The Orchards At Big Rapids is certified as a Medicare and Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 1987-01-15. Medicare covers short-term skilled nursing care (typically up to 100 days after a qualifying hospital stay). Medicaid covers long-term care for residents who meet financial eligibility requirements. Contact the facility at (231) 796-3185 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

The Orchards At Big Rapids holds an overall CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) rating of 3 out of 5 stars. This is made up of three components: Health Inspection (4★), Staffing (1★), and Quality of Resident Care (2★). Our independent composite quality score — which uses the raw underlying CMS numbers to break ties between similarly-rated facilities — is 59.9/100, placing it #12094 of 14703 facilities nationally and #354 of 423 in Michigan. Star ratings are a useful starting point, but the composite score and individual sub-ratings give a more complete picture for families comparing facilities.

Each resident at The Orchards At Big Rapids receives a reported average of N/A of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — N/A; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — N/A; Nurse Aide — N/A. On weekends, total nurse staffing is N/A per resident per day. The CMS Staffing Rating for this facility is 1 out of 5. The national average for total nursing hours is approximately 3.5 hrs/day. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

In the current reporting period, the facility received 1 fine(s) totaling $55,711. 50 substantiated complaints were recorded across the 5-year period — families should request details from the facility or review CMS inspection findings. There were 1 Medicare payment denial(s) in the current period. In the most recent CMS reporting period, the facility received 1 fine(s) totaling $55,711, and 1 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 2. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 35.0 (lower scores are better). Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, The Orchards At Big Rapids ranks 12094th out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 59.9/100), placing it in the bottom 25% nationwide. Within MI, it ranks 354th out of 423 nursing homes. In Big Rapids, it ranks 2nd out of 2 facilities. Among facilities sharing its ZIP code, it ranks 2nd of 2. For 2025 staffing: total nurse hours rank #4,032 nationally and RN hours rank #4,383 nationally (#190 in MI). Our composite quality score of 59.9/100 weighs health inspections, quality of resident care, staffing hours, compliance record, and five-year performance trends — giving a more complete picture than CMS star ratings alone, which can place hundreds of facilities in the same 5-star bucket. To browse and compare all nursing homes in Big Rapids, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/michigan/big-rapids/