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23332 Red Arrow Highway Mattawan, MI 49071 · Van Buren County
CMS certification number 235434 · See this home on Medicare Care Compare
Is Bronson Commons a good nursing home? Reviews, ratings and inspection record
There are no official resident reviews of nursing homes: Medicare's Care Compare publishes inspections, staffing and quality data instead. Here is what that record shows for Bronson Commons as of October 2026.
CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall, below the Michigan average of 3.2.
Online reviews from families and residents are on Google Maps and other sites; they reflect individual experiences and aren't checked by CMS. The full inspection reports, including what inspectors observed, are on Medicare Care Compare.
Staffing
Nursing staff spend about 4.20 hours per resident per day at Bronson Commons, above the Michigan median of 3.86 (US median: 3.72). About 1.38 of those hours are from registered nurses. On weekends it falls to 3.58 hours, 15% below its all-week average. 35% of nursing staff left within a year (Michigan median 43.8%).
About this nursing home
Paying for care at Bronson Commons: Medicare and Medicaid
Bronson Commons is certified for both Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare Part A can cover a short skilled-nursing or rehab stay here after a qualifying hospital stay of at least three inpatient days (observation days don't count), for up to 100 days per benefit period. Medicaid can pay for long-term care for residents who meet Michigan's income and asset rules. Being certified doesn't guarantee a Medicaid bed is open, so ask whether the home accepts residents whose Medicaid application is still pending.
In 2026 Medicare covers days 1–20 in full after the Part A deductible ($1,736 per benefit period); for days 21–100 you pay $217 a day; after day 100 you pay all costs. Medicare doesn't pay for long-term custodial care. Medicare's coverage rules.
Health inspections
The most recent standard inspection was on July 23, 2026 and found 3 deficiencies, plus 2 from complaint inspections in the same period. In total, inspectors issued 19 citations in the last three years.
Each citation has a scope and severity letter from A to L. A–C: potential for minimal harm. D–F: potential for more than minimal harm. G–I: actual harm. J–L: immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety.
What the inspections found
Over the last three years, inspectors issued 19 citations at Bronson Commons across 4 inspection dates, 3 of them from complaint investigations. 1 was at the immediate-jeopardy level (J–L), CMS's most serious category, most recently on March 12, 2026 (complaint inspection). The most common areas cited were quality of life and care (6) and resident rights (5). The most serious was cited under the CMS rule to "ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents" (tag F0689, level J, March 12, 2026). 1 citation was under CMS's abuse, neglect and exploitation rules.
July 23, 2026 · 3 citations
FProcure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
EDevelop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
DProvide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
March 12, 2026 · 2 citations, includes immediate jeopardy · includes complaint inspection
JEnsure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
FHave a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
June 12, 2025 · 11 citations, includes actual harm · includes complaint inspection
GEnsure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
EHonor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
DAllow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
DHonor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
DPrevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
DEnsure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
DEnsure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
DProvide activities to meet all resident's needs.
DProvide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
DProvide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
CAllow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.
May 16, 2024 · 3 citations
DProvide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
DProvide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
DProvide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Questions to ask on a tour of Bronson Commons
- Inspectors cited the home at the immediate-jeopardy level on March 12, 2026 under the rule on quality of life and care. What changed afterwards, and can I see the plan of correction?
- CMS cited the home under its abuse and neglect rules on June 12, 2025. How are staff trained, and how are concerns reported?
- Do you have a Medicaid bed open now, and will you admit someone whose Medicaid application is still pending?
- When is the first care-plan meeting, and can family attend?
Questions come from this home's CMS data: its inspections, staffing and ownership record.
Fines and payment denials
1 penalty in the last three years.
| Date | Type | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 2025 | Payment Denial | 21 days of payments denied |
Rating history
| CMS month | Overall | Inspection | Staffing | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | 2/5 | 2/5 | 5/5 | 1/5 |
| August 2026 | 3/5 | 2/5 | 5/5 | 2/5 |
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Hospitals near Bronson Commons
The Medicare-certified hospitals closest to this nursing home, with their CMS data. Ask the home which hospital it usually sends residents to.
- 5.2 mi
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6.1 mi
Bronson Lakeview Hospital Paw PawEmergency room ★★★★★ Medicare overall 5 of 5Median ER visit 2h 33m for patients treated and sent home
- 9.4 mi
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Source: CMS Care Compare. Distances are approximate.
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