CMS Care Compare · 2026 1 nursing homes Michigan

Kalkaska County, Michigan

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County inventory for Kalkaska County, Michigan is drawn from U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Nursing Home Compare / Home Health Compare (14,710 Medicare-certified nursing homes nationwide) with cost context from the private CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey - see our methodology. CMS star-quality signature

Rated homes in Kalkaska County average 4.0 CMS stars (upper tercile, >3.46) across 1 nursing home - 104 licensed beds, CareScout 2025 Michigan medians.

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Sheet MI-KALKASKA-MICHIGAN · Kalkaska, MI

NH-ONE · BEDS-FEW · STAR-HIGH · HH-NONE · RANK-TAIL · PHOTO-NONE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • NH-ONE 1 home
  • BEDS-FEW 104 beds
  • STAR-HIGH 4.0★ avg
  • HH-NONE 0 agencies
  • RANK-TAIL #2,408/2,851
  • PHOTO-NONE No peer
  • AL-MID $5,818/mo
  • BOOK-FULL 1/1 NH · 0 HH

Stamps lead with CMS star-quality tercile (high) plus nursing-home inventory, licensed beds, Home Health Compare agencies, corpus NH-count rank, photo-finish peer, and CareScout assisted-living medians.

What stronger CMS stars show for Kalkaska County

CMS star quality is the standout for Kalkaska County: rated homes average 4.0/5 (upper tercile, >3.46) across 1 nursing home and 104 licensed beds.

With a thinner CMS book, cost context matters more per facility: CareScout 2025 Michigan medians run assisted living $5,818/mo, semi-private nursing $11,254/mo, private nursing $11,969/mo, home health aide $6,626/mo, adult day $3,250/mo. Verify rates with the named homes below.

Star counts skew stronger here (1 at 4★). Ownership leans Government - Hospital district (100% of 1 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Kalkaska Memorial Health Center. Still weigh inspection history, staffing, bed size, and specialty units (dementia, rehab, ventilator) before visiting.

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Sources: CMS Nursing Home Compare + CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See methodology.

$5,818
Assisted Living / mo
$11,254
Nursing (Semi) / mo
$6,626
Home Care / mo
4.0
Avg CMS Rating

Nursing Homes in Kalkaska County

1 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.

Facility City Rating Beds Ownership
Kalkaska Memorial Health Center Kalkaska 4/5 104 Government - Hospital district

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Continue on the Michigan elder-care overview or the highest-rated states ranking. Costs shown are Michigan state-level medians from CareScout 2025 (county-level cost data is not available).

Read our methodology - how CMS Care Compare and CareScout 2025 are joined for Kalkaska County.