Optalis Health & Rehabilitation of Kingsford

    1225 Woodward Ave, Kingsford, MI 49802
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing

    Compassionate professional care highly recommended

    I'm thankful for ManorCare's compassionate, professional team - attentive nurses and CNAs, outstanding physical therapy, smooth admissions and room transfers, and engaging activities helped my mom flourish. The facility is clean, dementia-friendly, keeps families informed, and provides warm, person-centered care; I highly recommend it while noting there's minor room to improve.

    Loved one of resident
    Jul 2026

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

    • Activities of daily living assistance
    • Assistance with bathing
    • Assistance with dressing
    • Assistance with transfers
    • Medication management
    • Mental wellness program

    Healthcare staffing

    • 12-16 hour nursing
    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Restaurant-style dining
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

    • Air-conditioning
    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Kitchenettes
    • Private bathrooms
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Transportation

    • Community operated transportation
    • Transportation arrangement
    • Transportation arrangement (non-medical)

    Common areas

    • Beauty salon
    • Computer center
    • Dining room
    • Fitness room
    • Gaming room
    • Garden
    • Outdoor space
    • Small library
    • Wellness center

    Community services

    • Concierge services
    • Fitness programs
    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Planned day trips
    • Resident-run activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    Reviews

    4.22·(54)

    Overall rating

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

      4.2
    • Staff

      4.2
    • Meals

      4.4
    • Amenities

      2.3
    • Value

      4.2

    Pros

    • Compassionate nursing staff
    • Knowledgeable clinical and therapy teams
    • Effective physical and occupational therapy
    • Engaging and varied activities program
    • Supportive admissions coordination
    • Clear family communication and care planning
    • Smooth transition processes to permanent rooms
    • Varied, palatable meal options
    • Timely laundry and linen services
    • Dementia-friendly practices and social engagement
    • Convenient package-delivery accommodations

    Cons

    • Inconsistent medication administration and delays
    • Poor responsiveness to call bells and urgent requests
    • Variable staff professionalism and communication
    • Inconsistent personal-care and bathing schedules
    • Sanitation and infection-control lapses
    • Unreliable emergency-response processes
    • Facility maintenance and shared-bathroom management gaps
    • Unclear differentiation between short-term rehab and long-term skilled nursing
    • Staffing- or workload-related service inconsistencies

    Summary of reviews

    The reviews describe a facility with a highly polarized set of experiences. On one hand, many commenters praise the clinical and rehabilitative teams: compassionate nurses and CNAs, engaged physical and occupational therapists, and an activities department that promotes social interaction and meaningful engagement. Several families highlighted supportive admissions coordination and clear care-planning communication, timely laundry turnaround, and meals that some residents find varied and palatable. For residents admitted for short-term rehabilitation there are multiple accounts of good functional gains, attentive therapy, and positive social outcomes.

    At the same time, a consistent set of operational concerns appears across the feedback. The most frequently mentioned issues relate to medication management and responsiveness: delays in medication administration, delayed emergency responses, and slow or inconsistent answers to call bells. Related concerns include inconsistent personal-care delivery (bathing and continence assistance) and variable bedside professionalism and tone. A few descriptions of serious clinical practice concerns (for example, improper port care and gaps in infection-control practice) were strong enough that reviewers referenced escalation to outside authorities; such claims indicate areas a prospective family should investigate directly with facility leadership.

    Dining, activities, and therapy are generally cited as strengths when properly staffed. Multiple reviewers credit the therapy program with measurable progress, regained confidence, and enjoyable social opportunities. The activities program and dementia-friendly engagement were also frequently appreciated and contributed to residents’ reported happiness. However, other comments point to uneven food quality and isolated instances of substandard meal service, suggesting variability depending on unit or shift.

    Facility condition and operational maintenance showed mixed impressions. Positive remarks describe a clean, welcoming environment with helpful staff; negative remarks outline sanitation concerns, odor in some areas, shared bathroom management issues, and lapses in room maintenance. These concerns, together with inconsistent staffing and workload pressures cited elsewhere, suggest that cleanliness and maintenance standards may fluctuate by unit or time.

    Management and leadership receive both praise and critique. Several reviewers named specific staff (admissions and administrative personnel) as supportive and communicative; other families reported difficulty reaching staff, unanswered phone calls, and a perception of dismissive or unprofessional conduct. Taken together, the pattern indicates that the facility can deliver high-quality rehabilitation and compassionate care under the right conditions, but that operational consistency—particularly around medication administration, responsiveness, infection-control practices, and basic personal-care routines—is an area of recurring concern. Prospective residents and families would be well advised to observe current conditions, ask about staffing ratios and medication/incident protocols, verify infection-control policies, and confirm how the facility handles call-response times and personal-care scheduling before admission.

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    Medicare Ratings

    2·/ 5
    • Overall

    • Health Inspection

    • Staffing

    • Quality Measures

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

    Location

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    Optalis Health & Rehabilitation of Kingsford is located at 1225 Woodward Ave, Kingsford, MI, 49802.

    About Optalis Health & Rehabilitation of Kingsford

    Optalis Health & Rehabilitation of Kingsford sits in Kingsford, MI, and holds 107 licensed and certified beds, serving as a Medicare and Medicaid certified skilled nursing facility with a focus on both short-term rehab and long-term care, and it's set up to help folks who need nursing care after a hospital stay or those who depend on daily help from nurses around the clock, and you'll find all sorts of services and care types here, like Active Adult Living, Assisted Living, Memory Care for those with dementia, Home Care, Adult Day Services, Hospice Care for those nearing the end of life, and even some specialized programs just for veterans, so they really do try to cover the whole range of needs for both seniors and their families. You'll notice the facility runs under the management of Optum Management Solutions, with an ownership stake from Om Holdco 5 LLC since April 2023, and takes care to support its 107 residents with things like chef-prepared meals that meet special dietary needs, spacious suites, and lounges, along with activity areas, Internet access, TVs, phones in every room, and coverage for both laundry and housekeeping, which adds up to a pretty comprehensive day-to-day living environment.

    The staff includes Certified Nursing Assistants who on average spend about 117 minutes per resident per day, Licensed Practical Nurses with 33 minutes per day, and Registered Nurses with 53 minutes per day, so nurse hours add up to about 3.14 per resident daily, which falls below the state average of 4.0 hours, and there have been 45 deficiencies documented in inspection reports, higher nurse turnover at 52.7% compared with the state average of 46.9%, plus there have been federal findings about not always having enough nurses on duty and sometimes not helping with daily activities when folks need it, so that's important to know when looking at staffing and care consistency. You'll find a wide list of on-site services like clinical labs, diagnostic X-rays, pharmacy, physical and occupational therapy, speech therapy, mental health support, podiatric care, and on-staff doctors and extenders, as well as organized activities and groups for residents, with amenities like a state-of-the-art therapy gym for rehab needs, physical therapy, and respite services for temporary stays when families need a break.

    There's attention here to safety rules, including practices to prevent infections, and they accept various managed care plans, including Medicare Advantage, Medicaid, and other insurance, with financial counseling available to help families understand their options. Rooms range in type and you can take virtual tours, so it's possible to get a good idea of what daily life looks like before moving in, and they do have locations connected under Cranberry Park names throughout Ohio and southeast Michigan, along with other spots like West Park, Mill Run, and The GRAND of Dublin, which adds a bit of a wider network feel. For people searching for a skilled nursing and rehab option with a full range of services-from active adult to hospice care-Optalis Health & Rehabilitation of Kingsford covers a lot of ground, but as always, it's smart to look at the state reports and staffing levels before making a decision, especially since nurse coverage and recent inspection findings show some areas to consider when choosing the right fit.

    People often ask...

    Optalis Health & Rehabilitation of Kingsford offers assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing.

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    The full address for this community is 1225 Woodward Ave, Kingsford, MI 49802.

    No, Optalis Health & Rehabilitation of Kingsford 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.

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