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West Hickory Haven

3310 W Commerce Rd, Milford, MI, 48380

Type
Nursing home
Medicare/Medicaid certified · CCN 235262

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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

Overall2 / 5
Health inspections2 / 5
Staffing3 / 5
Quality measures4 / 5

Facility & Staffing

Ownership
For profit - Limited Liability company · Chain: The Peplinski Group
Certified beds
101 · avg 64 residents/day
Total nursing staff turnover
68.4%higher than most Michigan nursing homesMichigan avg: 44.3% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
RN turnover
64.7%higher than most Michigan nursing homesMichigan 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

Enforcement & Citations

Fines (past 3 years)
2 fines · $54,304 total

Medicare certification

CMS Certification Number
235262
Certified beds
101 beds · avg 64 residents/day
Ownership type
For profit - Limited Liability company
Continuing-care community
No

CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026

Ownership & operations

Legal business name
Ardan, Inc.
Chain affiliation
The Peplinski Group

CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026

Federal ownership record

For-profitCorporation

Chain affiliation

Part of the The Peplinski Group chain — 10 facilities. Chain-wide average overall rating 2.5 / 5.

Parent entity

Peplinksi Holdings, Inc.

Disclosed owners (16 on record)

  • The Peplinski Group Inc

    Adp of The Snf · since 2025

  • Jennifer Muszall

    Adp of The Snf · since 2024

  • Michael Samluk

    Operational/managerial Control · since 2017

  • Kathy Winkels

    Operational/managerial Control · since 2016

  • Amy j Ackerman

    Adp of The Snf · since 2012

  • Brian d Thompson

    Adp of The Snf · since 2012

+ 10 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

50 health citations on file1 immediate-jeopardy finding29 from complaints2 federal fines totalling $54K

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Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 50)

  • D0628·Mar 9, 2026Complaint

    Resident Rights Deficiencies

    Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.

  • D0627·Mar 9, 2026Complaint

    Resident Rights Deficiencies

    Ensure the transfer/discharge meets the resident's needs/preferences and that the resident is prepared for a safe transfer/discharge.

  • D0761·Jan 20, 2026Complaint

    Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

    Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.

  • G0689·Jan 20, 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.

  • D0609·Oct 29, 2025Complaint

    Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies

    Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

  • G0604·Oct 29, 2025Complaint

    Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies

    Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.

  • G0689·Aug 26, 2025Complaint

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

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

  • D0580·Aug 26, 2025Complaint

    Resident Rights Deficiencies

    Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.

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Federal penalties

By year

  • 20242 fines · $54K

Most recent events

  • Apr 10, 2024Fine · $16K
  • Feb 7, 2024Fine · $39K

Largest single fine on record: $39K.

Fire-safety citations

20 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Mar 13, 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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