Mackinac Straits Long Term Care Unit
1140 North State Street, St. Ignace, MI, 49781
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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
- Non profit - Other
- Certified beds
- 48 · avg 48 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 18.6% — lower than most Michigan nursing homesMichigan 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
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 235041
- Certified beds
- 48 beds · avg 48 residents/day
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Other
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Mackinac Straits Health System Inc
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Disclosed owners (18 on record)
- John d Moffat
Operational/managerial Control · since 2024
- Lauren k Buhr
Corporate Director · since 2024
- (unnamed Owner)
Adp of The Snf · since 2024
- (unnamed Owner)
Adp of The Snf · since 2024
- (unnamed Owner)
Adp of The Snf · since 2024
- Susan h Strich
Corporate Director · since 2018
+ 12 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 13)
- G0689·Oct 15, 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.
- D0880·May 29, 2025
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D0807·May 29, 2025
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides drinks consistent with resident needs and preferences and sufficient to maintain resident hydration.
- D0700·May 29, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail…
- D0657·May 29, 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.
- D0641·May 29, 2025
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- D0605·May 29, 2025
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
- D0689·Jun 26, 2024
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Fire-safety citations
12 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: May 29, 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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