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Grand Oaks Nursing Center

600 Denmark Street, BALDWIN, MI, 49304

(231) 745-4648

79 licensed beds

CMS rates Grand Oaks Nursing Center 4 out of 5 overall. Federal inspectors issued 35 citations across 11 inspections in the last three years, with no federal fines. Listing last updated 2026-11-06.

★★★★★4/5CMS Five-Star overall4/5 health inspections4/5 staffing2/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Address

600 Denmark Street

Baldwin, MI 49304

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity

79

CMS facility ID

235499

Care type

Nursing home

County

Lake

Facility name

Grand Oaks Nursing Center

Street address

600 Denmark Street

City / state / ZIP

Baldwin, MI 49304

Phone

(231) 745-4648

About this facility — Grand Oaks Nursing Center

Grand Oaks Nursing Center is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Baldwin, Michigan. It is licensed for 79 beds — below the median for skilled nursing facilities in Michigan (100 beds).

It is one of 1 senior care facility in Baldwin and 423 skilled nursing facilities across Michigan. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

It is listed as part of The Peplinski Group, a group of 10 facilities on this site.

Federal inspectors have cited Grand Oaks Nursing Center 35 times across 11 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 November 6, 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

Parent company

The Peplinski Group

Ownership type

For profit - Individual

Registered owners & officers

Ackerman, Amy

Indirect owner — 10% stake — since 2012

Ackerman, Ricky

Indirect owner · Officer · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — 10% stake — since 2012

Baumgarten, Michael

Indirect owner — 10% stake — since 2012

Baumgarten, Therese

Indirect owner — 10% stake — since 2012

Peplinski, Sheli

Indirect owner — 10% stake — since 2012

Peplinski, Todd

Indirect owner · Director · Officer — 10% stake — since 2012

Schade, Jeffery

Indirect owner · Director · Officer · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — 10% stake — since 2012

Schade, Tamara

Indirect owner — 10% stake — since 2012

Thompson, Brian

Indirect owner · Director · Officer · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — 10% stake — since 2012

Thompson, Shelly

Indirect owner — 10% stake — since 2012

Holbrook, Gayle

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2021

Plante & Moran Pllc

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2012

Solarewicz, Maciej

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2023

The Peplinski Group Inc

Additional disclosable party — since 2025

Winkels, Kathy

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2016

Regulatory standing

Federal court records

1 naming its parent company — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)

Licensed / certified since

1990-12-11

CMS overall rating

4 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

7 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

None on record

Last standard inspection

2026-05-06

Nurse staffing

4.4 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges

$336 per day (≈ $10,210/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

77% Medicaid · 5% Medicare · 18% private/other

Occupancy

89% (fiscal year 2023)

Vs. state median

28% below the MI median of $466/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

79

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 2026-11-06. 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.

2026-05-06Health inspection5 citations

F-0658

D · No harm found

Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

Corrected 2026-06-12

F-0686

D · No harm found

Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.

Corrected 2026-06-12

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 2026-06-12

F-0847

D · No harm found

Inform resident or representatives choice to enter into binding arbitration agreement and right to refuse.

Corrected 2026-06-12

F-0880

D · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2026-06-12

2026-01-29Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations

F-0600

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.

Corrected 2026-03-01

F-0684

E · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

Corrected 2026-03-01

8 earlier / fire-safety inspections (28 citations)

2025-03-20Health inspectionComplaint-triggered10 citations

F-0550

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

Corrected 2025-04-25

F-0558

E · No harm found

Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.

Corrected 2025-04-25

F-0656

D · No harm found

Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

Corrected 2025-04-25

F-0657

D · No harm found

Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

Corrected 2025-04-25

F-0684

D · No harm found

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

Corrected 2025-04-25

F-0686

D · No harm found

Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.

Corrected 2025-04-25

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 2025-04-25

F-0710

D · No harm found

Obtain a doctor's order to admit a resident and ensure the resident is under a doctor's care.

Corrected 2025-04-25

F-0880

D · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2025-04-25

F-0881

E · No harm found

Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.

Corrected 2025-04-25

2024-11-20Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0684

E · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

Corrected 2024-11-01

2024-10-07Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0609

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

Corrected 2024-11-08

2024-05-23Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0842

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.

Corrected 2024-06-21

2024-03-20Health inspection3 citations

F-0658

E · No harm found

Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

Corrected 2024-04-26

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 2024-04-26

F-0880

D · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2024-04-26

2026-05-06Fire-safety inspection5 citations

E-0041

F · No harm found

Implement emergency and standby power systems.

Corrected 2026-06-12

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 2026-06-12

K-0345

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2026-06-12

K-0353

F · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2026-06-12

K-0372

E · No harm found

Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.

Corrected 2026-06-12

2025-03-20Fire-safety inspection2 citations

K-0351

F · No harm found

Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.

Corrected 2025-04-25

K-0372

E · No harm found

Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.

Corrected 2025-04-25

2024-03-20Fire-safety inspection5 citations

K-0222

E · 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 2024-04-27

K-0324

E · No harm found

Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

Corrected 2024-04-27

K-0363

E · No harm found

Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

Corrected 2024-04-27

K-0741

F · No harm found

Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.

Corrected 2024-04-27

K-0918

F · No harm found

Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

Corrected 2024-04-27

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 235499.

Quality of care & staffing

How it compares in Michigan.

Inspection citations, 3 years

35

More than 35% of nursing homes in the state

State median: 43

Federal fines, 3 years

$0

No federal fines on record

State median: $0

Nurse staffing, hours per resident per day

4.4

Higher than 75% of nursing homes in the state

State median: 3.9

Nursing staff turnover, annual

64%

Higher than 93% of nursing homes in the state

State median: 44%

Resident outcomes

On 21 federal quality measures, this facility does better than the Michigan average on 9 and worse on 4. Differences within 10% of the average are shown as near average.

Long-stay residents	This facility	State	US	Compared with state
Need for help with daily activities has increased	9.5%	10.7%	13.5%	Better than state
Lose too much weight	5.5%	5.5%	5.1%	Near state average
With a catheter inserted and left in their bladder	0.3%	0.7%	0.7%	Better than state
With a urinary tract infection	0.5%	1.5%	1.5%	Better than state
Have depressive symptoms	0.0%	4.5%	13.5%	Better than state
Were physically restrained	0.0%	0.1%	0.1%	Better than state
Experiencing one or more falls with major injury	3.2%	3.0%	3.2%	Near state average
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	100.0%	95.4%	93.7%	Near state average
Ability to walk independently worsened	8.2%	11.1%	12.7%	Better than state
Received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication	15.4%	19.4%	19.5%	Better than state
Assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine	100.0%	95.5%	95.3%	Near state average
With pressure ulcers	4.5%	5.0%	4.5%	Near state average
With new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence	19.9%	19.4%	18.3%	Near state average
Received an antipsychotic medication	20.6%	14.7%	15.4%	Worse than state
Hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days	1.64	1.74	1.81	Near state average
Outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days	3.15	1.56	1.69	Worse than state

Short-stay residents	This facility	State	US	Compared with state
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	99.3%	83.4%	82.3%	Better than state
Newly received an antipsychotic medication	2.3%	1.1%	1.5%	Worse than state
Were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine	91.5%	81.5%	80.1%	Better than state
Were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission	33.1%	23.9%	23.4%	Worse than state
Had an outpatient emergency department visit	12.3%	11.7%	11.8%	Near state average

Source: CMS MDS and Medicare claims quality measures, measure period 2025Q3-2026Q2. Averages are computed from all nursing homes reporting each measure.

Cited more than once

The same rule cited at separate inspections can point to a problem that wasn't fully fixed.

F-0880 3 inspections. Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
F-0684 3 inspections. Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
F-0658 2 inspections. Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
F-0686 2 inspections. Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
K-0372 2 inspections. Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.

Verify & compare

Where to check, and what's nearby.

Who to contact in Michigan

Licensing: Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Bureau of Survey and Certification
File a complaint: 800-882-6006 · Online
Long-Term Care Ombudsman: 866-485-9393. A free advocate for residents and families.
Adult Protective Services: 855-444-3911. Some states send facility cases to licensing instead. In an emergency, call 911.
Eldercare Locator: 800-677-1116, a federal service for local aging help.

Nearest emergency hospitals

Corewell Health Reed City Hospital, about 16 miles.
Corewell Health Big Rapids Hospital, about 24 miles. CMS rating 3 of 5.
Mercy Health Lakeshore Campus, about 33 miles.

Source: CMS Hospital General Information. Straight-line distance.

Nearby facilities with inspection records

Old, Luther, about 13 miles.
Corewell Health Reed City Hospital Rehabilitation, Reed City, about 16 miles. CMS rating 5 of 5.
M & T Adult Foster Care, Reed City, about 17 miles.
Country Easy Living, Reed City, about 17 miles.
The Orchards At Big Rapids, Big Rapids, about 22 miles. CMS rating 3 of 5.

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CMS Nursing Home Compare

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Last verified 2026-11-06

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