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The Laurels of Sandy Creek

425 E ELM ST, WAYLAND, MI, 49348
(269) 792-2249
99 licensed beds
★★★★★3/5CMS Five-Star overall2/5 health inspections3/5 staffing5/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity
99
CMS facility ID
235313
Care type
Nursing home
County
Allegan
Facility name
The Laurels of Sandy Creek
Street address
425 E ELM ST
City / state / ZIP
Wayland, MI 49348
Phone
(269) 792-2249

About this facility — The Laurels of Sandy Creek

The Laurels of Sandy Creek is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Wayland, Michigan. It is licensed for 99 beds — close to the median for skilled nursing facilities in Michigan (100 beds).

It is one of 2 senior care facilities in Wayland 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 The Laurels of Sandy Creek 41 times across 11 inspections in the last three years, including 4 food-safety citations, and CMS has imposed $14,020 in fines. 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

Parent company
Ciena Healthcare/laurel Health Care
Ownership type
For profit - Individual

Registered owners & officers

Barnosky, Susan
Managing employee — since 2022
Ciena Healthcare Management Inc
Operational control — since 2021
Khan, Anis
Officer — since 2016
Laurel Health Care Holdings, Inc.
Operational control — since 2006
Qazi, Mohammad
Director · Officer — since 2016
Stobb, David
Officer — since 2016

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since
1976-10-01
CMS overall rating
3 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
16 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
$14,020 total
Last standard inspection
2025-05-21
Nurse staffing
3.1 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges
$518 per day (≈ $15,750/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
0% Medicaid · 4% Medicare · 96% private/other
Occupancy
62% (fiscal year 2023)
Vs. state median
11% above the MI median of $466/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
99
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 4 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.
2026-03-26Health inspectionComplaint-triggered5 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 2026-02-09
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 2026-04-21
F-0656
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2026-04-21
F-0693
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
Corrected 2026-04-21
F-0921
F · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Corrected 2026-04-21
2025-10-22Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0689
J · Immediate jeopardyFrom a complaint
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2025-10-07
9 earlier / fire-safety inspections (35 citations)
2025-05-21Health inspection10 citations
F-0554
D · No harm found
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Corrected 2025-06-12
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 2025-06-12
F-0641
D · No harm found
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Corrected 2025-06-12
F-0684
E · No harm found
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2025-06-12
F-0801
C · No harm foundFood safety
Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician.
Corrected 2025-06-12
F-0806
E · No harm foundFood safety
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options.
Corrected 2025-06-12
F-0810
E · No harm foundFood safety
Provide special eating equipment and utensils for residents who need them and appropriate assistance.
Corrected 2025-06-12
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 2025-06-12
F-0880
D · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2025-06-12
F-0921
E · No harm found
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Corrected 2025-06-12
2025-02-05Health inspectionComplaint-triggered3 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 2025-02-28
F-0741
G · Actual harmFrom a complaint
Ensure that the facility has sufficient staff members who possess the competencies and skills to meet the behavioral health needs of residents.
Corrected 2025-02-28
F-0880
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2025-02-28
2024-05-09Health inspection2 citations
F-0550
D · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Corrected 2024-05-30
F-0658
E · No harm found
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Corrected 2024-05-30
2024-02-29Health inspectionComplaint-triggered3 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 2024-03-26
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 2024-03-26
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 2024-03-26
2023-09-14Health inspectionComplaint-triggered3 citations
F-0607
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Corrected 2023-06-05
F-0726
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
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 2023-10-02
F-0727
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
Corrected 2023-10-02
2023-05-03Health inspection7 citations
F-0550
E · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Corrected 2023-05-26
F-0561
D · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
Corrected 2023-05-26
F-0600
D · No harm found
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Corrected 2023-05-26
F-0658
D · No harm found
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Corrected 2023-05-26
F-0689
E · No harm found
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2023-05-26
F-0699
D · No harm found
Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.
Corrected 2023-05-26
F-0880
E · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2023-05-26
2025-05-21Fire-safety inspection3 citations
K-0293
E · No harm found
Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs.
Corrected 2025-06-12
K-0324
D · No harm found
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
Corrected 2025-06-12
K-0363
E · No harm found
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Corrected 2025-06-12
2024-05-09Fire-safety inspection2 citations
K-0761
F · No harm found
To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.
Corrected 2024-05-30
K-0914
F · No harm found
Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing.
Corrected 2024-05-30
2023-05-03Fire-safety inspection2 citations
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 2023-05-04
K-0511
E · No harm found
Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
Corrected 2023-05-04

Federal penalties

2025-10-22Fine$14,020
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 235313.

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Inspection citations — last 5 years

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Original records

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Source
CMS Nursing Home Compare
data.cms.gov Provider Data Catalog
Last verified 2026-08-31
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pacer.uscourts.gov
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