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The Willows At Howell

1500 BYRON ROAD, HOWELL, MI, 48855
(517) 552-9323
56 licensed beds
★★★★★5/5CMS Five-Star overall4/5 health inspections4/5 staffing5/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity
56
CMS facility ID
235707
Care type
Nursing home
County
Livingston
Facility name
The Willows At Howell
Street address
1500 BYRON ROAD
City / state / ZIP
Howell, MI 48855
Phone
(517) 552-9323

About this facility — The Willows At Howell

The Willows At Howell is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Howell, Michigan. It is licensed for 56 beds — below the median for skilled nursing facilities in Michigan (100 beds).

It is one of 13 senior care facilities in Howell 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 Howell 15 times across 9 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.

Facility background

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Parent company
Trilogy Health Services
Ownership type
For profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Barney, Leigh
Officer — since 2001
Bryant, William
Officer — since 2016
Bufford, Randall
Officer — since 1997
Conner, Gregory
Officer — since 2021
Continental Merger Sub Llc
Indirect owner — since 2021
Corbin, Kathy
Managing employee — since 2015
Davis, David
Officer — since 2017
Fightmaster, Lisa
Managing employee — since 2015
Keybank National Association
Mortgage holder — since 2018
Mehaffey, Todd
Officer — since 2022
Northstar Healthcare Income Inc
Indirect owner — since 2018
Northstar Healthcare Income Operating Partnership Lp
Indirect owner — since 2018
Pietrowski, Cristina
Officer — since 2022
Prosky, Danny
Officer — since 2015
Scott, Jamie
Operational control — since 2018
Streiff, Mathieu
Officer — since 2015
Trilogy Holdings Nt-hci, Llc
Indirect owner — since 2018
Trilogy Management Services Llc
Operational control — since 2015

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
2015-09-28
CMS overall rating
5 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
1 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
None on record
Last standard inspection
2026-03-31
Nurse staffing
3.8 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges
$357 per day (≈ $10,850/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
27% Medicaid · 9% Medicare · 64% private/other
Occupancy
85% (fiscal year 2023)
Vs. state median
23% below the MI median of $466/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
56
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 3 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.
2026-03-31Health inspection1 citation
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 2026-04-17
2025-01-22Health inspection5 citations
F-0582
D · No harm found
Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
Corrected 2025-02-12
F-0636
D · No harm found
Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months.
Corrected 2025-02-12
F-0638
E · No harm found
Assure that each resident’s assessment is updated at least once every 3 months.
Corrected 2025-02-12
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 2025-02-12
F-0880
D · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2025-02-12
4 earlier / fire-safety inspections (9 citations)
2024-11-12Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0623
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Corrected 2024-12-04
2024-05-28Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0880
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2024-06-14
2024-03-20Health inspectionComplaint-triggered6 citations
F-0554
D · No harm found
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Corrected 2024-04-16
F-0658
D · No harm found
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Corrected 2024-04-16
F-0689
D · No harm found
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2024-04-16
F-0692
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Corrected 2024-04-16
F-0791
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.
Corrected 2024-04-16
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 2024-04-16
2026-03-31Fire-safety inspection1 citation
K-0211
E · No harm found
Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.
Corrected 2026-04-17
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 235707.

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Ownership & corporate history

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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
Source
Secretary of State filings
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PACER federal dockets
pacer.uscourts.gov
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