Gogebic Medical Care Facility
402 North Street, Wakefield, MI, 49968
Yes. Federal inspectors cited 6 deficiencies against Gogebic Medical Care Facility in Wakefield, Michigan at its most recent standard inspection on 2025-03-04. 1 finding has been recorded at the immediate-jeopardy level, the most serious CMS uses, meaning a resident was placed in immediate danger. Medicare has fined it 1 time, totalling $16,153. Medicare rates it 1 out of 5 overall.
Every deficiency on record, by how serious CMS judged it
CMS grades each finding from A to L on two axes: how badly residents were affected, and how many. These are its bands, not ours. The figures cover every standard and complaint survey on record, which is a longer window than the rating cycle above.
The last 10 findings, newest first
Each is the federal requirement the home was found not to meet, in CMS’s own wording, with the tag number so it can be looked up against the inspection report.
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · F0693 · 2025-03-04 · standard survey · Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · F0688 · 2025-03-04 · standard survey · Actual harm to a resident
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · F0726 · 2025-03-04 · standard survey · Actual harm to a resident
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Infection Control Deficiencies · F0883 · 2025-03-04 · standard survey · Actual harm to a resident
Conduct and document a facility-wide assessment to determine what resources are necessary to care for residents competently during both day-to-day operations (including nights and weekends) and emergencies.
Administration Deficiencies · F0838 · 2025-03-04 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · F0689 · 2025-03-04 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · F0602 · 2024-05-16 · from a complaint · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · F0578 · 2024-03-13 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · F0880 · 2023-03-23 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · F0684 · 2023-03-23 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
How CMS scores this home
These stars are Medicare’s, not ours — we publish no rating of our own. They are reproduced here because they are part of the public record.
What Medicare has fined this home
Who owns Gogebic Medical Care Facility
Nursing homes are frequently owned through layers of companies, and the name over the door is rarely the one that holds the licence. This is the ownership CMS has on file.
| Owner | Role | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| COUNTY OF GOGEBIC | Organization | NOT APPLICABLE | since 01/01/1966 |
| COUNTY OF GOGEBIC | Organization | NOT APPLICABLE | since 01/14/2025 |
| COOLEY, NATHAN | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 01/28/2021 |
| JURAKOVICH, MELISSA | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 01/01/2022 |
| ROCCO, JAMES | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 12/01/2019 |
| JURAKOVICH, MELISSA | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 01/01/2022 |
| ROCCO, JAMES | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 12/01/2019 |
| COUNTY OF GOGEBIC | Organization | NOT APPLICABLE | since 01/14/2025 |
| COOLEY, NATHAN | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 01/28/2021 |
| JURAKOVICH, MELISSA | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 01/01/2022 |
| ROCCO, JAMES | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 12/01/2019 |
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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Nursing Home Care Compare. Retrieved 2026-07-29. Facility number 235026.
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