The Willows At Howell is certified as a Medicare and Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 2015-09-28. 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 (517) 552-9323 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

The Willows At Howell holds an overall CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) rating of 5 out of 5 stars. This is made up of three components: Health Inspection (4★), Staffing (4★), and Quality of Resident Care (5★). Our independent composite quality score — which uses the raw underlying CMS numbers to break ties between similarly-rated facilities — is 85.7/100, placing it #1446 of 14703 facilities nationally and #38 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 Willows At Howell receives a reported average of 3 hours 57 minutes of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 1 hour 17 minutes; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 39 minutes; Nurse Aide — 2 hours 1 minute. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 3 hours 44 minutes per resident per day. The CMS Staffing Rating for this facility is 4 out of 5. The national average for total nursing hours is approximately 3.5 hrs/day. Total nursing staff turnover is 24.6%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

The facility has received 2 fine(s) over the 5-year period, totaling $1,300. 7 substantiated complaints were recorded across the 5-year period — families should request details from the facility or review CMS inspection findings. In the most recent CMS reporting period, the facility received 0 fine(s) totaling $0, and 0 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 0. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 39.0 (lower scores are better). Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, The Willows At Howell ranks 1446th out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 85.7/100), placing it in the top 10% nationwide. Within MI, it ranks 38th out of 423 nursing homes. In Howell, it ranks 1st out of 4 facilities. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #5,105 nationally and RN hours rank #901 nationally (#27 in MI). Our composite quality score of 85.7/100 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 Howell, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/michigan/howell/