Skilled nursing
Optalis Health & Rehabilitation of Whitehall
0.00 reviews · 0 verifiedWhitehall, MILic. 235206
VBP-SLow SNF VBP readmission measure score (1.2)Source: CMS SNF VBP (PDC)
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Optalis Health & Rehabilitation of Whitehall is a skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility located in Whitehall, MI. The facility offers a range of services aimed at providing care and support for individuals recovering from illness or injury. With a focus on rehabilitation, residents can expect personalized care tailored to their needs in a comfortable environment.
TherapiesOn-Site Rehabilitation Services
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Medicare overall
1/5Medicare.gov Care Compare stars are shown for context only. They are never part of the Unbeatable composite score.
Staffing (PBJ)
3.33 total HPRDRN 0.67 · weekend 96%Oct 2025 – Dec 2025
Survey history
13 inspections79 deficiencies on record
Federal IDs
CCN 235206
Overall: 1/5 · Health: 1/5 · Staffing: 2/5 · QM: 3/5
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Recent inspectionsShowing 12 of 13 inspections.
Fire safetyMar 2026 · STATE FIRE MARSHAL6 deficiencies
- E-18SS F — Establish procedures for tracking staff and patients during an emergency.
- E-4SS F — Develop and maintain an Emergency Preparedness Program (EP).
- E-6SS F — Conduct risk assessment and an All-Hazards approach.
- K-351SS F — Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
- K-355SS F — Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
- K-511SS E — Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
Health surveyDec 2025 · CMS1 deficiencies
- F-684SS E — Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Health surveySep 2025 · CMS3 deficiencies
- F-585SS D — Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
- F-689SS D — Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- F-880SS D — Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Health surveyAug 2025 · CMS1 deficiencies
- F-725SS E — Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Health surveyJun 2025 · CMS3 deficiencies
- F-558SS D — Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
- F-658SS E — Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- F-686SS D — Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Health surveyMar 2025 · CMS2 deficiencies
- F-684SS D — Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- F-686SS E — Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Fire safetyDec 2024 · STATE FIRE MARSHAL4 deficiencies
- K-321SS E — Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
- K-324SS F — Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
- K-363SS E — Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
- K-712SS F — Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Health surveyDec 2024 · CMS13 deficiencies
- F-558SS E — Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
- F-600SS E — Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- F-602SS D — Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
- F-609SS E — Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- F-658SS E — Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- F-684SS E — Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- F-689SS D — Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- F-756SS D — Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
- F-761SS D — Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
- F-812SS F — Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- F-880SS F — Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- F-881SS D — Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
- F-883SS D — Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Health surveySep 2024 · CMS1 deficiencies
- F-684SS E — Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Fire safetyFeb 2024 · STATE FIRE MARSHAL2 deficiencies
- K-324SS E — Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
- K-363SS F — Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Health surveyFeb 2024 · CMS16 deficiencies
- F-578SS D — 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.
- F-582SS B — Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
- F-609SS D — Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- F-658SS E — Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- F-676SS D — Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
- F-684SS E — Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- F-688SS D — 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.
- F-693SS E — 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.
- F-695SS D — Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- F-697SS D — Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
- F-727SS E — Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
- F-755SS D — Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- F-761SS E — Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
- F-842SS D — Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- F-880SS E — Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- F-881SS F — Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
Health surveyAug 2023 · CMS4 deficiencies
- F-550SS D — Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- F-635SS D — Provide doctor's orders for the resident's immediate care at the time the resident was admitted.
- F-690SS D — Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
- F-760SS D — Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
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Operated by OPTALIS HEALTH & REHABILITATION (privately held) since 1971.
- Jul 2025
operator transition — OM HOLDCO 7 LLC
5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST (100%) — OM HOLDCO 7 LLC
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Whitehall, MI 49461