Overview
Burcham Hills Retirement Center has a Medicare overall rating of 1 out of 5, below the Michigan average of 3.2. It ranks 4th of 4 nursing homes in East Lansing. Its strongest area is staffing (4 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.6 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 83% of nursing homes in Michigan (the state average is 4.0 hours). Of that, 1.0 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on May 15, 2025, found 16 health deficiencies, more than the Michigan average of 9.9. 10 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $37,557 in the past three years.
Burcham Hills Retirement Center is a nonprofit facility with 133 certified beds, caring for about 103 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1978. It is part of a continuing care retirement community.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- May 15, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 16
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 10
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $37,557
- Payment denials
- 1
- Total penalties
- 2
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff4.59 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)1.01 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.21 hrs
- Nurse aides2.37 hrs
- Physical therapists0.06 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 133
- Average residents per day
- 103
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- November 1, 1978
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- Yes
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes