Nursing Homes in Chelsea, MI- Monthly Analysis & Key Metrics

Data as of April 28, 2024

Reviewed by Richard Saunders

The City Level Skilled Nursing Home Analysis Report

Recently, the Biden administration announced a goal of improving nursing home care, as highlighted in several important announcements (see the initial announcement and a subsequent announcement). While this is a commendable goal, it is not entirely clear what the best approach is for achieving it. Proposing minimum staffing levels for all nursing homes simplifies a complicated issue. Nursing Homes address a wide range of resident needs, from short-term rehabilitation to long-term care to dementia and memory issues, that require different levels of care. It also fails to address a national staffing shortage that will likely only worsen.

At NursingHomeDatabase.com, we believe that one critical element of any improvement effort is to have access to good, clear data and analysis that can help everyone understand the current state of affairs, identify trends, and track progress over time. To this end, we have built this series of reports that will try to illuminate the key metrics of nursing home performance for each state. Our reports are designed to provide valuable insights and inform policymakers, healthcare providers, and families who are interested in nursing home care.

The analysis for the state level report cards of nursing home care is primarily derived from data that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid ("CMS") provides. CMS publishes weekly data about nursing home occupancy and COVID-19 infections and publishes monthly reports with ratings, staffing levels, and deficiencies.

Summary Analysis of Nursing Homes in Chelsea
The 10,000 foot view

Updated on April 28, 2024

This analysis is based on homes within a 25 mile radius of the city.

According to the latest data compiled by NursingHomeDatabase.com, Chelsea has a total of 23 active skilled nursing facilities and 2,181 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of Chelsea of 5,837, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 2.68 persons in Chelsea. There were 1,742 residents in nursing homes as April 28, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 79.87 percent. (Note that the home count is based on monthly data provided by CMS and the number of beds and the occupancy numbers are based on weekly data. There is a minor number of homes that do not report their data weekly.)

According to the monthly data, Chelsea has added 0 new beds and lost 0 existing beds over the past year.

The Biden Administration has announced that it wants to regulate minimum nursing home staffing levels. They have proposed minimums of .55 hours of care per resident per day from registered nurses (RNs) and 2.45 hours of care per resident per day certified nursing aids (CNAs). These are the current level amount of hours per resident per day of care for Chelsea and a comparison to the state and national averages:

Staffing Levels City State / National
Registered Nurse (RN) 0.80 0.75 / 0.65
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA) 2.14 2.28 / 2.26
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) 0.90 0.88 / 0.88
All Staff 3.84 3.91 / 3.78

State Analysis: Look here for the latest nursing home analysis for Michigan.

COVID-19 Infections in Chelsea Nursing Homes

While COVID-19 infections and deaths are down significantly from late 2020 and 2021, the number of infections and deaths continues to be monitored. For nursing homes in Chelsea there were a total of 0 new cases and 0 new deaths among residents for the week ending April 28, 2024. The chart below shows COVID-19 activity for the past year.

New and Lost Nursing Homes in Chelsea

No new homes were reported by CMS over the past twelve months.

No homes were removed by CMS over the past twelve months.

Occupancy Percentages for Chelsea Nursing Homes

The chart below shows the overall occupancy for nursing home beds in Chelsea, MI. Occupancies levels for individual facilities will differ and can be found on the detail page for the specific nursing home.

Best and Worst Nursing Homes in Chelsea

The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in Chelsea based on their most recent weighted average inspection score. Some nursing homes may have higher overall 5-star ratings than the homes on this list. We feel that the health inspection score is the best indicator of current operations. It changes quicker than the overall rating.

Facility Rating
The Willows at Howell
1500 BYRON ROAD
HOWELL, MI
47.33
South Lyon Senior Care and Rehab Center, L L C
700 REYNOLD SWEET PARKWAY
SOUTH LYON, MI
30.67
Chelsea Retirement Community
805 W MIDDLE ST
CHELSEA, MI
51.33
Glacier Hills
1200 EARHART RD
ANN ARBOR, MI
47.33
Jackson County Medical Care Facility
524 LANSING AVE
JACKSON, MI
36.67
Wellbridge of Brighton
2200 DORR ROAD
HOWELL, MI
37.33
Vista Grande Villa
2251 SPRINGPORT RD
JACKSON, MI
48.67
Caretel Inns of Brighton
1014 E GRAND RIVER
BRIGHTON, MI
57.33
The Gilbert Residence
203 S HURON ST
YPSILANTI, MI
60.67
Wellbridge of Pinckney
664 SOUTH HOWELL STREET
PINCKNEY, MI
88.00

The list below shows the worst skilled nursing facilities in Chelsea based on their most recent weighted average inspection score.

Facility Rating
Regency at Whitmore Lake
8633 N MAIN ST
WHITMORE LAKE, MI
282.33
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West Hickory Haven
3310 W COMMERCE RD
MILFORD, MI
213.00
Countryside Care Center
2121 ROBINSON RD
JACKSON, MI
432.67
Optalis Health and Rehabilitation of Ann Arbor
4701 E. HURON RIVER DR
ANN ARBOR, MI
269.67
Regency at Bluffs Park
355 HURON VIEW BLVD
ANN ARBOR, MI
128.00
Mission Point Health Campus of Jackson
703 ROBINSON RD
JACKSON, MI
120.67
Medilodge of Howell
1333 W GRAND RIVER
HOWELL, MI
213.83
Allegra Nursing and Rehab
434 W NORTH ST
JACKSON, MI
134.00
Evangelical Home - Saline
440 W RUSSELL
SALINE, MI
149.67
Medilodge of Livingston
3003 W GRAND RIVER
HOWELL, MI
58.00

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