Medilodge of Howell
Howell, Michigan · CCN 235331
52 surveys since 2010, 28 of them producing a finding at harm level or worse.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
- Citations on record
- 257
- Surveys
- 52
- Harm or worse
- 28
- Immediate jeopardy
- 5
Findings at the most serious level CMS records.
Older surveys no longer in CMS’s monthly file or on Care Compare. They are shown here.
The facility
- Certified beds
- 200
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- MEDILODGE
- County
- Livingston
- Medicare-certified since
- 1977
CMS ratings
- Overall
- 2
- Health inspection
- 2
- Staffing
- 4
- Quality measures
- 4
CMS’s own Five-Star ratings.
Compared with similar facilities
Since 2021, this facility recorded more weighted findings than most of its peer group.
Weighted by harm level, against 82 for-profit facilities with 128 or more beds in Michigan.
Last survey on record
Mar 23, 2026
231 days ago.
Counts surveys with at least one finding. A clean survey leaves no record here, so the real gap may be shorter.
Staffing
| Measure | This facility | Peer median |
|---|---|---|
| Nurse hours per resident day | 3.69 | 3.69 |
| Registered-nurse hours per resident day | 0.70 | — |
| Annual nurse turnover | 34.4% | 43.0% |
As reported by the facility to CMS, beside the peer-group median.
Enforcement
- Fines
- $28,746 across 1 penalty
Federal civil money penalties and remedies as CMS currently publishes them. Amounts may still be under appeal.
Severity of recent findings
| Severity | Isolated | Pattern | Widespread |
|---|---|---|---|
| Immediate jeopardy | J— | K— | L— |
| Actual harm | G58.9% | H— | I— |
| No harm, potential for more than minimal | D3562.5% | E1323.2% | F35.4% |
| No harm, potential for minimal | A— | B— | C— |
Most frequently cited here
In CMS’s current monthly file.
- F6845×
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- F6894×
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- F6093×
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- F7703×
Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents.
- F5852×
Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
In the surveyor’s words
From the most serious findings on record at Medilodge of Howell, in the surveyor’s own words.
- Immediate jeopardy, widespreadF880Feb 12, 2021
This citation pertains to intake #s: MI 417, MI 477, MI 510, and MI 541. Based on observation, interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure adequate infection control practices in accordance with the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) protocol for COVID-19 including: appropriate screening of staff, contracted employees, and visitors upon arrival to the facility which included temperatures, whether symptoms consistent with COVID-19 were present or not and ensure staff with symptoms consistent with COVID-19 did not proceed into the facility. […]
- Immediate jeopardy, patternF883Nov 23, 2021
This citation pertains to intakes MI 980 and MI 982 and has two deficient practices. Deficient Practice #1 Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to follow their policy and Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC) guidance to administer pneumococcal vaccinations to residents who consented for immunization, screen and assess residents for eligibility of receiving pneumococcal vaccinations, offer pneumococcal vaccinations to residents who were eligible to receive it, and educate residents on risks versus benefits of the vaccination for eight (R814, R815, R816, R817, R818, R819, R821, and R822) of nine residents reviewed for pneumococcal vaccinations resulting in facility acquired pneumonia, [CONDITION(S)], and hospitalization . […]
- Immediate jeopardy, patternF880Jan 14, 2021
Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to follow the Center for Disease Control (CDC) protocol for COVID-19 including: encouraging social distancing and mask use for residents, and following current infection control principles/CDC protocol regarding the following: environmental cleaning, appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) use, availability of sanitizing supplies, appropriate areas for doffing PPE used on the COVID-19 designated unit, ensure staff knowledge of isolation equipment (plastic partitions), isolate residents after exposure to COVID-19 (R#'s 927 and 928), ensure staff were educated on the facility's COVID-19 outbreak, proper placement of garbage cans in transmission based precaution rooms, increased respiratory monitoring for one… […]
- Immediate jeopardy, isolatedF600Mar 23, 2023
This citation pertains to intake #MI000134909 and MI00135251 Based on observation, interview and record review the facility failed to protect R701's right to be free from sexual abuse. This deficient practice resulted in Immediate Jeopardy to the health and safety of R701 (a cognitively impaired female) when R702, a male resident with a long history of inappropriate sexual behaviors was observed by a visitor in R701's room with his penis exposed and R701 performed non-consensual manual stimulation to his genitals. Using the reasonable person concept the sexual abuse resulted in the potential for serious psychosocial harm and/or injury to R701 and placed other female residents at risk. […]
- Actual harm, isolatedF689Dec 11, 2025
Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to implement fall interventions for three residents (R2, R17, R68) of twelve residents reviewed for falls/accidents resulting in R2 sustaining bruising, swelling, and pain to mid back region of the head, and decline in previous independent ADL's (Activities of Daily Living). Findings include:R68 On 12/9/25 at approximately 11:35 AM, R68 was observed sitting in their wheelchair. The resident had swelling and bruising on their right hand. When asked as to what happened to their hand they reported that they had a fall. […]
Read 46 findings in full →The most serious and the most recent: 46 of 257 on record.
Every survey on record
FindingsAt actual harm or above
- Mar 23, 2026Complaint2 findings
- Dec 11, 2025Standard and complaint13 findings · 1 harm
- Sep 11, 2025Complaint1 finding
- May 28, 2025Complaint1 finding · 1 harm
- May 1, 2025Complaint4 findings
- Feb 26, 2025Complaint1 finding
- Sep 19, 2024Standard and complaint14 findings · 1 harm
- Jul 16, 2024Complaint1 finding
Show the 44 earlier surveys
- Apr 23, 2024Complaint2 findings
- Aug 31, 2023Standard and complaint17 findings · 2 harm
- May 17, 2023Complaint2 findings
- Mar 23, 2023Complaint1 finding · 1 harm
- Aug 17, 2022Standard19 findings
- Mar 2, 2022Complaint2 findings
- Jan 18, 2022Complaint5 findings
- Nov 23, 2021Complaint6 findings · 2 harm
- Jun 16, 2021Complaint1 finding
- May 13, 2021Standard9 findings · 2 harm
- May 5, 2021Complaint4 findings · 1 harm
- Feb 12, 2021Complaint12 findings · 4 harm
- Jan 14, 2021Complaint5 findings · 2 harm
- Jul 9, 2020Complaint2 findings
- Aug 13, 2019Complaint2 findings
- Jun 27, 2019Complaint2 findings · 1 harm
- Jun 20, 2019Complaint2 findings
- Apr 3, 2019Standard7 findings
- Nov 8, 2018Complaint1 finding
- Jul 25, 2018Complaint2 findings · 1 harm
- Mar 27, 2018Complaint2 findings
- Mar 7, 2018Standard29 findings
- Jan 24, 2018Complaint2 findings
- Sep 20, 2017Complaint7 findings
- Apr 12, 2017Complaint3 findings · 2 harm
- Dec 13, 2016Standard17 findings
- Oct 11, 2016Complaint1 finding
- Sep 21, 2016Complaint1 finding
- Mar 18, 2016Complaint1 finding
- Jan 15, 2016Standard9 findings
- Nov 12, 2015Complaint1 finding · 1 harm
- Oct 29, 2015Complaint1 finding · 1 harm
- Aug 17, 2015Complaint4 findings
- Mar 2, 2015Complaint1 finding · 1 harm
- Nov 20, 2014Standard5 findings
- Apr 17, 2014Complaint1 finding
- Oct 25, 2013—7 findings
- Jul 18, 2013—2 findings · 2 harm
- Jan 10, 2013—1 finding
- Jul 20, 2012—12 findings
- Feb 21, 2012—1 finding · 1 harm
- Oct 14, 2011—7 findings · 1 harm
- Apr 11, 2011—1 finding
- Dec 9, 2010—1 finding
Surveys that found no deficiencies are not in CMS’s files and do not appear here.
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