Nursing Home
Life Care Center of Plainwell
320 Brigham St, Plainwell, MI 49080
1
1
CMS Overall Rating — Much below average
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CMS five-star sub-ratings
Health inspection
1
Staffing
4
Quality measures
4
Long-stay QM
4
Short-stay QM
4
The overall rating starts from the health-inspection rating and is adjusted by staffing and quality-measure performance. How this works.
Facility details
- Type
- Nursing Home
- Ownership
- For-profit
- Certified beds
- 119
- Phone
- (269) 685-9805
- CMS Certification Number
- 235471
- Address
- 320 Brigham St, Plainwell, MI 49080
Staffing
- Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day)
- 3.68 hrs
- RN staffing (hrs/resident/day)
- 0.96 hrs
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 43 %
Inspection
- Total weighted health survey score
- 149.5
Other measures
- Average residents per day
- 91.7
Inspection history
80citations on record
6serious (scope/severity G+)
33from complaints
December 17, 2025most recent survey
Recent citations
| Date | Tag | Issue | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 0584 | Resident Rights Deficiencies | |
| Dec 2025 | 0756 | Pharmacy Service Deficiencies | |
| Dec 2025 | 0908 | Environmental Deficiencies | |
| Dec 2025 | 0925 | Environmental Deficiencies | |
| Dec 2025 | 0550 | Resident Rights Deficiencies complaint | |
| Dec 2025 | 0578 | Resident Rights Deficiencies | |
| Dec 2025 | 0687 | Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies | |
| Dec 2025 | 0690 | Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies | |
| Dec 2025 | 0698 | Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies | |
| Dec 2025 | 0841 | Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies | |
| Dec 2025 | 0867 | Administration Deficiencies | |
| Jun 2025 | 0600 | Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies complaint | |
| Jun 2025 | 0726 | Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies complaint | |
| Jun 2025 | 0744 | Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies complaint | |
| Jan 2025 | 0585 | Resident Rights Deficiencies complaint |
Scope/severity runs A (least) to L (most serious); G and above indicate actual harm or immediate jeopardy. Source: CMS health inspection surveys.
Penalties & enforcement
CMS has flagged this facility with an abuse icon in its most recent data.
2fines
$171,837total fines
0payment denials
2total penalties
Penalty history
| Date | Type | Amount / length |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2023 | Fine | $156,244 |
| Sep 2023 | Fine | $15,593 |
Federal penalties recorded by CMS. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Ownership
| Owner | Type | Role | Stake |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preston, Forrest | Individual | Indirect Ownership Interest | — |
| Long, Zofia | Individual | Managing Control - Governing Body | — |
| Nickrent, Dawn | Individual | Managing Control - Governing Body | — |
| Westers, Pennie | Individual | Managing Control - Governing Body | — |
| Cross, Cindy | Individual | Corporate Officer | — |
| Henry, Terry | Individual | Corporate Officer | — |
| Thurmond, Joan | Individual | Corporate Officer | — |
| Life Care Centers Of America, Inc. | Organization | Operational/Managerial Control | — |
| Alvi, Tahir | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | — |
| Fletcher, Todd | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | — |
| Lay, Lisa | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | — |
| Long, Zofia | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | — |
Owners, managing employees and organizations on file with CMS. Ownership can affect accountability and care patterns. Source: CMS Ownership data.
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