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Wellspring Lutheran Services

1390 Maple Drive, Fairview, MI 486219898482241Ownership: For profit - CorporationCertified beds: 39Avg. daily residents: 36County: Oscoda

The complete public record on Wellspring Lutheran Services, a Medicare & Medicaid–certified nursing home in Fairview, Michigan, from the CMS Care Compare database (August 2026 release). Every figure below is published by federal regulators; ClearPath adds the state comparisons and the plain-English reading.

CMS Star Ratings

Overall rating
★★★★☆
CMS’s composite of the three ratings below. Michigan average: 3.1 stars.
Health inspection
★★★★☆
Based on the last three years of on-site inspections and complaint investigations — the rating CMS weights most heavily.
Staffing
★★★★☆
Nurse and aide hours per resident per day, adjusted for how much care residents need, plus staff turnover.
Quality measures
★★★★☆
Clinical outcomes CMS tracks, such as falls with injury, pressure ulcers and hospital readmissions.
Wellspring Lutheran Services holds a 4-star overall rating, in the top tier CMS assigns. None of this tells you whether a bed is open, whether your insurance is in network, or whether the facility will accept a given level of care — confirm those three directly with the facility before you commit.

Staffing

4.03 total nurse staff hours per resident per day
about the state average (3.98)
0.94 RN hours per resident per day
above the state average (0.78)
3.42 weekend nurse staff hours per resident per day
38.1% total nursing staff turnover
below the state average (44.1)
33.3% RN turnover

Hours are per resident per day, from payroll-based journal data facilities submit to CMS. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over the past year.

Inspections & Penalties

August 28, 2025 most recent standard health inspection
1 health deficiencies cited in the most recent inspection cycle
below the state average (10.1)
5 health deficiencies in the two prior cycles combined
$0 in federal fines across 0 penalties (last 3 years)
1 payment denial
CMS withholding Medicare/Medicaid payment for new admissions until problems were fixed

Recent Inspection Citations

7 citations on record across recent inspections, 1 at the actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy level. Showing the most recent inspection. Severity uses CMS’s A–L scope-and-severity scale; G and above means residents were actually harmed.

InspectionTagWhat was citedSeverity
August 28, 20250921Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.F · Potential for more than minimal harm
February 6, 20250689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. ComplaintG · Actual harm
July 10, 20240686Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.D · Potential for more than minimal harm
July 10, 20240755Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.D · Potential for more than minimal harm
July 10, 20240759Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.D · Potential for more than minimal harm
May 30, 20240689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. ComplaintD · Potential for more than minimal harm
August 3, 20230880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.C · Minimal harm potential

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Source: CMS Care Compare (data.cms.gov), August 2026 monthly release. Figures are as published by CMS and change monthly; ClearPath refreshes automatically. ClearPath Senior Guide is an independent information service, accepts no referral fees or placement incentives from any facility, and does not recommend facilities. Verify current details with the facility.