Bay County Medical Care Facility
564 West Hampton Road, Essexville, MI, 48732
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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.
CMS Abuse Flag
CMS has flagged this facility for a substantiated finding of resident abuse, neglect, or exploitation in its current or recent inspection cycle. Ask the facility for the specific citation and corrective-action plan during your visit, and consider contacting your state's long-term care ombudsman for context.
Source: CMS Care Compare.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- Government - County
- Certified beds
- 161 · avg 93 residents/day
- Administrators who left
- 1 departed — near the Michigan averageMichigan avg: 0.5 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 2 fines · $165,536 total
- Payment denials
- 2 denials
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 235044
- Certified beds
- 161 beds · avg 93 residents/day
- Ownership type
- Government - County
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- County Of Bay
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Parent entity
County of Bay
Disclosed owners (4 on record)
- Kyle Weidman
Corporate Director · 100% · since 2022
- Jacqueline Mccarthy
Corporate Officer · 100% · since 2021
- Tazeen Ahmed
Operational/managerial Control · since 2018
- County of BayParent
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 100% · since 1966
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Immediate-jeopardy citations (CMS scope/severity J–L) are the most serious category federal inspectors issue — meaning a deficiency placed residents in immediate risk of serious harm. Ask the facility for the corrective-action plan filed with CMS, and consider contacting your state long-term care ombudsman for context.
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 31)
- D0656·Jan 27, 2026Complaint
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- G0600·Dec 19, 2025Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- F0880·Apr 17, 2025
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- G0686·Apr 17, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- E0657·Apr 17, 2025
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- D0577·Apr 17, 2025
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.
- D0550·Apr 17, 2025
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- D0812·Mar 11, 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.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20251 fine · $117K · 1 payment denial
- 20241 fine · $49K · 1 payment denial
Most recent events
- Mar 11, 2025Payment denial · 29 days · starting May 16, 2025
- Mar 11, 2025Fine · $117K
- Mar 13, 2024Payment denial · 11 days · starting Apr 11, 2024
- Mar 13, 2024Fine · $49K
Largest single fine on record: $117K.
Fire-safety citations
23 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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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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