Overview
Tuscola County Medical Care Facility 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 Caro. Its strongest area is quality of care (5 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (3 of 5).
Residents receive about 5.9 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 97% 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 December 12, 2025, found 7 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.
Tuscola County Medical Care Facility is a government-run facility with 159 certified beds, caring for about 135 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
- December 12, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 7
- 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 staff5.95 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.99 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.10 hrs
- Nurse aides3.86 hrs
- Physical therapists0.04 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Government - County
- Certified beds
- 159
- Average residents per day
- 135
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- January 16, 1967
- 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