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The Willows At East Lansing

3500 COOLIDGE ROAD, EAST LANSING, MI, 48823
(517) 203-4042
65 licensed beds
★★★★★5/5CMS Five-Star overall3/5 health inspections5/5 staffing5/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Bed capacity
65
CMS facility ID
235700
Care type
Nursing home
County
Clinton
Facility name
The Willows At East Lansing
Street address
3500 COOLIDGE ROAD
City / state / ZIP
East Lansing, MI 48823
Phone
(517) 203-4042

The Willows At East Lansing is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in East Lansing, Michigan. It is licensed for 65 beds — below the median for skilled nursing facilities in Michigan (100 beds).

It is one of 11 senior care facilities in East Lansing 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 Willows At East Lansing 38 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.

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Parent company
Trilogy Health Services
Ownership type
For profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Barney, Leigh
Officer — since 2019
Bryant, William
Officer — since 2016
Bufford, Randall
Officer — since 2019
Conner, Gregory
Officer — since 2021
Continental Merger Sub Llc
Indirect owner — since 2021
Corbin, Kathy
Managing employee — since 2011
Davis, David
Officer — since 2017
Ermiger, Joseph
Operational control — since 2021
Fightmaster, Lisa
Managing employee — since 2015
Keybank National Association
Mortgage holder — since 2018
Northstar Healthcare Income Inc
Indirect owner — since 2021
Northstar Healthcare Income Operating Partnership Lp
Indirect owner — since 2021
Prosky, Danny
Officer — since 2015
Streiff, Mathieu
Officer — since 2015
Trilogy Holdings Nt-hci, Llc
Indirect owner — since 2021
Trilogy Management Services Llc
Operational control — since 2021

Regulatory standing

Federal court records
20 naming its parent company — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)
Licensed / certified since
2014-05-16
CMS overall rating
5 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
9 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
None on record
Last standard inspection
2026-01-08
Nurse staffing
3.9 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges
$381 per day (≈ $11,580/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
32% Medicaid · 6% Medicare · 62% private/other
Occupancy
77% (fiscal year 2023)
Vs. state median
18% below the MI median of $466/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
65
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.
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.
2026-03-20Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations
F-0684
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2026-03-31
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 2026-03-31
2026-01-08Health inspection7 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 2026-01-28
F-0585
E · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
Corrected 2026-01-28
F-0644
D · No harm found
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
Corrected 2026-01-28
F-0645
D · No harm found
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
Corrected 2026-01-28
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 2026-01-28
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 2026-01-28
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 2026-01-28
7 earlier / fire-safety inspections (29 citations)
2024-10-17Health inspection8 citations
F-0623
B · No harm found
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Corrected 2024-11-11
F-0625
B · No harm found
Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
Corrected 2024-11-11
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 2024-12-13
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 2024-11-11
F-0679
D · No harm found
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Corrected 2024-12-13
F-0740
D · No harm found
Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.
Corrected 2024-11-11
F-0758
D · No harm found
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Corrected 2024-11-11
F-0887
D · No harm found
Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status.
Corrected 2024-11-11
2024-07-05Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations
F-0684
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2024-07-22
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 2024-07-22
2023-09-20Health inspection11 citations
F-0558
D · No harm found
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Corrected 2023-10-31
F-0585
D · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
Corrected 2023-10-31
F-0641
D · No harm found
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Corrected 2023-10-31
F-0644
D · No harm found
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
Corrected 2023-10-31
F-0645
D · No harm found
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
Corrected 2023-10-31
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 2023-10-31
F-0679
D · No harm found
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Corrected 2023-10-31
F-0692
D · No harm found
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Corrected 2023-10-31
F-0758
D · No harm found
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Corrected 2023-10-31
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 2023-10-31
F-0847
D · No harm found
Inform resident or representatives choice to enter into binding arbitration agreement and right to refuse.
Corrected 2023-10-31
2026-01-08Fire-safety inspection2 citations
K-0362
E · No harm found
Ensure that corridors are separated from use areas by walls constructed to limit the passage of smoke.
Corrected 2026-02-05
K-0363
E · No harm found
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Corrected 2026-02-05
2024-11-14Fire-safety inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
K-0918
F · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2024-11-22
2024-10-17Fire-safety inspection3 citations
K-0355
D · No harm found
Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
Corrected 2024-11-11
K-0363
E · No harm found
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Corrected 2024-11-11
K-0920
E · No harm found
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
Corrected 2024-11-11
2023-09-20Fire-safety inspection2 citations
K-0324
E · No harm found
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
Corrected 2023-10-31
K-0353
E · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2023-10-31
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 235700.
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Ownership & corporate history

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Prior operators & transfers
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Owners' other facilities
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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.
Source
CMS Nursing Home Compare
data.cms.gov Provider Data Catalog
Last verified 2026-08-31
Source
Secretary of State filings
Entity & officer search
Pulled when a report is ordered
Source
PACER federal dockets
pacer.uscourts.gov
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