Optalis Health & Rehabilitation of Whitehall
Nursing home in Whitehall, Michigan, CMS certification number 235206
916 East Lewis Street, Whitehall, MI 49461 · Muskegon County
- CMS overall rating
- 1 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 125
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- March 5, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 16
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Optalis Health & Rehabilitation of Whitehall take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Optalis Health & Rehabilitation of Whitehall 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 | 2 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 3 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Optalis Health & Rehabilitation of Whitehall 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
- 3.63
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.73
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.57
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.33
- Weekend total hours
- 3.25
- Nursing staff turnover
- 57.3%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 62.5%
- Administrators who left
- 2
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on March 5, 2026 and cited 16 deficiencies, plus 1 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on December 10, 2024, found 12.
CMS shows an abuse icon for Optalis Health & Rehabilitation of Whitehall. 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 lists no fines for Optalis Health & Rehabilitation of Whitehall in the past 3 years.
It also had 1 payment denial, when Medicare stopped paying for new admissions for a time.
Beds and residents
On an average day 79.2 residents live here, about 63% of its 125 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 125
- Average residents per day
- 79.2
- Certified since
- April 8, 1971
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Optalis Health & Rehabilitation of Whitehall
- Legal business name
- Optalis Whitehall Opco LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 36 homes nationally under Optalis Health & Rehabilitation, 2.5-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Optalis Health & Rehabilitation of Whitehall
- Hillcrest Nursing and Rehabilitation Community695 Mitzi Street, North Muskegon 49445
- Harbor Terrace Senior Living60 Veridian Drive, Muskegon 49440
- Optalis Health & Rehabilitation of Muskegon1061 West Hackley Avenue, Muskegon 49441
- Lake Woods Nursing & Rehabilitation Center1684 Vulcan Street, Muskegon 49442
- Roosevelt Park Nursing and Rehabilitation Communit1300 West Broadway Avenue, Muskegon 49441
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 Optalis Health & Rehabilitation of Whitehall, 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 Optalis Health & Rehabilitation of Whitehall
What is the CMS star rating of Optalis Health & Rehabilitation of Whitehall?
1 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Optalis Health & Rehabilitation of Whitehall accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Optalis Health & Rehabilitation of Whitehall?
16 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Optalis Health & Rehabilitation of Whitehall?
Optalis Whitehall Opco LLC, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.