Harold and Grace Upjohn Community Care Center
Nursing home in Kalamazoo, Michigan, CMS certification number 235050
2400 Portage St, Kalamazoo, MI 49001 · Kalamazoo County
- CMS overall rating
- 1 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 84
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- April 17, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 23
- Fines in 3 years
- $31,186 (2)
Does Harold and Grace Upjohn Community Care Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Harold and Grace Upjohn Community Care Center 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 | 1 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing | 4 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 3 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 2 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Harold and Grace Upjohn Community Care Center 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
- 3.92
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.85
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.90
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.17
- Weekend total hours
- 3.65
- Nursing staff turnover
- 44.2%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 47.1%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on April 17, 2026 and cited 23 deficiencies, plus 4 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on March 12, 2025, found 12.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Harold and Grace Upjohn Community Care Center 2 times in the past 3 years, for $31,186 in total.
It also had 1 payment denial, when Medicare stopped paying for new admissions for a time.
Beds and residents
On an average day 77 residents live here, about 92% of its 84 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 84
- Average residents per day
- 77
- Certified since
- January 1, 1967
- Part of a continuing care community
- Yes
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Harold and Grace Upjohn Community Care Center
- Legal business name
- Harold and Grace Upjohn Community Care Center
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
Other nursing homes near Harold and Grace Upjohn Community Care Center
- Villa at Borgess Place3057 Gull Road, Kalamazoo 49048
- Medilodge of Portage7855 Currier Dr, Portage 49002
- Medilodge of Kalamazoo1701 S 11th Street, Kalamazoo 49009
- Friendship Village1400 N Drake Rd, Kalamazoo 49006
- Medilodge of Westwood2575 N Drake Road, Kalamazoo 49006
See also all nursing homes in Kalamazoo.
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, the 6 in Kalamazoo, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Harold and Grace Upjohn Community Care Center, 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 Harold and Grace Upjohn Community Care Center
What is the CMS star rating of Harold and Grace Upjohn Community Care Center?
1 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Harold and Grace Upjohn Community Care Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Harold and Grace Upjohn Community Care Center?
23 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Harold and Grace Upjohn Community Care Center?
Harold and Grace Upjohn Community Care Center, non profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.