2023-11-28
2026-02-13Fire-safety inspection3 citations
K-0100
F · No harm found
Meet other general requirements.
Corrected 2026-03-23
K-0211
E · No harm found
Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.
Corrected 2026-03-23
K-0341
F · No harm found
Install a fire alarm system that can be heard throughout the facility.
Corrected 2026-03-23
2024-12-20Fire-safety inspection9 citations
K-0222
F · No harm found
Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.
Corrected 2025-01-27
K-0232
F · No harm found
Have corridors or aisles that are unobstructed and are at least 8 feet in width.
Corrected 2025-01-27
K-0251
F · No harm found
Conform to length requirements for dead end corridors.
Corrected 2025-01-27
K-0300
E · No harm found
Meet other general requirements that are deficient.
Corrected 2025-01-27
K-0379
E · No harm found
Have proper openings in smoke barrier doors.
Corrected 2025-01-27
K-0753
F · No harm found
Have restrictions on the use of highly flammable decorations.
Corrected 2025-01-27
K-0754
F · No harm found
Provide properly sized and located linen or trash receptacles.
Corrected 2025-01-27
K-0920
E · No harm found
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
Corrected 2025-01-27
K-0923
F · No harm found
Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
Corrected 2025-01-27
2023-11-01Fire-safety inspection3 citations
K-0353
F · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2024-04-15
K-0917
E · No harm found
Ensure electrical receptacles or cover plates have distinctive color or marking.
Corrected 2023-11-28
K-0918
F · No harm found
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2023-11-28
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 235027.
What people say on Google.
4.3160 ratings on Google
★Brian Strahan · 2026-02-26 · via Google

“before it had even started. I found that it was not for me. But within the first 3 hours I was asked to have nude pictures of my genital area taken I refused . I asked to use the bathroom and was told NO it was dinner time I am on oxegen and had too short of a oxegen hose to be able to reach the bathroom. A young nurse was willing to help me and was going to get the longer oxegen hose then secon…”

★★★★★Jillie Chloe-Doughie · 2025-10-07 · via Google

“The facility is clean as mentioned. The people are wonderful! Rehab therapists are the absolute best! The food on the Patient menu can be problematic if you’re on restricted type diets and the special diets are not up to date with the related associated foundations. However, there is a really nice little café as you enter the facility and I’m told that many people around this area and in the Eato…”

★John Hilton · 2025-09-16 · via Google

“Place has multiple covid patients and doesn't notify family of other non covid patients when you ask for explanation you get nothing. My father's surgical wound is infected as per his surgeon visit today when I asked the staff they said they were documenting it but their staff doctors didn't provide any notice to our family and they also didn't provide antibiotics. I would call the care second ra…”

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Ownership & corporate history

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Inspection citations — last 5 years

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Civil & criminal lawsuits

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Active civil suits
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Federal dockets
CDC infection data
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Citations, owner history, lawsuits — decoded into one PDF.
Sources we pull for this facility.
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CMS Nursing Home Compare
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Last verified 2026-08-31
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Google Business Profile
Photos, reviews & hours
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Secretary of State filings
Entity & officer search
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