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Iron County Medical Care Facility

1523 U.S. Highway 2, Crystal Falls, MI, 49920

Type
Nursing home
Medicare/Medicaid certified · CCN 235257

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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

Overall4 / 5
Health inspections4 / 5
Staffing4 / 5
Quality measures2 / 5

Facility & Staffing

Ownership
Government - County
Certified beds
200 · avg 114 residents/day
Total nursing staff turnover
53.2%higher than most Michigan nursing homesMichigan avg: 44.3% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
RN turnover
39.1%near the Michigan averageMichigan 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

Medicare certification

CMS Certification Number
235257
Certified beds
200 beds · avg 114 residents/day
Ownership type
Government - County
Continuing-care community
No

CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026

Ownership & operations

Legal business name
Iron County Medical Care Facility

CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026

Federal ownership record

Non-profitOther

Disclosed owners (16 on record)

  • Ryan Kauppi

    Operational/managerial Control · since 2025

  • (unnamed Owner)

    Adp of The Snf · since 2025

  • (unnamed Owner)

    Adp of The Snf · since 2025

  • (unnamed Owner)

    Adp of The Snf · since 2025

  • (unnamed Owner)

    Adp of The Snf · since 2024

  • (unnamed Owner)

    Adp of The Snf · since 2024

+ 10 additional owners on the federal record.

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

Federal inspection record

15 health citations on file1 from complaints

Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 15)

  • E0880·Apr 17, 2025

    Infection Control Deficiencies

    Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

  • E0759·Apr 17, 2025

    Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

    Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.

  • D0757·Apr 17, 2025

    Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

    Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.

  • E0756·Apr 17, 2025

    Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

    Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.

  • D0695·Apr 17, 2025

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

    Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

  • D0602·Apr 24, 2024Complaint

    Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies

    Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.

  • F0868·Apr 24, 2024

    Administration Deficiencies

    Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly

  • C0851·Apr 24, 2024

    Administration Deficiencies

    Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.

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Fire-safety citations

24 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Apr 17, 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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