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Mackinac Straits Long Term Care Unit
⌖ St. Ignace, MI · Mackinac County
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Medicare overall rating 5 of 5 stars
Certified beds48
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipNon-profit (other)
About Mackinac Straits Long Term Care Unit
Mackinac Straits Long Term Care Unit is a 48-bed nonprofit nursing home in St. Ignace, MI. Medicare rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (much above average); the average in Michigan is 3.1. At its last full inspection (May 2025), inspectors found 7 problems, fewer than the Michigan average of 9.9. 1 citation in its recent inspections was for residents being harmed or put in immediate danger. Nurses and aides spend about 4 hr 16 min a day with each resident, about the same as the Michigan average of 3 hr 59 min. About 23% of its nursing staff left in the past year. It has had no federal fines in the last three years.
Written from Medicare’s published figures; nothing here is paid for or written by the home. Our methodology
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Key details
Facility nameMackinac Straits Long Term Care Unit
LocationMackinac County, Michigan
Phone(906) 643-0462
Address1140 North State Street, St. Ignace, MI 49781 · Mackinac County
CMS provider number235041
Ownership typeNon-profit (other)
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceJanuary 1, 1967 (59 years)
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Quality & inspections
Explore this facility's official CMS inspection history, staffing levels and quality measures below — sourced directly from Medicare's public records.
Ratings and inspection data on this page come directly from CMS's public records and are never altered for any paid listing. Medicare data as of September 2026.
What Medicare found
4 strengths and 1 thing to ask about in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home. 2 care-quality measures are worse than the state average in the rehab and long-term care section below.
Strengths
- Fines and penaltiesNoneNo federal fines or payment denials in the last three years.Strength
- Health citations at last inspection7 (May 2025)Michigan average: 9.9. Most citations are minor and corrected within weeks.Strength
- Registered nurse time per resident58 min a dayMichigan average: 47 minStrength
- Nursing staff turnover23% a yearMichigan average: 44%Strength
About average
- Nurse staffing per resident4 hr 16 min a dayMichigan average: 3 hr 59 minAbout average
Things to ask about
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- Serious health citations1 for actual harmCitations where inspectors found residents were harmed or put in immediate danger, most recently in Oct 2025 (about 1 year ago). All 1 were later corrected.Ask about this
Source: Medicare (CMS) inspection, penalty and staffing records, compared with the Michigan average. Problems may have been corrected since; ask the home about anything listed here. How we choose these
Short-term rehab or long-term care?
Medicare rates these separately, and many homes are better at one than the other.
Long-term care
For residents who live at the home for months or years.
- Falls with a major injury8.7%State average: 3.0%Worse than average
- Pressure sores (bedsores)10.8%State average: 5.1%Worse than average
- Given antipsychotic drugs10.9%State average: 14.8%Better than average
Source: Medicare (CMS) quality measures, compared with the Michigan average. Lower is better for every rate shown.
Ratings over time
Its overall Medicare rating is 5 stars now, the same as 5 stars in January 2019. It has stayed at 5 stars the whole time.
Overall rating5★
Health inspections4★
Staffing5★
Quality of care2★
Nurse hours per resident per day4.3
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
| Month | Overall | Inspections | Staffing | Quality | Nurse hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2019 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4.2 |
| Jan 2020 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3.9 |
| Jan 2021 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4.0 |
| Jan 2022 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4.3 |
| Jan 2023 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4.4 |
| Jan 2024 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4.3 |
| Feb 2025 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4.3 |
| Feb 2026 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4.2 |
| Sep 2026 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4.3 |
Source: Medicare (CMS) monthly Care Compare releases since 2019. Medicare has changed how some ratings are calculated over the years and paused most inspections in 2020, so some jumps reflect rule changes rather than changes at the home. Our methodology
See the full inspection reportEvery citation, fine, staffing figure and quality measure Medicare publishes for this home
From Medicare’s September 2026 data. Each inspection is dated below; staffing comes from payroll records for a recent quarter, and resident outcomes cover the latest period Medicare reports.
Inspection summary
How this facility compares to state and national averages on CMS-reported problems.
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Three-survey history
Citation counts across this facility's three most recent inspection cycles, so you can see whether problems are trending up, down, or holding steady.
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