Bay County Medical Care Facility

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Bay County Medical Care Facility operates 161 certified beds in Essexville, Michigan. Its Medicare and Medicaid certification dates to 1967-01-01. It averages 93.7 residents a day.

What harm was found in the violations cited at Bay County Medical Care Facility?

CMS lists 26 health-inspection deficiencies for Bay County Medical Care Facility, all of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is G; the most recent health inspection was 2026-04-29.

Survey dateTagDeficiencySeverity
2026-04-29F0812, F0880, F0921Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. / Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.F
2026-04-29F0550, F0578, F0605, F0684, F0695Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / 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. / 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 safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.D
2026-01-27F0656Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.D
2025-12-19F0600Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.G
2025-04-17F0686Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.G
2025-04-17F0880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.F
2025-04-17F0657Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.E
2025-04-17F0550, F0577Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.D
2025-03-11F0812Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.D
2024-03-13F0689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.G
2024-03-13F0761, F0812, F0880Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.F
2024-03-13F0600, F0684, F0692, F0694, F0755, F0758Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. / Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed. / Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. / Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.D

Why was Bay County Medical Care Facility fined 2 times?

DateTypeAmount
2025-03-11Fine$116,805
2024-03-13Fine$48,731

Has Bay County Medical Care Facility had payment denied by Medicare more than once?

Payment denial startLength in days
2025-05-1629
2024-04-1111

How is Bay County Medical Care Facility staffed?

MeasureThis facilityMI average
Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day6.391583.99072
Total nursing staff turnover (%)53.944.1
Average number of residents per day93.785.9

Who owns Bay County Medical Care Facility?

Bay County Medical Care Facility is registered with CMS as Government - County, operates under the legal business name COUNTY OF BAY.

RoleOwnerAssociation date
5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTERESTCOUNTY OF BAYsince 05/01/1966
CORPORATE DIRECTORWEIDMAN, KYLEsince 12/12/2022
CORPORATE OFFICERMCCARTHY, JACQUELINEsince 06/01/2021
OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLAHMED, TAZEEN, WEIDMAN, KYLEsince 01/01/2018
ADP OF THE SNFAHMED, TAZEEN, MCCARTHY, JACQUELINE, WEIDMAN, KYLEsince 01/01/2018

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