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Iron River Care Center

330 Lincoln Avenue, Iron River, MI, 49935

Type
Nursing home
Medicare/Medicaid certified · CCN 235601

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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
Staffing2 / 5
Quality measures3 / 5

Facility & Staffing

Ownership
For profit - Corporation
Certified beds
69 · avg 59 residents/day

Enforcement & Citations

Fines (past 3 years)
1 fine · $42,575 total
Payment denials
2 denials

Medicare certification

CMS Certification Number
235601
Certified beds
69 beds · avg 59 residents/day
Ownership type
For profit - Corporation
Continuing-care community
No

CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026

Ownership & operations

Legal business name
Iron River Care Services Inc.

CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026

Federal ownership record

For-profitCorporation

Disclosed owners (2 on record)

  • Benjamin t Friedman

    W-2 Managing Employee · 100% · since 2022

  • The Cascades of Iron River Holdings Llc

    Other · 100% · since 2019

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

Federal inspection record

43 health citations on file14 from complaints1 federal fine totalling $43K2 payment denials

Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 43)

  • G0697·Feb 3, 2026Complaint

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

    Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.

  • D0657·Feb 3, 2026Complaint

    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.

  • D0921·Aug 14, 2025

    Environmental Deficiencies

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

  • F0880·Aug 14, 2025

    Infection Control Deficiencies

    Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

  • F0868·Aug 14, 2025

    Administration Deficiencies

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

  • D0695·Aug 14, 2025

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

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

  • D0689·Aug 14, 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.

  • D0684·Aug 14, 2025

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

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

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Federal penalties

By year

  • 20251 payment denial
  • 20231 fine · $43K · 1 payment denial

Most recent events

  • Aug 14, 2025Payment denial · 32 days · starting Nov 14, 2025
  • Aug 24, 2023Payment denial · 20 days · starting Sep 23, 2023
  • Aug 24, 2023Fine · $43K

Fire-safety citations

44 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Aug 14, 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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