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CMS Nursing Home Compare · August 2026

Bishop Noa Home for Senior Citizens

2900 Third Avenue South, Escanaba, MI 49829

Bishop Noa Home for Senior Citizens, a 81-bed non profit - other nursing facility in Escanaba, MI, holds a 3-star CMS overall rating - right around the 3.0-star national average, ranking #186 of 420 rated homes in MI on CMS overall stars (with health+staffing+quality tie-breaks), with nurse staffing above the national norm. No recent finding reached the actual-harm level.

CMS combines health inspections, nurse-staffing levels, and clinical quality measures into the overall star rating, read the components below; they often tell a sharper story than the headline.

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3 / 5
Average · CMS overall · nat'l 3.0
#186 of 420
In-state rank among rated MI homes
5.05
Well above average · nurse hrs/day · nat'l 3.86
23
Inspection findings

The verdict

Bishop Noa Home for Senior Citizens, a 81-bed non profit - other nursing facility in Escanaba, MI, holds a 3-star CMS overall rating - right around the 3.0-star national average, ranking #186 of 420 rated homes in MI on CMS overall stars (with health+staffing+quality tie-breaks), with nurse staffing above the national norm. No recent finding reached the actual-harm level.

3 / 5
CMS overall · national 3.0
#186 of 420
In-state rank among rated MI homes
5.05
Nurse hrs/resident-day · national 3.86
23
Inspection findings on file

CMS force-curves overall stars within each state; read health, staffing, and quality sub-ratings alongside the headline.

In-state ownership mix · peer inventory

How 422 MI nursing homes split by ownership sector

This facility is recorded as Non profit - Other. Sector buckets collapse CMS ownership_type into For-profit, Nonprofit, and Government, orthogonal to the RN/LPN/CNA hour bar below.

Health Inspection

3/5

Staffing

4/5

Quality Measures

4/5

Long-Stay Quality

3/5

Facility Information

Provider Number
235651
Ownership
Non profit - Other
Provider Type
Medicare and Medicaid
Beds
81
Residents
65
In Hospital
No
County
Delta
Last Inspection
Apr 29, 2026

Staffing Data

How the 5.05 total nursing hours per resident-day are staffed:

RN Hours
1.27 (nat'l avg: 0.69)
LPN Hours
0.56
CNA Hours
3.22
Total Nursing Hours
5.05 (nat'l avg: 3.86)
PT Hours
0.08

What the CMS Record Reveals About Bishop Noa Home for Senior Citizens

According to CMS Nursing Home Compare, Bishop Noa Home for Senior Citizens ranks #186 of 420 rated nursing homes in MI on overall stars (tie-broken by health+staffing+quality, then fewer fines). Bishop Noa Home for Senior Citizens operates 81 certified beds in Escanaba, MI with approximately 65 residents currently in care, and carries a CMS overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars (health inspection 3★ · staffing 4★ · quality 4★).

The inspection file contains 23 deficiency records from recent surveys, all falling in the no-harm or minimal-harm bands of the CMS scope-and-severity grid. CMS has not levied any fines or payment denials against this facility. Reported nurse staffing runs 5.05 total hours per resident day (national average 3.86); RN hours specifically are 1.27 per resident day.

Classified as "Non profit - Other" ownership and operating as a "Medicare and Medicaid" provider, Bishop Noa Home for Senior Citizens falls into a category where comparative context matters.

Why sub-scores and the CMS methodology matter

The overall score is a composite of three weighted sub-ratings published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: health inspection results, staffing levels, and quality measures. Because CMS caps the overall score at the health-inspection tier and then adjusts up or down based on staffing and quality, the sub-scores often tell a sharper story than the headline star count alone, a 3-star facility with weak inspection history reads differently from one held back by thin staffing.

National research consistently shows that ownership structure, staffing hours, and turnover are the three operational levers that correlate most strongly with resident outcomes, ratings and fines are lagging indicators of those upstream choices. The staffing metric in particular is the one most strongly tied to resident outcomes in peer-reviewed literature.

For families evaluating this facility, the CMS record should be read alongside a site visit, direct conversation with current residents and their families, and review of the state health department's most recent inspection report, the star rating is a starting point, not a verdict. All data on this page is sourced from CMS Provider Data and the Nursing Home Compare program; always verify the same record on Medicare.gov Care Compare and with the facility or your state survey agency before making placement decisions.

Deficiency History (23 most recent)

D - Isolated - Minimal harm Apr 29, 2026 Tag: 0755

Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.

Category: Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

Corrected: May 29, 2026

D - Isolated - Minimal harm Apr 29, 2026 Tag: 0700

Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail.

Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Corrected: May 29, 2026

D - Isolated - Minimal harm Apr 29, 2026 Tag: 0690

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

Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Corrected: May 29, 2026

D - Isolated - Minimal harm Apr 29, 2026 Tag: 0628

Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.

Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies

Corrected: May 29, 2026

D - Isolated - Minimal harm Apr 29, 2026 Tag: 0565

Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.

Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies

Corrected: May 29, 2026

E - Pattern - Minimal harm Apr 29, 2026 Tag: 0880

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Category: Infection Control Deficiencies

Corrected: May 29, 2026

E - Pattern - Minimal harm Apr 29, 2026 Tag: 0730

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

Category: Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies

Corrected: May 29, 2026

E - Pattern - Minimal harm Apr 29, 2026 Tag: 0726

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.

Category: Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies

Corrected: May 29, 2026

F - Widespread - Minimal harm Apr 29, 2026 Tag: 0851

Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.

Category: Administration Deficiencies

Corrected: May 29, 2026

D - Isolated - Minimal harm May 1, 2025 Tag: 0689

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

Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Corrected: May 22, 2025

D - Isolated - Minimal harm Mar 6, 2025 Tag: 0695

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

Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Corrected: Apr 4, 2025

D - Isolated - Minimal harm Mar 6, 2025 Tag: 0661

Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge.

Category: Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

Corrected: Apr 4, 2025

D - Isolated - Minimal harm Mar 6, 2025 Tag: 0604

Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.

Category: Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies

Corrected: Apr 4, 2025

D - Isolated - Minimal harm Mar 6, 2025 Tag: 0584

Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.

Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies

Corrected: Apr 4, 2025

E - Pattern - Minimal harm Mar 6, 2025 Tag: 0880

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Category: Infection Control Deficiencies

Corrected: Apr 4, 2025

D - Isolated - Minimal harm Dec 18, 2024 Tag: 0602

Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.

Category: Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies

Corrected: Jan 21, 2025

D - Isolated - Minimal harm Mar 20, 2024 Tag: 0849

Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.

Category: Administration Deficiencies

Corrected: Apr 19, 2024

D - Isolated - Minimal harm Mar 20, 2024 Tag: 0761

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.

Category: Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

Corrected: Apr 19, 2024

D - Isolated - Minimal harm Mar 20, 2024 Tag: 0759

Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.

Category: Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

Corrected: Apr 19, 2024

F - Widespread - Minimal harm Mar 20, 2024 Tag: 0880

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Category: Infection Control Deficiencies

Corrected: Apr 19, 2024

F - Widespread - Minimal harm Mar 20, 2024 Tag: 0868

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

Category: Administration Deficiencies

Corrected: Apr 19, 2024

F - Widespread - Minimal harm Mar 20, 2024 Tag: 0812

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

Category: Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies

Corrected: Apr 19, 2024

E - Pattern - Minimal harm Dec 27, 2023 Tag: 0689

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

Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Corrected: Jan 26, 2024

Quality Measures

Measure Type Score Used in Rating
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased Long Stay 11.3% Yes
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder Long Stay 2.3% Yes
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection Long Stay 2.9% Yes
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury Long Stay 1.6% Yes
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened Long Stay 21.9% Yes
Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers Long Stay 4.3% Yes
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication Long Stay 10.7% Yes
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication Short Stay 0.0% Yes
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight Long Stay 8.3% No
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms Long Stay 2.9% No
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained Long Stay 1.2% No
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine Long Stay 100.0% No
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication Long Stay 4.5% No
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine Long Stay 100.0% No
Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence Long Stay 30.7% No
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine Short Stay 94.7% No
Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine Short Stay 88.0% No

Penalty History

No penalties on record.

Nationwide facilities with similar scale or staffing

Two data-derived peer sets for Bishop Noa Home for Senior Citizens, both outside MI so the neighborhoods are not the same-state geography list below.

What the CMS records show for Bishop Noa Home for Senior Citizens

The health, staffing, and quality sub-ratings above often diverge from the CMS overall headline. Use those components and the inspection findings to read the full file, not the overall star alone.

  • The MI registry aggregates state averages and the highest-rated homes in this cohort. View MI registry
  • Peer homes near 81 beds show how CMS stars vary at a similar scale in MI. Compare a similar-size peer
  • CMS publishes separate fields for inspections, nurse staffing hours, and quality measures; the guide explains how each star is computed. How CMS ratings work

CMS refreshes Nursing Home Compare quarterly (current extract: August 2026). PlainNursing describes published records; it does not establish suitability, availability, admissions, or individual outcomes.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the overall CMS rating for Bishop Noa Home for Senior Citizens?
Bishop Noa Home for Senior Citizens has an overall CMS rating of 3 out of 5 stars. This rating combines health inspection results (3★), staffing levels (4★), and quality measures (4★).
Where does Bishop Noa Home for Senior Citizens rank among nursing homes in MI?
According to CMS Nursing Home Compare overall stars (with health+staffing+quality tie-breaks, then fewer fines), Bishop Noa Home for Senior Citizens ranks 186th among 420 rated nursing homes in MI (#186 of 420). CMS force-curves the overall star within each state, so this peer set is the honest comparison.
What are the staffing levels at Bishop Noa Home for Senior Citizens?
Bishop Noa Home for Senior Citizens reports 5.05 total nursing hours per resident day (national average: 3.86). RN hours are 1.27 per resident day (national average: 0.69).
How many beds does Bishop Noa Home for Senior Citizens have?
Bishop Noa Home for Senior Citizens has 81 certified beds with approximately 65 residents. The facility is located at 2900 Third Avenue South, Escanaba, MI 49829.
Does Bishop Noa Home for Senior Citizens have any deficiencies on record?
Yes, Bishop Noa Home for Senior Citizens has 23 deficiencies on record from recent inspections. Most deficiencies are classified as no harm or minimal harm.
Has Bishop Noa Home for Senior Citizens received any fines or penalties?
No, Bishop Noa Home for Senior Citizens has no fines or penalties on record.
Who owns Bishop Noa Home for Senior Citizens?
Bishop Noa Home for Senior Citizens is classified as "Non profit - Other" ownership. The facility type is "Medicare and Medicaid".
When was Bishop Noa Home for Senior Citizens last inspected?
The most recent health inspection for Bishop Noa Home for Senior Citizens was on Apr 29, 2026. The facility received a health inspection rating of 3 out of 5 stars.
What quality measures are tracked for Bishop Noa Home for Senior Citizens?
Bishop Noa Home for Senior Citizens is evaluated on 17 quality measures, of which 8 are used in the CMS star rating calculation. These include measures for both long-stay and short-stay residents covering areas like infections, falls, pressure ulcers, and medication use.
Data Sources

Data source: CMS Nursing Home Compare. Ratings, staffing, deficiency, quality measure, and penalty data are from CMS Provider Data. For informational purposes only. Verify the same CCN on Medicare.gov Care Compare and with the facility or your state health department.

Source: CMS Nursing Home Compare provider data (data.cms.gov). See our methodology for how this page is compiled. Ratings, staffing, health-inspection deficiency, and Civil Money Penalty records are published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services under a public-domain (CC0) license.

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