Overview
Bay County Medical Care Facility has a Medicare overall rating of 3 out of 5, in line with the Michigan average of 3.2. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Essexville. Its strongest area is staffing (5 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 6.7 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 100% of nursing homes in Michigan (the state average is 4.0 hours). Of that, 1.3 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on April 29, 2026, found 10 health deficiencies, more than the Michigan average of 9.9. 2 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 2 fines totaling $165,536 in the past three years.
Bay County Medical Care Facility is a government-run facility with 161 certified beds, caring for about 90 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1967.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- April 29, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 10
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 2
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 2 totaling $165,536
- Payment denials
- 2
- Total penalties
- 4
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff6.69 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)1.32 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.31 hrs
- Nurse aides4.07 hrs
- Physical therapists0.01 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Government - County
- Certified beds
- 161
- Average residents per day
- 90
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- January 1, 1967
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Both
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes