Clark Retirement Community — Nursing Home in Grand Rapids, MI

1551 Franklin Street SE, Grand Rapids, MI, 49506 | 6164521568

CMS Five-Star Rating

★☆☆☆☆ 1/5

Based on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures

Facility Overview

Medicare Medicaid
Certified Beds39
Average Residents/Day28.7
CMS Certification Number235401

Staffing Levels

Hours Per Resident Day (HPRD)

Total Nurse Staffing 3.76 HPRD
RN Staffing 0.55 HPRD

Health Inspection Findings & Deficiencies

Most Recent Inspection July 30, 2025
Total Deficiencies 9 1 Severe

Clark Retirement Community had 9 health inspection deficiencies on its most recent inspection (July 30, 2025), including 1 classified as severe.

Inspection Findings — July 30, 2025

  • Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data. (Level C)
    Corrected — August 22, 2025
  • Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. (Level D)
    Corrected — August 22, 2025
  • Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice. (Level D)
    Corrected — August 22, 2025
  • 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. (Level F)
    Corrected — August 22, 2025
  • Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. (Level F)
    Corrected — August 22, 2025
  • Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home. (Level F)
    Corrected — August 22, 2025
  • Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations. (Level D)
    Corrected — August 22, 2025
  • Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. (Level E)
    Corrected — August 22, 2025
  • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (Level G)
    Corrected — August 22, 2025
CareQED Analysis

Clark Retirement Community is a 39-bed nursing home in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It holds a 1-star CMS overall rating. Total nurse staffing is 3.8 hours per resident day, below the Michigan average of 4. Its most recent inspection, in July 2025, cited 9 deficiencies, one of them severe.

This is a relatively small facility, which can make for a more intimate, home-like setting. You should ask what specific steps the facility is taking to address the recent inspection findings—particularly the serious citation—and to strengthen staffing, abuse-prevention, and infection-control practices.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Clark Retirement Community Medicare and Medicaid certified?

Clark Retirement Community is Medicare certified and Medicaid certified according to CMS data.

What is Clark Retirement Community's CMS star rating?

Clark Retirement Community has an overall CMS rating of 1 out of 5 stars.

How is staffing at Clark Retirement Community?

Clark Retirement Community reports 3.75875 total nurse hours per resident day.

Has Clark Retirement Community had health inspection deficiencies?

On its most recent inspection, Clark Retirement Community had 9 total deficiencies, including 1 classified as severe.

How many beds does Clark Retirement Community have?

Clark Retirement Community has 39 certified beds.

Data Source

This information is sourced from official CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) public datasets.

CMS Provider Information updated May 1, 2026.

CMS Survey Summary updated May 1, 2026.

CMS Health Deficiencies updated May 1, 2026.

CareQED last updated June 22, 2026.

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