Overview
Chelsea Retirement Community has a Medicare overall rating of 5 out of 5, above the Michigan average of 3.2. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Chelsea. Its strongest area is health inspections (5 of 5), and its weakest is quality of care (4 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.5 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 81% of nursing homes in Michigan (the state average is 4.0 hours). Of that, 0.8 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on July 16, 2026, found 4 health deficiencies, fewer than the Michigan average of 9.9. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 37% of Michigan nursing homes have been fined.
Chelsea Retirement Community is a nonprofit facility with 85 certified beds, caring for about 81 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1967. 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
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 21%
Top 18%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- July 16, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 4
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff4.54 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.76 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.26 hrs
- Nurse aides2.52 hrs
- Physical therapists0.17 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 85
- Average residents per day
- 81
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- January 1, 1967
- 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