Douglas Cove Health and Rehabilitation

    243 Wiley Rd, Douglas, MI 49406
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing

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    Reviews

    3.62·(37)

    Overall rating

    1. 5
    2. 4
    3. 3
    4. 2
    5. 1
    • Care

      3.7
    • Staff

      3.8
    • Meals

      1.0
    • Amenities

      3.0
    • Value

      3.6

    Pros

    • Compassionate, attentive CNAs
    • Effective, outcomes-focused therapy and rehabilitation
    • Supportive memory-care programming
    • Patient and thorough therapy and nursing interactions
    • Helpful and coordinated management team
    • Assistance with Medicaid and admission logistics
    • Clear COVID-19 procedures and visit coordination
    • Homey atmosphere and convenient location
    • Woodland setting with frequent wildlife views
    • Clean, pleasant common areas
    • Staff who go above and beyond
    • Kind speech-language pathology services

    Cons

    • Inconsistent staffing levels, especially overnight
    • High staff turnover
    • Delays in attending to residents and slow call‑light response
    • Inconsistent housekeeping and sanitation practices
    • Inconsistent meal quality and dining experience
    • Gaps in clinical monitoring and wound/incontinence care
    • Variable staff professionalism and communication tone
    • Unreliable phone and family messaging responsiveness
    • Dated facility areas pending renovation
    • Public rating transparency

    Summary of reviews

    Reviews describe a facility with a mixture of clear strengths and notable operational weaknesses. Many families and residents praise direct-care staff—CNAs, therapists, and some nursing personnel—for being caring, patient, and effective. Therapy and rehabilitation services are repeatedly identified as strong, with several accounts of improved mobility and successful transitions home. Memory-care services and speech‑language therapy receive positive mention. The campus setting—wooded grounds and wildlife—along with a homey atmosphere and convenient location, are frequently cited as enhancing quality of life.

    At the same time, reviewers identify recurring operational problems that affect day‑to‑day care. Staffing consistency is a central concern: overnight staffing appears thin in multiple accounts, and reviewers describe slow responses to call lights and requests during night shifts. High staff turnover is also noted, which reviewers link to uneven continuity of care. Housekeeping and sanitation practices are described as inconsistent, and some accounts raise wound‑care and incontinence‑care concerns and potential aspiration risk, indicating gaps in clinical monitoring and care-planning for higher‑risk residents.

    Dining and administrative communication are additional mixed areas. Several reviewers describe the food as poor or inconsistent, while others do not note issues. Family communication and phone responsiveness are inconsistent: examples include unanswered calls, lack of messaging to residents, and perceptions of dismissive or unprofessional communication from some staff. Conversely, management receives positive comments for coordinating infection‑control visits, assisting with admission logistics (including Medicaid guidance), and taking an active role in specific family interactions.

    Facility condition is described as variable. Some common areas are clean and pleasant, and new ownership and management activity are reported to be addressing updates; nevertheless, parts of the building appear dated and in need of renovation in reviewers’ accounts. There is also commentary questioning the alignment between publicly posted ratings and families’ on‑the‑ground experiences.

    Overall pattern: strong front‑line caregiving and effective therapy programs coexist with system-level weaknesses in staffing consistency, housekeeping, clinical oversight for higher‑risk residents, and family communication. Prospective residents and families considering this facility should weigh the demonstrated strengths in rehabilitation and staff compassion against operational risks tied to overnight staffing, sanitation practices, dining quality, and communication. Suggested topics for an evaluative visit include overnight staffing levels and typical call‑light response times, wound and incontinence‑care protocols, sample meals, phone/messaging practices for families, and recent renovation plans and management turnover.

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    Medicare Ratings

    1·/ 5
    • Overall

    • Health Inspection

    • Staffing

    • Quality Measures

    Ratings from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (Care Compare). View on Medicare.gov

    Location

    Douglas Cove Health and Rehabilitation is located at 243 Wiley Rd, Douglas, MI, 49406.

    About Douglas Cove Health and Rehabilitation

    Douglas Cove Health and Rehabilitation sits on Wiley Road in Douglas, Michigan, less than a mile from the lake, and has a small, home-like setting with outdoor sitting areas so residents can enjoy the fresh air, and the place tries to feel calming and relaxing, with rooms and common areas that are tastefully furnished in a way that looks pleasant but isn't showy, and if you walk around you'll find a 51-bed skilled nursing facility for long-term care and skilled rehabilitation along with a 28-bed assisted living wing, so the total size comes to 79 beds overall, and most days there are about 44 residents staying according to their daily census. It's a for-profit facility managed by a leadership team with over thirty years of combined experience, and it's affiliated with Simcha Hyman and Naftali Zanziper, and they have another location in Knoxville, Tennessee, but this Douglas place tries to create a warm, caring environment, focusing on a personal approach that aims to enrich residents' lives, and the staff runs daily activities like pet therapy, gardening, field trips, exercise, and other things to keep the days busy and enjoyable. Residents get nursing home services with levels of care that include long-term care, short-term rehabilitation, skilled nursing, secure memory care, occupational therapy, electrical stimulation, dementia care, hospice care, respite care, palliative care, and even dementia-focused programs, which can help families looking for those specific needs. The rehabilitation program is known for being challenging and aims to help each person meet or even exceed their own goals so recovery and well-being become the focus, and staffing usually means residents get about 3.79 nurse hours per day, while the nurse turnover rate is about 16.2 percent. There's a gallery on their website where the management team, who runs that part, tries to show life at the facility, and the community-centered idea is to make everyone feel welcome and invited. For all its efforts to create a warm setting and personal care, the facility has had its share of health and safety inspection problems-there've been 29 deficiencies cited in inspection reports, with failures including not ensuring nurse aides were properly trained and competent (Deficiency F0728), not keeping essential equipment working and safe (Environmental Deficiency F0908), and infection-related deficiencies, including violations of federal standards meant to protect residents from infections. The commitment to exceeding healthcare industry standards runs through their care philosophy, but the record of repeated deficiencies is something to consider when looking at the full picture. Visitation is allowed with scheduled tours and visits, and the staff includes people focused on rehabilitation and healthcare services. The facility tries to create a meaningful and enjoyable lifestyle for residents through a philosophy that sees care as not only medical but also about heart and warmth.

    People often ask...

    Douglas Cove Health and Rehabilitation offers assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing.

    There are 6 photos of Douglas Cove Health and Rehabilitation on Mirador.

    The full address for this community is 243 Wiley Rd, Douglas, MI 49406.

    No, Douglas Cove Health and Rehabilitation does not offer respite care. Respite care in assisted living communities provides temporary, short-term relief for primary caregivers by offering professional care for their loved ones. It allows individuals to stay in an assisted living community for a limited time, giving caregivers a break while ensuring residents receive necessary support and assistance with daily activities.

    Safety & Compliance

    In Michigan, the Department of Licensing & Regulatory Affairs (LARA) licenses adult foster care homes and homes for the aged, conducting renewal inspections and complaint investigations and publishing the resulting reports.

    License numberAH030295207
    StatusActive
    Facility typeHomes for the Aged
    License classRegular
    Capacity28 residents
    LicenseeDouglas Cove Village LLC
    Care servedAged
    EffectiveAugust 1st, 2026
    ExpiresJuly 31st, 2027
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    Inspection Reports

    6

    Reports

    4

    Citations

    0

    Complaints

    17

    Years

    25 Apr 2025Renewal
    Identified violations in kitchen and dietary operations, including missing sanitizer logs, unlabeled foods, and incomplete temperature records.
    • R 325.1976Kitchen and dietary - utensil sanitization
    • R 325.1976Kitchen and dietary - labeling and dating of foods
    • R 325.1976Kitchen and dietary - perishable foods storage temperatures
    11 Mar 2025Investigation
    Investigated a urine odor complaint and found no evidence of a persistent odor; identified multiple days with only one staff member on duty, indicating insufficient staffing.
    • R 325.1931Employees; general provisions
    12 Mar 2024Renewal
    Renewed the license after determining substantial compliance with all applicable rules.
    12 Sept 2019Addendum
    Adjusted the floor plan to convert two rooms to resident bedrooms and repurpose two resident bedrooms as office space, maintaining a capacity of 28.
    14 May 2012Addendum
    Concluded that the B wing could be licensed for ten additional beds, increasing capacity from 18 to 28 after corrections were completed and occupancy approval obtained.
    12 May 2009Initial
    Determined substantial compliance with licensing statutes and administrative rules, and issued a temporary license with a maximum capacity of 18.

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