67 Michigan Nursing Homes Rated As Best In State: U.S. News

A new set of ratings places nearly 2,300 nursing homes in the United States as top care providers in the country for 2017-18. The “Nursing Home Finder,” released Tuesday by U.S. News & World Report, evaluated more than 15,000 nursing homes across the country to come up with the list of homes designated as the best.

To create the “Nursing Home Finder,” U.S. News used data from Nursing Home Compare, a program run by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The nursing homes were rated “poor” to “top-performing” on a scale of 1 to 5.

In Michigan, 67 nursing homes made the list. U.S. News says nursing home performance was evaluated over time, averaging monthly data over a year and much emphasis was placed on strong performance in medical quality measures. To receive a high U.S. News rating, homes had to provide significantly more than the required minimum of rehabilitation therapy. All rated homes accept residents covered by Medicaid, Medicare or both. (You can read more about how U.S. News rates nursing homes here.)

Of the 67 Michigan nursing homes that were labeled as “top performing,” 13 are in the metropolitan Detroit area and had ratings of 4.5 or greater:

1. Shorepointe Nursing Center, St. Clair Shores (5)
2. Maycrest Manor, Livonia (5)
3. Evangelical Home, Sterling Heights (5)
4. Lake Orion Nursing Center, Lake Orion (5)
5. Cherrywood Nursing and Living, Sterling Heights (5)
6. Shelby Nursing Center, Shelby Township (5)
7. Marywood Nursing Care Center, Livonia (5)
8. Woodhaven Retirement Community, Livonia (5)
9. Maple Manor Rehab Center, Wayne (5)
10. Church of Christ Care Center, Clinton Township (5)
11. Catherine’s Place, Farmington Hills (5)
12. The Village of East Harbor, Chesterfield Township (4.5)
13. Woodward Hills Nursing Center, Bloomfield Hills (4.5)

The homes that received the designation of a best U.S. News nursing home for 2017-18 represent about 15 percent of all homes, according to the publication.

Click here to see the list of all nursing homes that were rated as best by U.S. News.

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