Overview
Kalkaska Memorial Health Center has a Medicare overall rating of 2 out of 5, below the Michigan average of 3.2. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Kalkaska. Its strongest area is quality of care (4 of 5), and its weakest is staffing (1 of 5).
Its most recent standard inspection, on July 31, 2025, found 6 health deficiencies, fewer than the Michigan average of 9.9. 3 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $10,549 in the past three years.
Kalkaska Memorial Health Center is a government-run facility with 104 certified beds, caring for about 68 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1980. It is located inside a hospital.
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
- July 31, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 6
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 3
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $10,549
- Payment denials
- 2
- Total penalties
- 3
Facility details
- Ownership
- Government - Hospital district
- Certified beds
- 104
- Average residents per day
- 68
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- June 29, 1980
- Inside a hospital
- Yes
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes