Bay County Medical Care Facility
Nursing home in Essexville, Michigan, CMS certification number 235044
564 West Hampton Road, Essexville, MI 48732 · Bay County
- CMS overall rating
- 3 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 161
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- April 29, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 10
- Fines in 3 years
- $165,536 (2)
Does Bay County Medical Care Facility take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Bay County Medical Care Facility is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 3 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 2 of 5 |
| Staffing | 5 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 4 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 1 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Bay County Medical Care Facility reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 6.69
- Registered nurse hours
- 1.32
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.31
- Nurse aide hours
- 4.07
- Weekend total hours
- 5.83
- Nursing staff turnover
- 41.8%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 47.9%
- Administrators who left
- 1
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on April 29, 2026 and cited 10 deficiencies, plus 2 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on April 17, 2025, found 5.
CMS shows an abuse icon for Bay County Medical Care Facility. That means inspectors cited it for abuse, neglect or exploitation in the past year or two.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Bay County Medical Care Facility 2 times in the past 3 years, for $165,536 in total.
It also had 2 payment denials, when Medicare stopped paying for new admissions for a time.
Beds and residents
On an average day 89.9 residents live here, about 56% of its 161 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 161
- Average residents per day
- 89.9
- Certified since
- January 1, 1967
- Resident or family council
- Both
Who owns Bay County Medical Care Facility
- Legal business name
- County of Bay
- Ownership type
- Government - County
Other nursing homes near Bay County Medical Care Facility
- Hampton Nursing and Rehabilitation800 Mulholland Road, Bay City 48708
- Bay Shores Senior Care and Rehab Center3254 E Midland Rd, Bay City 48706
- Carriage House Nursing and Rehabilitation2394 Midland Road, Bay City 48706
- Caretel Inns of Tri-Cities6700 Westside Saginaw Road, Bay City 48706
- Huron Woods Nursing Center1395 South Huron Road, Kawkawlin 48631
Who inspects nursing homes in Michigan
Michigan's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
Compare all nursing homes in Michigan, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Bay County Medical Care Facility, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Bay County Medical Care Facility
What is the CMS star rating of Bay County Medical Care Facility?
3 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Bay County Medical Care Facility accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Bay County Medical Care Facility?
10 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Bay County Medical Care Facility?
County of Bay, government - county.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.