Sanilac Medical Care Facility
137 North Elk Street, Sandusky, MI, 48471
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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
- Government - County
- Certified beds
- 104 · avg 76 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 39.6% — near the Michigan averageMichigan avg: 44.3% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 33.3% — lower than most Michigan nursing homesMichigan avg: 39.9% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 0 departed — near the Michigan averageMichigan avg: 0.5 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Payment denials
- 1 denial
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 235157
- Certified beds
- 104 beds · avg 76 residents/day
- Ownership type
- Government - County
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Sanilac County
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Disclosed owners (16 on record)
- (unnamed Owner)
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- (unnamed Owner)
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- (unnamed Owner)
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- (unnamed Owner)
Indirect Ownership Interest · 33% · since 2025
- Cari Sherman
Operational/managerial Control · since 2025
- Nicole Miller
Operational/managerial Control · since 2024
+ 10 additional owners on the federal record.
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 33)
- D0684·Feb 2, 2026Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- D0600·Aug 21, 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.
- F0921·Aug 21, 2025
Environmental Deficiencies
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
- F0812·Aug 21, 2025
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- E0725·Aug 21, 2025
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
- D0690·Aug 21, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
- D0688·Aug 21, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
- D0658·Aug 21, 2025
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20241 payment denial
Most recent events
- Jul 1, 2024Payment denial · 13 days · starting Jul 31, 2024
Fire-safety citations
13 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Aug 21, 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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