CCN 235299 · Calhoun County, Michigan
The Laurels of Bedford
270 N Bedford Road, Battle Creek, MI 49017
The Laurels of Bedford is a 123-bed for-profit nursing home in Battle Creek, Michigan, first certified for Medicare or Medicaid in 1976. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall in its September 2026 data, and it averaged 114.3 residents a day, about 93% of its certified beds. It has an active FHA-insured Section 232 loan: $15.8 million originally, at 5.59%, with $15.7 million outstanding as of September 30, 2026 and maturity in November 2060.
Facility facts
- Certified beds
- 123
- Average residents per day
- 114.3 (92.9% of beds)
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Certification
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Legal business name
- Laurel Health Care Company of Battle Creek
- Certified since
- May 1, 1976
- Chain or affiliated group
- Ciena Healthcare/Laurel Health Care (81 facilities, chain average 2.8 stars)
- Location
- Urban
Ratings and staffing
Star ratings run from 1 to 5. Staffing is nurse hours per resident per day from CMS Payroll Based Journal data; turnover is the CMS annual nursing staff turnover rate. Occupancy is CMS's average daily census divided by certified beds.
| Measure | This facility | Michigan median | US median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall rating | 2 of 5 | State spread: 72 at 1, 84 at 2, 85 at 3, 75 at 4, 104 at 5 | |
| Health inspections | 2 of 5 | ||
| Quality measures | 4 of 5 | ||
| Staffing | 3 of 5 | ||
| Total nurse hours per resident per day | 3.06 | 3.81 | 3.68 |
| RN hours per resident per day | 0.63 | 0.71 | 0.58 |
| Weekend nurse hours per resident per day | 2.70 | ||
| Nursing staff turnover | 38.8% | 44.6% | 44.9% |
| Occupancy (residents / beds) | 92.9% | 86.7% | 85.7% |
| Fines reported by CMS | None | ||
| Health deficiencies, latest standard survey | 12 (Nov 14, 2025) | ||
HUD 223(f) Express Lane: the CMS part
HUD gives 223(f) applications queue priority when the facility has CMS overall and health inspection ratings of at least 2 stars and no abuse icon, among other tests (ORCF criteria of March 31, 2026). The Laurels of Bedford meets that part today: 2 stars overall, 2 on health inspections, no abuse icon. The loan-to-value, coverage and operator tests depend on the deal. All the criteria.
Who owns and operates it
These are the owners and operators the facility reported to CMS: anyone with a 5% or greater direct or indirect stake, and any organization with operational or managerial control.
| Name | Role | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ciena Healthcare Management IncOrganization | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 02/01/2016 |
| Khan, AnisIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 02/01/2016 |
| Mason, BradIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 11/18/2019 |
| Qazi, MohammadIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 02/01/2016 |
| Whitaker, CharlesIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 01/01/2025 |
Changes of ownership
No change of ownership for this facility appears in the CMS change-of-ownership file, which starts in January 2016.
HUD Section 232 loans
HUD's Office of Healthcare Programs lists these FHA-insured loans for a project we matched to this facility by name, city and bed count. Status, rate and balance come from HUD's insured-mortgage files as of September 30, 2026. Check the FHA number against the loan documents before relying on the match.
| Endorsed | Program | Original amount | Status | FHA number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28, 2025 | 223(f) refinance or purchaseHUD project name: Laurels of Bedford, 123 beds. Lender at endorsement: Vium Capital Mortgage LLC | $15,840,000 | Active: 5.59%, $15,715,292 balanceMatures Nov 1, 2060. Servicer: Vium Capital Mortgage LLC | 04422126 |
| Nov 21, 2002 | 223(f) refinance or purchaseHUD project name: The Laurels of Bedford, 123 beds. Lender at endorsement: Lancaster Pollard Mtge Co | $2,843,100 | Ended Dec 30, 2005Prepayment | 04722026 |
Sources and dates
Facility, rating, staffing and ownership data: CMS Provider Information and CMS Ownership, processing date September 2026. Private equity, REIT and mortgage-interest flags and changes of ownership: CMS Skilled Nursing Facility All Owners and Change of Ownership files (2026-10-01). FHA-insured loans: HUD Office of Healthcare Programs endorsement database, data run July 8, 2026. How we join them, and what the join can get wrong: methodology.
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