The Laurels of Sandy Creek
Nursing home in Wayland, Michigan, CMS certification number 235313
425 E Elm St, Wayland, MI 49348 · Allegan County
- CMS overall rating
- 3 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 99
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- May 21, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 16
- Fines in 3 years
- $9,113 (1)
Does The Laurels of Sandy Creek take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. The Laurels of Sandy Creek 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 | 3 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 5 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours The Laurels of Sandy Creek 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
- 3.29
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.64
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.63
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.02
- Weekend total hours
- 3.03
- Nursing staff turnover
- 46.4%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 64.3%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on May 21, 2025 and cited 16 deficiencies, plus 6 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on May 9, 2024, found 2.
CMS shows an abuse icon for The Laurels of Sandy Creek. 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 The Laurels of Sandy Creek 1 time in the past 3 years, for $9,113 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 64.4 residents live here, about 65% of its 99 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 99
- Average residents per day
- 64.4
- Certified since
- October 1, 1976
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns The Laurels of Sandy Creek
- Legal business name
- Laurel Health Care Company of Wayland
- Ownership type
- For profit - Individual
- Chain
- 80 homes nationally under Ciena Healthcare/Laurel Health Care, 2.9-star chain average
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- Optalis Health & Rehabilitation of Wyoming625 36th Street SW, Wyoming 49509
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 The Laurels of Sandy Creek, 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 The Laurels of Sandy Creek
What is the CMS star rating of The Laurels of Sandy Creek?
3 out of 5 stars overall.
Does The Laurels of Sandy Creek accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at The Laurels of Sandy Creek?
16 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns The Laurels of Sandy Creek?
Laurel Health Care Company of Wayland, for profit - individual.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.