Life Care Center of Plainwell
Life Care Center of Plainwell is a 119-bed nursing home in Plainwell, Michigan. CMS has certified it for Medicare and Medicaid since 1988-06-06. It averages 94.7 residents a day.
What harm was found in the violations cited at Life Care Center of Plainwell?
CMS lists 85 health-inspection deficiencies for Life Care Center of Plainwell, all of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is J; the most recent health inspection was 2026-04-09.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-09 | F0551, F0580, F0605, F0684, F0880 | Give the resident's representative the ability to exercise the resident's rights. / Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. / Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D |
| 2025-12-17 | F0550, F0584, F0756, F0908, F0925 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely. / Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. / Keep all essential equipment working safely. / Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests. | E |
| 2025-12-17 | F0578, F0687, F0690, F0698, F0841, F0867 | Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive. / Provide appropriate foot care. / Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. / Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. / Designate a physician to serve as medical director responsible for implementation of resident care policies and coordination of medical care in the facility. / Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action. | D |
| 2025-06-18 | F0600, F0726, F0744 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. / Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being. / Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia. | D |
| 2025-01-29 | F0585 | 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. | D |
| 2024-10-10 | F0812 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | F |
| 2024-10-10 | F0880 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | E |
| 2024-10-10 | F0578, F0600, F0625, F0657, F0688, F0690, F0699 | Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive. / Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. / Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave. / Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. / Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason. / Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. / Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent. | D |
| 2024-08-22 | F0600, F0609, F0610, F0686, F0690, F0692 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. / Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. / Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. / Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. / Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. / Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. | D |
| 2024-06-27 | F0656, F0692, F0810, F0880 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. / Provide special eating equipment and utensils for residents who need them and appropriate assistance. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D |
| 2024-04-12 | F0600, F0657 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. / Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. | D |
| 2023-12-11 | F0686 | Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. | G |
| 2023-12-11 | F0812 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | F |
| 2023-12-11 | F0656, F0679, F0684, F0740, F0745, F0880, F0881 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Provide activities to meet all resident's needs. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services. / Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. / Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use. | E |
| 2023-12-11 | F0550, F0558, F0561, F0580, F0635, F0641, F0644, F0645, F0655, F0658, F0677, F0689, F0690, F0692, F0693, F0698, F0699, F0744, F0757, F0883, F0887, F0947 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. / Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice. / Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. / Provide doctor's orders for the resident's immediate care at the time the resident was admitted. / Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. / Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed. / PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities / Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted / Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. / Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. / Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. / Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube. / Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. / Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent. / Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia. / Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. / Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations. / Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status. / Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention. | D |
| 2023-09-19 | F0610, F0760 | Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. / Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. | J |
| 2023-09-19 | F0604, F0684, F0689 | Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | G |
| 2023-09-19 | F0550, F0602, F0609 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money. / Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. | E |
| 2023-09-19 | F0580, F0600, F0607, F0658, F0842 | Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. / Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. / Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. / Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. / Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | D |
Why was Life Care Center of Plainwell fined 2 times?
| Date | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-19 | Fine | $156,244 |
| 2023-09-19 | Fine | $15,593 |
How is Life Care Center of Plainwell staffed relative to the MI average?
| Measure | This facility | MI average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 3.50050 | 3.99072 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 40.2 | 44.1 |
| Average number of residents per day | 94.7 | 85.9 |
Who owns Life Care Center of Plainwell, and what chain is it in?
Life Care Center of Plainwell is registered with CMS as For profit - Corporation, operates under the legal business name PLAINWELL OPERATIONS, LLC and belongs to the LIFE CARE CENTERS OF AMERICA chain.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | PRESTON, FORREST | since 09/21/2015 |
| MANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY | LONG, ZOFIA, NICKRENT, DAWN, WESTERS, PENNIE | since 02/21/2024 |
| CORPORATE OFFICER | CROSS, CINDY, HENRY, TERRY, THURMOND, JOAN | since 01/24/2017 |
| OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | LIFE CARE CENTERS OF AMERICA, INC., ALVI, TAHIR, FLETCHER, TODD, LAY, LISA, LONG, ZOFIA, NICKRENT, DAWN, PRESTON, AUBREY, PRESTON, FORREST, SWANKER, RICHARD, WESTERS, PENNIE, ZIEGLER, JAMES | since 01/01/2022 |
| ADP OF THE SNF | LIFE CARE CENTERS OF AMERICA, INC., ALVI, TAHIR, PRESTON, FORREST, WESTERS, PENNIE | since 02/14/2025 |
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