Regency At Whitmore Lake is certified as a Medicare and Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 1994-11-08. 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 (734) 449-4431 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

Regency At Whitmore Lake holds an overall CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) rating of 1 out of 5 stars. This is made up of three components: Health Inspection (1★), Staffing (3★), and Quality of Resident Care (3★). Our independent composite quality score — which uses the raw underlying CMS numbers to break ties between similarly-rated facilities — is 53.4/100, placing it #13545 of 14703 facilities nationally and #392 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 Regency At Whitmore Lake receives a reported average of 3 hours 32 minutes of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 23 minutes; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 1 hour; Nurse Aide — 2 hours 9 minutes. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 3 hours 5 minutes per resident per day. The CMS Staffing Rating for this facility is 3 out of 5. The national average for total nursing hours is approximately 3.5 hrs/day. Total nursing staff turnover is 44.2%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

In the current reporting period, the facility received 3 fine(s) totaling $235,995. 137 substantiated complaints were recorded across the 5-year period — families should request details from the facility or review CMS inspection findings. There were 2 Medicare payment denial(s) in the current period. In the most recent CMS reporting period, the facility received 3 fine(s) totaling $235,995, and 2 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 5. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 171.0 (lower scores are better). Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, Regency At Whitmore Lake ranks 13545th out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 53.4/100), placing it in the bottom 25% nationwide. Within MI, it ranks 392nd out of 423 nursing homes. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #8,688 nationally and RN hours rank #11,135 nationally (#367 in MI). Our composite quality score of 53.4/100 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 Whitmore Lake, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/michigan/whitmore-lake/