Overview
Optalis Health & Rehabilitation of Whitehall has a Medicare overall rating of 1 out of 5, below the Michigan average of 3.2. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Whitehall. It scores best on quality of care (3 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.6 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 68% of nursing homes in Michigan (the state average is 4.0 hours). Of that, 0.7 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on March 5, 2026, found 16 health deficiencies, more than the Michigan average of 9.9. 1 of them came from complaint investigations. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 37% of Michigan nursing homes have been fined.
Optalis Health & Rehabilitation of Whitehall is a for-profit facility with 125 certified beds, caring for about 79 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1971.
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
- March 5, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 16
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 1
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 1
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.63 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.73 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.57 hrs
- Nurse aides2.33 hrs
- Physical therapists0.03 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 125
- Average residents per day
- 79
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- April 8, 1971
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes