Mackinac Straits Long Term Care Unit
Nursing home in St. Ignace, Michigan, CMS certification number 235041
1140 North State Street, St. Ignace, MI 49781 · Mackinac County
- CMS overall rating
- 4 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 48
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- July 1, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 4
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Mackinac Straits Long Term Care Unit take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Mackinac Straits Long Term Care Unit 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 | 4 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 3 of 5 |
| Staffing | 5 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 2 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 2 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | Not rated |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Mackinac Straits Long Term Care Unit 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
- 4.49
- Registered nurse hours
- 1.07
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.44
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.98
- Weekend total hours
- 3.90
- Nursing staff turnover
- 29.2%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 40%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on July 1, 2026 and cited 4 deficiencies, plus 1 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on May 29, 2025, found 6.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Mackinac Straits Long Term Care Unit in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 47.3 residents live here, about 99% of its 48 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 48
- Average residents per day
- 47.3
- Certified since
- January 1, 1967
- Inside a hospital
- Yes
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Mackinac Straits Long Term Care Unit
- Legal business name
- Mackinac Straits Health System Inc
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
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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.
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Is this your facility?
If you run Mackinac Straits Long Term Care Unit, 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 Mackinac Straits Long Term Care Unit
What is the CMS star rating of Mackinac Straits Long Term Care Unit?
4 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Mackinac Straits Long Term Care Unit accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Mackinac Straits Long Term Care Unit?
4 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Mackinac Straits Long Term Care Unit?
Mackinac Straits Health System Inc, non profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.