Westwood Nursing Center is certified as a Medicare and Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 1985-07-09. 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 (313) 345-5000 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

Westwood Nursing Center 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 53.3/100, placing it #13575 of 14703 facilities nationally and #393 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 Westwood Nursing Center 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. Total nursing staff turnover is 71.3%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

In the current reporting period, the facility received 11 fine(s) totaling $68,807. 254 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 11 fine(s) totaling $68,807, and 0 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 11. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 43.0 (lower scores are better). Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, Westwood Nursing Center ranks 13575th out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 53.3/100), placing it in the bottom 25% nationwide. Within MI, it ranks 393rd out of 423 nursing homes. In Detroit, it ranks 20th out of 23 facilities. Among facilities sharing its ZIP code, it ranks 4th of 4. For 2025 staffing: total nurse hours rank #14,071 nationally and RN hours rank #10,834 nationally (#358 in MI). Our composite quality score of 53.3/100 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 Detroit, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/michigan/detroit/