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The Laurels Of Carson City

620 North Second Street, Carson City, MI, 48811

Type
Nursing home
Medicare/Medicaid certified · CCN 235636

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Federal Quality Data

Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed June 2026.

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CMS Star Ratings

Overall3 / 5
Health inspections2 / 5
Staffing4 / 5
Quality measures5 / 5

Facility & Staffing

Ownership
For profit - Corporation · Chain: Ciena Healthcare/Laurel Health Care
Certified beds
82 · avg 76 residents/day
Total nursing staff turnover
37.7%lower than most Michigan nursing homesMichigan avg: 44.3% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
RN turnover
22.2%lower than most Michigan nursing homesMichigan avg: 39.9% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
Administrators who left
1 departednear the Michigan averageMichigan avg: 0.5 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare

Enforcement & Citations

Fines (past 3 years)
1 fine · $121,908 total
Payment denials
1 denial

Medicare certification

CMS Certification Number
235636
Certified beds
82 beds · avg 76 residents/day
Ownership type
For profit - Corporation
Continuing-care community
No

CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026

Ownership & operations

Legal business name
The Laurels Of Carson City, Llc
Chain affiliation
Ciena Healthcare/laurel Health Care

CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026

Federal ownership record

For-profitLlcHolding company in ownership

Chain affiliation

Part of the Ciena Healthcare/laurel Health Care chain — 83 facilities across 5 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 2.9 / 5.

Parent entity

Laurel Acquisition Holding Corporation

Disclosed owners (15 on record)

  • Ciena Healthcare Management Inc

    Adp of The Snf · since 2025

  • (unnamed Owner)

    Adp of The Snf · since 2025

  • (unnamed Owner)

    Adp of The Snf · since 2025

  • Garrett Smith

    Operational/managerial Control · since 2025

  • (unnamed Owner)

    Adp of The Snf · since 2024

  • Billiejo Estep

    Operational/managerial Control · since 2024

+ 9 additional owners on the federal record.

Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures, as of May 2026.

Federal inspection record

27 health citations on file1 immediate-jeopardy finding12 from complaints1 federal fine totalling $122K1 payment denial

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Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 27)

  • D0627·Apr 15, 2026Complaint

    Resident Rights Deficiencies

    Ensure the transfer/discharge meets the resident's needs/preferences and that the resident is prepared for a safe transfer/discharge.

  • F0880·Apr 25, 2025

    Infection Control Deficiencies

    Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

  • B0689·Apr 25, 2025

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

    Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

  • D0688·Apr 25, 2025

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

    Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.

  • D0658·Apr 25, 2025

    Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

    Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

  • E0550·Apr 25, 2025

    Resident Rights Deficiencies

    Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

  • D0684·Jul 2, 2024Complaint

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

    Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

  • E0921·May 2, 2024Complaint

    Environmental Deficiencies

    Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.

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Federal penalties

By year

  • 20241 fine · $122K · 1 payment denial

Most recent events

  • May 2, 2024Payment denial · 13 days · starting Jun 5, 2024
  • May 2, 2024Fine · $122K

Fire-safety citations

15 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Apr 25, 2025. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.

Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Jun 1, 2026.

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Where this information comes from

  • Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.

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