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West Woods of Niles

A nursing home in Niles, Michigan 49120

1211 State Line Rd, Niles, Michigan 49120. (269) 684-2810.

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The short answer

Record last released by CMS on Oct 28, 2026.

The last 24 months 37 citations in 8 months of the last 36. Last cited Jul 2026. Most serious: immediate jeopardy to health or safety (J). Every month

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What these words mean8
Star ratings
CMS rates some kinds of place from 1 to 5 stars, more stars meaning better on CMS’s own measures for that kind: for a nursing home, its health inspections, staffing and quality measures. A rating is CMS’s summary of those measures; it doesn’t promise good care. Source: CMS, Care Compare and the Five-Star Quality Rating System.
Inspection (survey)
A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
Deficiency, citation, violation
What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
Scope and severity (A to L)
CMS grades each nursing home deficiency with a letter. A to C: no actual harm, with potential for minimal harm. D to F: no actual harm, but potential for more. G to I: actual harm. J to L: immediate jeopardy. Within each band, the letter rises as more residents were affected or could be: one or a few, a pattern, or widespread. Source: CMS, nursing home scope and severity grid (State Operations Manual, chapter 7).
Nurse staffing hours
The hours registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and nurse aides worked, per resident per day, from the payroll records each home sends CMS. Source: CMS, Payroll-Based Journal.
Fines and payment denials
A fine (civil money penalty) is money CMS makes a nursing home pay when it falls short of federal rules. A payment denial means Medicare and Medicaid stop paying for new admissions until the home meets the rules again. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.430 and 488.417.
Immediate jeopardy
CMS’s most serious finding: the place’s failure to meet a rule caused, or was likely to cause, serious injury, harm, impairment or death to someone in its care. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 489.3.
Capacity
The most people the licence or certification lets the place care for at once: residents, children, beds or apartments, as the state counts them. It isn’t how many are there now. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.

What did inspectors find?

23 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The Michigan average is 9.9.

Last standard inspection Feb 10, 2026.

Most serious in three years: immediate jeopardy to health or safety (J), at a standard and complaint inspection on Feb 10, 2026

Source:

CMS, Provider Information, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

When those citations happened

37 citations in 8 months of the last 36. Last cited Jul 2026. Most serious: immediate jeopardy to health or safety (J). The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.

37 citations by month over the last 3 years. Each cell is one month.
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2023 Dec
2024 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2025 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNov

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No visit on record Visited, nothing cited A stronger orange is more serious, on its source’s own levels, read onto four bands: from the least serious it publishes to the most
Source:

Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.

All 43 citations in the last three years

Grouped by inspection, newest first. Each carries , from A, the least serious, to L, the most. 16 came from complaint inspections.

Source:

CMS, Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

Jul 16, 2026: complaint inspection2 citations

  • Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

    Rule F0684. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jun 26, 2026.

  • Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.

    Rule F0686. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jun 26, 2026.

Feb 10, 2026: standard inspection15 citations

  • Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.

    Rule F0582. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Mar 9, 2026.

  • Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

    Rule F0609. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Mar 9, 2026.

  • Ensure the transfer/discharge meets the resident’s needs/preferences and that the resident is prepared for a safe transfer/discharge.

    Rule F0627. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Mar 9, 2026.

  • Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident’s needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

    Rule F0656. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Apr 13, 2026.

  • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

    Rule F0689. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Apr 13, 2026.

  • Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident’s health.

    Rule F0692. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Mar 9, 2026.

  • Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.

    Rule F0698. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Apr 13, 2026.

  • Observe each nurse aide’s job performance and give regular training.

    Rule F0730. F: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Mar 9, 2026.

  • Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.

    Rule F0756. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Mar 9, 2026.

  • Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.

    Rule F0757. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Mar 9, 2026.

  • Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.

    Rule F0804. F: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Mar 9, 2026.

  • Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

    Rule F0812. F: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Mar 9, 2026.

  • Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.

    Rule F0842. E: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Mar 9, 2026.

  • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

    Rule F0880. E: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Mar 9, 2026.

  • Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.

    Rule F0921. E: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Mar 9, 2026.

Feb 10, 2026: standard and complaint inspection3 citations

  • Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.

    Rule F0686. J: immediate jeopardy to health or safety. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Mar 9, 2026.

  • Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.

    Rule F0600. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Mar 9, 2026.

  • Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

    Rule F0684. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Mar 9, 2026.

Dec 10, 2025: complaint inspection2 citations

  • Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

    Rule F0684. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jan 16, 2026.

  • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

    Rule F0880. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jan 16, 2026.

Nov 19, 2025: complaint inspection1 citation

  • Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.

    Rule F0760. G: actual harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Dec 4, 2025.

Jan 9, 2025: standard inspection6 citations

  • Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.

    Rule F0582. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Feb 12, 2025.

  • Provide activities to meet all resident’s needs.

    Rule F0679. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Feb 12, 2025.

  • Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly

    Rule F0868. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Oct 8, 2024.

  • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

    Rule F0880. F: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Feb 12, 2025.

  • Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home.

    Rule F0882. E: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Feb 12, 2025.

  • Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member’s vaccination status.

    Rule F0887. E: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Feb 12, 2025.

Jan 9, 2025: complaint inspection1 citation

  • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

    Rule F0689. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Oct 10, 2024.

Jul 3, 2024: complaint inspection4 citations

  • Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

    Rule F0684. G: actual harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jul 26, 2024.

  • Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.

    Rule F0686. G: actual harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jul 26, 2024.

  • Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident’s needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

    Rule F0656. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jul 26, 2024.

  • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

    Rule F0880. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jul 26, 2024.

Mar 14, 2024: complaint inspection2 citations

  • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

    Rule F0689. G: actual harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Apr 10, 2024.

  • Honor the resident’s right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

    Rule F0550. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Apr 10, 2024.

Feb 1, 2024: complaint inspection1 citation

  • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

    Rule F0689. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Dec 21, 2023.

Nov 29, 2023: standard inspection6 citations

  • Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident’s needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

    Rule F0656. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Dec 22, 2023.

  • Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

    Rule F0677. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Dec 22, 2023.

  • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

    Rule F0689. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Dec 22, 2023.

  • Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.

    Rule F0690. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Dec 22, 2023.

  • Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

    Rule F0695. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Dec 22, 2023.

  • Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.

    Rule F0842. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Dec 22, 2023.

Is it certified, and in good standing?

  • Certified for Medicare and Medicaid since Jul 13, 2000.
  • Not on CMS’s special focus list.
  • No abuse icon from CMS.
  • No change of ownership in the last 12 months.
  • CMS lists its ownership as for profit, corporation.
  • 121 certified beds.
Source:

CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

Has it been fined or penalized?

  • 2 fines in the last three years, $16,800 in all.
  • 1 Medicare payment denial in the last three years.
  • 16 citations in the last three years came from complaint inspections.
Source:

CMS, Penalties and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

Fines and payment denials, newest first
DateKindAmount
Feb 10, 2026Medicare payment denialNot given
Jul 3, 2024Fine$8,400
Jul 3, 2024Fine$8,400

Who does the caring?

3.91 nurse hours per resident per day

The Michigan average is 4.03.

CMS publishes staffing about four months after the fact.

Source:

CMS, Provider Information and State and US Averages. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

Staffing measures
MeasureThis homeMichigan average
Nurse hours per resident per day3.914.03
Of which registered nurses0.500.78
At weekends3.573.50
Nursing staff turnover49.6%44.6%
Registered nurse turnover44.4%39.2%
Administrators who left2Not given

Who owns it?

  • Peplinksi Holdings, Inc. owns 100% directly since Jan 1, 2012.
  • Plante & Moran PLLC runs it.
  • 36 owners or officers are people: Tamara A Schade (owns 5% or more through other companies, 10%); Todd J Peplinski (owns 5% or more through other companies, 10%); Ricky L Ackerman (owns 5% or more through other companies, 10%); Shelly J Thompson (owns 5% or more through other companies, 10%); Amy J Ackerman (owns 5% or more through other companies, 10%); Michael P Baumgarten (owns 5% or more through other companies, 10%); Therese M Baumgarten (owns 5% or more through other companies, 10%); Brian D Thompson (owns 5% or more through other companies, 10%); Sheli L Peplinski (owns 5% or more through other companies, 10%); Jeffery R Schade (owns 5% or more through other companies, 10%); Monica Sears (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Monica Sears (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Tamara A Schade (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Todd J Peplinski (corporate officer); Todd J Peplinski (corporate director); Todd J Peplinski (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Ricky L Ackerman (corporate officer); Ricky L Ackerman (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Ricky L Ackerman (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Shelly J Thompson (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Maciej Solarewicz (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Maciej Solarewicz (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Kathy Winkels (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Kathy Winkels (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Amy J Ackerman (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Michael P Baumgarten (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Therese M Baumgarten (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Brian D Thompson (corporate officer); Brian D Thompson (corporate director); Brian D Thompson (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Brian D Thompson (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Sheli L Peplinski (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Jeffery R Schade (corporate officer); Jeffery R Schade (corporate director); Jeffery R Schade (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Jeffery R Schade (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)).
  • Part of The Peplinski Group (10 homes in CMS’s data).
  • No private-equity firm among the owners CMS lists.
  • No real-estate investment trust among the owners CMS lists.
Source:

CMS, All Owners. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly.

CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

Organisations CMS lists
OrganisationRoleShareSince
Peplinksi Holdings, Inc.Owns 5% or more directly100%Jan 1, 2012
Plante & Moran PLLCRuns it (operational or managerial control)Jan 1, 2012
Plante & Moran PLLCAdditional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)Apr 7, 2025
West Wood Estates, LLCAdditional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)Apr 7, 2025
The Peplinski Group Inc.Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)Apr 7, 2025

How do residents fare?

  • CMS rates its quality measures 3 of 5 (Michigan average 3.9).
Source:

CMS, Provider Information and State and US Averages. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

CMS’s star ratings, from 1 to 5
MeasureRating
Overall rating1 of 5
Health inspections1 of 5
Staffing3 of 5
Quality measures3 of 5

How does it compare nearby?

  • Among the 12 nearest homes, within 5.5 miles, this one had the 1st most health citations at the latest inspection cycle (23; the middle value was 8.5).
Source:

CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

The 12 nearest, by straight-line distance
PlaceMiles awayCitations, latest cycle
West Woods of Niles This nursing home23
Healthwin Health & Rehabilitation2.311
Majestic Care of South Bend2.710
Wellbrooke of South Bend3.57
Holy Cross Rehabilitation and Wellness4.012
Niles Care Center, LLC4.013
Holy Cross Village at Notre Dame Inc.4.67
Brickyard Healthcare - Fountainview Care Center5.212
Belltower Health & Rehabilitation Center5.42
The Milton Home5.43
The Orchards at Niles5.56
Creekside Village5.56

What the record doesn’t say

  • Complaints that didn’t lead to a citation aren’t published.
  • Inspections reach CMS’s data about six weeks after they happen, and staffing about four months after.
  • CMS publishes the inspectors’ full written findings in a separate monthly file, which isn’t loaded yet.
  • Fines and Medicare payment denials are the only enforcement CMS publishes; state licence actions aren’t included.

Sources

  • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Provider Information (4pq5-n9py).

    Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

  • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Health Deficiencies (r5ix-sfxw).

    Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

  • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Penalties (g6vv-u9sr).

    Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

  • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, All Owners (afe44b85-cc6d-40d7-b5df-00ae8910d1d2).

    Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

  • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, State and US Averages (xcdc-v8bm).

    Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

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Source:

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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