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North Woods Nursing Center

For profit - Corporation  ·  2532 Cadillac Dr, Farwell, MI 48622  ·  See home’s Medicare page

Affiliated With The Peplinski Group
People or companies with an ownership interest in or managerial control of this home, according to CMS data.
3.90
Nurse hours/resident/day
Reported total nurse staffing hours per resident per day.
State Average: 3.9
44.4%
Nurse turnover
The percentage of nursing staff who stopped working at the home over a 12-month period.
State Average: 50.8%
71
Certified beds
Qualifying beds in the certified provider or supplier facility.
64
Average residents/day
Average number of residents based on daily census.
Direct owners are the layer of ownership closest to the nursing home while indirect owners have a stake in the nursing home but are further removed, like a company that owns the direct owner of a home. All owners listed below are people or companies who have at least a 5% stake in the nursing home. Entities with “managerial control” are those who conduct the day-to-day operations of the nursing home.
Direct owners
No direct owner information
Indirect owners
Amy Ackerman (10%)
Ricky Ackerman (10%)
Therese Baumgarten (10%)
Sheli Peplinski (10%)
Todd Peplinski (10%)
Jeffery Schade (10%)
Tamara Schade (10%)
Brian Thompson (10%)
Shelly Thompson (10%)
Michael Baumgarten
Managerial control
The Peplinski Group Inc since Sep, 2000
Managing employee(s)
Kathy Winkels since Jul, 2016

Inspection Reports

23

total deficiencies

3

infection-related deficiencies

This home violated federal standards protecting residents from the spread of infections.

Inspection reports document deficiencies, which are nursing homes’ failures to meet care requirements. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services releases the last three standard inspection reports, as well as the last 36 months of complaint and infection-control reports.
Feb 9, 2023
Standard report
2 deficiencies
(1 infection)

This report includes a citation for violating federal standards protecting residents from the spread of infections.

E

to F
F

Infection Control Deficiency — F0880
Failure to: Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Many people affected
Seriousness
F

Nursing and Physician Services Deficiency — F0730
Failure to: Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Some people affected
Seriousness
E

Dec 1, 2021
Standard report
10 deficiencies
(2 infection)

This report includes a citation for violating federal standards protecting residents from the spread of infections.

D

to F
F

Infection Control Deficiency — F0880
Failure to: Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Many people affected
Seriousness
F

Infection Control Deficiency — F0886
Failure to: Perform COVID19 testing on residents and staff.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Many people affected
Seriousness
F

Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiency — F0842
Failure to: Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Many people affected
Seriousness
F

Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiency — F0636
Failure to: Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Few people affected
Seriousness
D

Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiency — F0656
Failure to: Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Few people affected
Seriousness
D

Quality of Life and Care Deficiency — F0745
Failure to: Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Few people affected
Seriousness
D

Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiency — F0607
Failure to: Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Few people affected
Seriousness
D

Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiency — F0610
Failure to: Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Few people affected
Seriousness
D

Resident Rights Deficiency — F0551
Failure to: Give the resident's representative the ability to exercise the resident's rights.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Few people affected
Seriousness
D

Resident Rights Deficiency — F0552
Failure to: Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Few people affected
Seriousness
D

May 13, 2021
Complaint report
7 deficiencies
D

to G
G

Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiency — F0600
Failure to: Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Severity
Actual harm that is not immediate jeopardy
Scope
Few people affected
Seriousness
G

Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiency — F0656
Failure to: Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Severity
Actual harm that is not immediate jeopardy
Scope
Few people affected
Seriousness
G

Quality of Life and Care Deficiency — F0689
Failure to: Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Severity
Actual harm that is not immediate jeopardy
Scope
Few people affected
Seriousness
G

Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiency — F0607
Failure to: Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Few people affected
Seriousness
D

Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiency — F0609
Failure to: Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Few people affected
Seriousness
D

Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiency — F0610
Failure to: Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Few people affected
Seriousness
D

Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiency — F0842
Failure to: Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Few people affected
Seriousness
D

Oct 10, 2019
Standard report
4 deficiencies
D

to F
F

Nutrition and Dietary Deficiency — F0812
Failure to: Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Many people affected
Seriousness
F

Resident Rights Deficiency — F0550
Failure to: Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Some people affected
Seriousness
E

Resident Rights Deficiency — F0578
Failure to: 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
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Few people affected
Seriousness
D

Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiency — F0656
Failure to: Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Few people affected
Seriousness
D

Penalties

This home has no record of fines or payment suspensions for the past three years.