Iron County Medical Care Facility
1523 U.S. Highway 2, Crystal Falls, MI, 49920
Yes. Federal inspectors cited 5 deficiencies against Iron County Medical Care Facility in Crystal Falls, Michigan at its most recent standard inspection on 2025-04-17. Medicare rates it 5 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 15 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 a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · F0756 · 2025-04-17 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · F0759 · 2025-04-17 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · F0880 · 2025-04-17 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · F0695 · 2025-04-17 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · F0757 · 2025-04-17 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly
Administration Deficiencies · F0868 · 2024-04-24 · 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 · 2024-04-24 · from a complaint · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · F0609 · 2024-04-24 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · F0610 · 2024-04-24 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · F0686 · 2024-04-24 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.
Administration Deficiencies · F0851 · 2024-04-24 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for minimal harm
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · F0761 · 2023-04-20 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Provide each resident with a nourishing, palatable, well-balanced diet that meets his or her daily nutritional and special dietary needs.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · F0800 · 2023-04-20 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Provide special eating equipment and utensils for residents who need them and appropriate assistance.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · F0810 · 2023-04-20 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · F0880 · 2023-04-20 · 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.
Who owns Iron County 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 IRON | Organization | 100% | since 01/03/2017 |
| KAUPPI, RYAN | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 09/01/2025 |
| OMAN, LYNN | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 02/21/2012 |
| POSSANZA, ROBERT | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 01/12/2023 |
| KAUPPI, RYAN | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 09/01/2025 |
| OMAN, LYNN | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 02/21/2012 |
| POSSANZA, ROBERT | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 01/12/2023 |
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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Nursing Home Care Compare. Retrieved 2026-07-29. Facility number 235257.
Figures reproduce the state’s own totals and are not re-aggregated. Methodology · Report a correction