Iron River Care Center
330 Lincoln Avenue, Iron River, MI, 49935
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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 Star Ratings
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
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
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.
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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