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Burcham Hills Retirement Center

2700 Burcham Drive, East Lansing, MI, 48823

Type
Nursing home
Medicare/Medicaid certified · CCN 235236Continuing-care retirement communityNonprofit

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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

Overall1 / 5
Health inspections1 / 5
Staffing4 / 5
Quality measures3 / 5

Facility & Staffing

Ownership
Non profit - Corporation · Chain: Life Care Services
Certified beds
133 · avg 112 residents/day
Total nursing staff turnover
69.2%higher than most Michigan nursing homesMichigan avg: 44.3% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
RN turnover
44.8%near the Michigan averageMichigan avg: 39.9% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
Administrators who left
0 departednear the Michigan averageMichigan avg: 0.5 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare

Enforcement & Citations

Fines (past 3 years)
1 fine · $37,557 total
Payment denials
1 denial

Medicare certification

CMS Certification Number
235236
Certified beds
133 beds · avg 112 residents/day
Ownership type
Non profit - Corporation
Continuing-care community
Yes

CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026

Ownership & operations

Legal business name
Burcham Hills Retirement Center Ii
Chain affiliation
Life Care Services

CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026

Federal ownership record

Non-profitCorporation

Chain affiliation

Part of the Life Care Services chain — 45 facilities across 19 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 4.1 / 5.

Disclosed owners (19 on record)

  • Angela Brummette

    Adp of The Snf · since 2025

  • Life Care Services Llc

    Adp of The Snf · since 2025

  • Mark d Ensberg

    Adp of The Snf · since 2025

  • Lisa r Cummins

    Operational/managerial Control · since 2024

  • Bridgette c Uhlemann

    Corporate Officer · since 2024

  • Paula Reichle

    Corporate Director · since 2024

+ 13 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

53 health citations on file26 from complaints1 federal fine totalling $38K1 payment denial

Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 53)

  • G0684·Apr 24, 2026Complaint

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

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

  • D0689·Mar 4, 2026Complaint

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

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

  • D0677·Mar 4, 2026Complaint

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

    Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

  • D0693·Dec 3, 2025Complaint

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

    Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.

  • F0814·May 15, 2025Complaint

    Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies

    Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.

  • F0812·May 15, 2025Complaint

    Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies

    Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

  • F0804·May 15, 2025Complaint

    Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies

    Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.

  • F0802·May 15, 2025Complaint

    Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies

    Provide sufficient support personnel to safely and effectively carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service.

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Federal penalties

By year

  • 20241 fine · $38K · 1 payment denial

Most recent events

  • Aug 8, 2024Fine · $38K
  • May 24, 2024Payment denial · 25 days · starting Jun 25, 2024

Fire-safety citations

15 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: May 15, 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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