About Gogebic Medical Care Facility

Gogebic Medical Care Facility is a nursing home in Wakefield, Michigan. Its capacity is 100 beds, the same as the Michigan median for nursing homes. It is run by a nonprofit operator and is part of County of Gogebic. It is Medicare certified. Its public inspection record shows 10 citations, the most recent on March 4, 2025. CMS also lists 2 fines or payment denials against it. Nurse staffing averages 4.51 hours per resident per day. Its public records were last updated in October 2026.

Public record

CMS Care Compare, updated October 2026

Certification

Medicare-certified.

Ratings

Overall

5.0

Staffing

5.0

Quality measures

2.0

CMS Care Compare, October 2026.

Inspection history (10)

Records from March 2023 to March 2025.

March 4, 2025
Tag F0883
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Severity G: isolated, actual harm. Corrected March 31, 2025.
March 4, 2025
Tag F0838
Conduct and document a facility-wide assessment to determine what resources are necessary to care for residents competently during both day-to-day operations (including nights and weekends) and emergencies.
Severity F: widespread, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected March 20, 2025.
March 4, 2025
Tag F0693
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
Severity J: isolated, immediate jeopardy. Corrected April 1, 2025.
March 4, 2025
Tag F0689
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected March 27, 2025.
March 4, 2025
Tag F0726
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Severity G: isolated, actual harm. Corrected March 27, 2025.
March 4, 2025
Tag F0688
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.
Severity G: isolated, actual harm. Corrected April 2, 2025.
May 16, 2024
Tag F0602
Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected June 3, 2024.
March 13, 2024
Tag F0578
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected April 21, 2024.
March 23, 2023
Tag F0684
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected April 30, 2023.
March 23, 2023
Tag F0880
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected April 30, 2023.

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Penalties (2)

Total fines: $16,153

March 4, 2025 · Payment Denial
CMS recorded a Medicare/Medicaid payment denial for new admissions starting April 1, 2025, lasting 1 days (triggered by inspection on March 4, 2025).
March 4, 2025 · Fine
CMS recorded a civil money penalty of $16,153 against this nursing home on March 4, 2025.

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Staffing

4.51 nurse hours per resident per day in Q2 2026, up from 4.12 in Q4 2025.

From the payroll records nursing homes file with CMS.

Ownership

Non profit

Parent company: County of Gogebic

Typical cost

CareScout Cost of Care Survey, 2025

This provider's prices aren't public. Here is what the same care typically costs in Michigan.

Nursing Homes

Michigan median$11,254/mo

Michigan cost breakdown

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