Life Care Center of Plainwell
Nursing home in Plainwell, Michigan, CMS certification number 235471
320 Brigham St, Plainwell, MI 49080 · Allegan County
- CMS overall rating
- 2 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 119
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- December 17, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 16
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Life Care Center of Plainwell take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Life Care Center of Plainwell 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 | 2 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 2 of 5 |
| Staffing | 4 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 4 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Life Care Center of Plainwell 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
- 3.74
- Registered nurse hours
- 1.04
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.61
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.09
- Weekend total hours
- 3.17
- Nursing staff turnover
- 41.1%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 34.8%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on December 17, 2025 and cited 16 deficiencies, plus 6 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on October 10, 2024, found 9.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Life Care Center of Plainwell in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 88.4 residents live here, about 74% of its 119 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 119
- Average residents per day
- 88.4
- Certified since
- June 6, 1988
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Life Care Center of Plainwell
- Legal business name
- Plainwell Operations, LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 194 homes nationally under Life Care Centers of America, 3.4-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Life Care Center of Plainwell
- Alamo Cove Rehab and Nursing Center8290 W C Ave, Kalamazoo 49009
- Plainwell Pines Nursing and Rehabilitation Communi3260 East B Avenue, Plainwell 49080
- Medilodge of Westwood2575 N Drake Road, Kalamazoo 49006
- Friendship Village1400 N Drake Rd, Kalamazoo 49006
- Villa at Borgess Place3057 Gull Road, Kalamazoo 49048
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 Life Care Center of Plainwell, 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 Life Care Center of Plainwell
What is the CMS star rating of Life Care Center of Plainwell?
2 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Life Care Center of Plainwell accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Life Care Center of Plainwell?
16 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Life Care Center of Plainwell?
Plainwell Operations, LLC, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.