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Valley Health Center

1015 E PARIS AVE SE, GRAND RAPIDS, MI, 49546
(616) 301-6209
20 licensed beds
★★★★★5/5CMS Five-Star overall5/5 health inspections5/5 staffing2/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity
20
CMS facility ID
235649
Care type
Nursing home
County
Kent
Facility name
Valley Health Center
Street address
1015 E PARIS AVE SE
City / state / ZIP
Grand Rapids, MI 49546
Phone
(616) 301-6209

About this facility — Valley Health Center

Valley Health Center is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It is licensed for 20 beds — well below the median for skilled nursing facilities in Michigan (100 beds).

It is one of 87 senior care facilities in Grand Rapids 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 Valley Health Center 10 times across 6 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.

Facility background

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Ownership type
Non profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

United Methodist Retirement Communities, Inc.
Direct owner — 100% stake — since 2019
Boettcher, Iris
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2013
Carlson, Kalen
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Fetyko, Stephen
Director · Operational control · Trustee · Additional disclosable party — since 2019
Fritz, Michael
Officer — since 2019
Ives, Harlem
Officer — since 2024
Maag, Nicole
Operational control · Trustee · Additional disclosable party — since 2019
Nixon, John
Officer — since 2019
Van Bemden, Cheryl
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2014
Watkins, Trisha
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2019

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since
2009-10-30
CMS overall rating
5 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
2 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
None on record
Last standard inspection
2025-07-31
Nurse staffing
5.2 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2024 cost report)

Average billed charges
$498 per day (≈ $15,140/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
63% Medicaid · 0% Medicare · 37% private/other
Occupancy
89% (fiscal year 2024)
Vs. state median
7% above the MI median of $466/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
20
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 1 food-safety citation on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.
2025-07-31Health inspection2 citations
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 2025-08-27
F-0880
D · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2025-08-27
2024-08-08Health inspection2 citations
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 2024-08-26
F-0880
D · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2024-08-26
1 earlier / fire-safety inspection (6 citations)
2023-06-28Health inspection6 citations
F-0684
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2023-08-15
F-0689
G · Actual harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2023-07-19
F-0727
F · No harm found
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 2023-07-19
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 2023-07-19
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 2023-07-19
F-0883
C · No harm found
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Corrected 2023-07-19
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 235649.

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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
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Last verified 2026-08-31
Source
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