Overview
Westgate Nursing & Rehabilitation Community has a Medicare overall rating of 5 out of 5, above the Michigan average of 3.2. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Ironwood. It scores best on staffing (5 of 5) and lowest on quality of care (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.1 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 64% of nursing homes in Michigan (the state average is 4.0 hours). Of that, 0.7 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on December 4, 2025, found 5 health deficiencies, fewer than the Michigan average of 9.9. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $44,680 in the past three years.
Westgate Nursing & Rehabilitation Community is a for-profit facility with 65 certified beds, caring for about 53 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1995.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- December 4, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 5
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $44,680
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff4.06 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.71 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.53 hrs
- Nurse aides2.82 hrs
- Physical therapists0.01 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 65
- Average residents per day
- 53
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- December 13, 1995
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Both
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes