Skilled nursing · Powers, MI

Pinecrest Medical Care Facility

N15995 Main Street, Powers, MI 49874

120 bedsGovernment - County
8.5Clarity

▲ 2.5 since Jun

Score history
Oct 20268.5▲ 1.2 flagged
Sep 20267.3 flagged
Aug 20267.3▲ 1.3 flagged
Jun 20266.0 flagged

Rescored monthly from the federal and state record.

The Palmelle ReadUpdated 3 Oct 2026

The record on Pinecrest Medical Care Facility cuts both ways. On one side, staff turnover is roughly half the U.S. rate, and inspectors rated the last health survey 4 out of 5 and levied no fines. On the other, antipsychotic use runs 1.7 times the national median, and falls with major injury far outpace the national rate. The sections below show exactly where each number comes from — read them before you tour.

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Written by Palmelle from federal and state records. Last updated 3 Oct 2026. Not paid for or edited by the facility.

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The record

CMS Care Compare · Aug 2026
Federal ratings
Overall★★★★☆ 4 of 5
Health inspection★★★★☆ 4 of 5
Staffing★★★★☆ 4 of 5
Quality measures★★★★☆ 4 of 5

Staffing · hours per resident per day

Registered-nurse time with each resident, dailyhigher is better

This home
34 min
National
47 min

All nursing time with each resident, dailyhigher is better

This home
3 hr 37 min
National
3 hr 37 min

Nurses who quit each yearlower is better

This home
28.8%
National
53%

Medication & safety · share of long-stay residents

On antipsychotic medicationlower is bettersee why ↓

This home
23.3%
National
14%

On sedatives / sleep medicationlower is better

This home
20.1%
National
15%

Falls causing major injurylower is bettersee why ↓

This home
3.5%
National
1.6%

Physically restrainedlower is better

This home
0%
National
1.1%
Penalties & citations · last 36 months
Federal fines$0 · zero penalties
Abuse iconNot flagged
Conflict flags in latest reconcile2

MI does not publish a state inspection feed Palmelle can verify. This record is built from federal data only.

What the pattern says

Palmelle pattern checks · v1

Warehouse warning signs — read the findings below before touring.

  • A sedation pattern. Antipsychotic use (23%) and sleep-medication use (20%) are BOTH far above national norms — the pattern associated with medicating residents instead of staffing for them.
  • The falls number is the outlier: 2× the national rate. 3.5% of long-stay residents had a fall with major injury vs 1.6% nationally. Combined with the staffing picture, ask hard questions: one bad cluster, a reporting artifact, or a real problem.
  • Clean accountability record. Hospital-district owned — a public hospital answers for this building, and there are no fines, flags, or abuse findings on the federal record.

These checks are computed the same way for every facility. Good patterns and bad ones both print.

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Questions families ask

What is the CMS rating for Pinecrest Medical Care Facility?
Pinecrest Medical Care Facility has an overall CMS Care Compare rating of 4 out of 5 stars.
Has Pinecrest Medical Care Facility been cited for resident harm?
Pinecrest Medical Care Facility has no abuse icon and no federal fines on record in the last 36 months.
What should I ask on a tour?
Ask about staff-to-resident ratios by shift, weekend coverage, and any measure flagged red in the record above — those are the places this facility's numbers leave open questions.

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