Analysis Report of Nursing Homes in Ionia, MI

Summary Analysis of Nursing Homes in Ionia
The 10,000 foot view

Updated on December 1, 2024

This analysis is based on homes within a 25 mile radius of the city.

According to the latest data compiled by NursingHomeDatabase.com, Ionia has a total of 13 active skilled nursing facilities and 1,247 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of Ionia of 14,122, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 11.32 persons in Ionia. There were 1,008 residents in nursing homes as December 1, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 80.83 percent. (Note that the home count is based on monthly data provided by CMS and the number of beds and the occupancy numbers are based on weekly data. There is a minor number of homes that do not report their data weekly.)

According to the monthly data, Ionia has added 0 new beds and lost 0 existing beds over the past year.

The Biden Administration has announced that it wants to regulate minimum nursing home staffing levels. They have proposed minimums of .55 hours of care per resident per day from registered nurses (RNs) and 2.45 hours of care per resident per day certified nursing aids (CNAs). These are the current level amount of hours per resident per day of care for Ionia and a comparison to the state and national averages:

Staffing Levels	City	State / National
Registered Nurse (RN)	0.71	0.75 / 0.67
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA)	2.14	2.27 / 2.29
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)	0.63	0.88 / 0.88
All Staff	3.47	3.91 / 3.84

State Analysis: Look here for the latest nursing home analysis for Michigan.

COVID-19 Infections in Ionia Nursing Homes

While COVID-19 infections and deaths are down significantly from late 2020 and 2021, the number of infections and deaths continues to be monitored. For nursing homes in Ionia there were a total of 5 new cases and 5 new deaths among residents for the week ending December 1, 2024. The chart below shows COVID-19 activity for the past year.

New and Lost Nursing Homes in Ionia

No new homes were reported by CMS over the past twelve months.

No homes were removed by CMS over the past twelve months.

Occupancy Percentages for Ionia Nursing Homes

The chart below shows the overall occupancy for nursing home beds in Ionia, MI. Occupancies levels for individual facilities will differ and can be found on the detail page for the specific nursing home.

Best and Worst Nursing Homes in Ionia

The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in Ionia based on their most recent weighted average inspection score. Some nursing homes may have higher overall 5-star ratings than the homes on this list. We feel that the health inspection score is the best indicator of current operations. It changes quicker than the overall rating.

Facility	Rating
Corewell Health Greenville Hosp Rehab and Nsg Ctr 615 S BOWER ST GREENVILLE, MI	11.33
Mission Point Nsg and Phy Rehab Ctr of Cedar Springs 400 JEFFREY CEDAR SPRINGS, MI	32.67
Skld Ionia 814 E LINCOLN AVE IONIA, MI	31.33
The Laurels of Kent 350 N CENTER ST LOWELL, MI	139.17
Regency at Lansing West 12200 BROADBENT LANSING, MI	114.67
Medilodge of Lansing 731 STARKWEATHER DR LANSING, MI	97.83
Dimondale Nursing Care Center 4000 N MICHIGAN ROAD DIMONDALE, MI	109.00
Mission Point Nsg and Physical Rehab Ctr of Belding 414 E STATE ST BELDING, MI	118.00
Mission Point Nsg and Phy Rehab Ctr of Greenville 828 E WASHINGTON ST GREENVILLE, MI	110.67
Laurels of Fulton,the 4735 RANGER RD PERRINTON, MI	92.67

The list below shows the worst skilled nursing facilities in Ionia based on their most recent weighted average inspection score.

Facility	Rating
Laurels of Carson City 620 NORTH SECOND STREET CARSON CITY, MI	208.17
Mission Point Nsg and Phy Rehab Ctr of Forest Hills 1095 MEDICAL PARK DR GRAND RAPIDS, MI	223.00
Mission Point Nsg and Phy Rehab Ctr of Greenville 828 E WASHINGTON ST GREENVILLE, MI	110.67
Mission Point Nsg and Physical Rehab Ctr of Belding 414 E STATE ST BELDING, MI	118.00
Laurels of Fulton,the 4735 RANGER RD PERRINTON, MI	92.67
Clearstream Rehabilitation and Nursing Center 240 E NORTH ST HASTINGS, MI	145.50 /
The Laurels of Kent 350 N CENTER ST LOWELL, MI	139.17
Regency at Lansing West 12200 BROADBENT LANSING, MI	114.67
Medilodge of Lansing 731 STARKWEATHER DR LANSING, MI	97.83
Dimondale Nursing Care Center 4000 N MICHIGAN ROAD DIMONDALE, MI	109.00

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