CCN 235594 · Berrien County, Michigan
West Woods of Niles
1211 State Line Rd, Niles, MI 49120
West Woods of Niles is a 121-bed for-profit nursing home in Niles, Michigan, first certified for Medicare or Medicaid in 2000. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall in its September 2026 data, and it averaged 107.0 residents a day, about 88% of its certified beds. It has an active FHA-insured Section 232 loan: $5.8 million originally, at 3.20%, with $4.1 million outstanding as of September 30, 2026 and maturity in March 2044.
Facility facts
- Certified beds
- 121
- Average residents per day
- 107.0 (88.4% of beds)
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Certification
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Legal business name
- Ardan Associates, Inc
- Certified since
- Jul 13, 2000
- Chain or affiliated group
- The Peplinski Group (10 facilities, chain average 2.2 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 | 1 of 5 | State spread: 72 at 1, 84 at 2, 85 at 3, 75 at 4, 104 at 5 | |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 | ||
| Quality measures | 3 of 5 | ||
| Staffing | 4 of 5 | ||
| Total nurse hours per resident per day | 3.92 | 3.81 | 3.68 |
| RN hours per resident per day | 0.57 | 0.71 | 0.58 |
| Weekend nurse hours per resident per day | 3.53 | ||
| Nursing staff turnover | 38.1% | 44.6% | 44.9% |
| Occupancy (residents / beds) | 88.4% | 86.7% | 85.7% |
| Fines reported by CMS | 2 totaling $16,800 | ||
| Health deficiencies, latest standard survey | 23 (Feb 10, 2026) | ||
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). West Woods of Niles does not meet it today: overall rating 1, health inspection rating 1. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ackerman, AmyIndividual | Indirect Ownership Interest | 10% | 01/01/2012 |
| Ackerman, RickyIndividual | Indirect Ownership Interest | 10% | 01/01/2012 |
| Baumgarten, MichaelIndividual | Indirect Ownership Interest | 10% | 01/01/2012 |
| Baumgarten, ThereseIndividual | Indirect Ownership Interest | 10% | 01/01/2012 |
| Peplinski, SheliIndividual | Indirect Ownership Interest | 10% | 01/01/2012 |
| Peplinski, ToddIndividual | Indirect Ownership Interest | 10% | 01/01/2012 |
| Schade, JefferyIndividual | Indirect Ownership Interest | 10% | 01/01/2012 |
| Schade, TamaraIndividual | Indirect Ownership Interest | 10% | 01/01/2012 |
| Thompson, BrianIndividual | Indirect Ownership Interest | 10% | 01/01/2012 |
| Thompson, ShellyIndividual | Indirect Ownership Interest | 10% | 01/01/2012 |
| Plante & Moran PLLCOrganization | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 01/01/2012 |
| Ackerman, RickyIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 01/01/2012 |
| Schade, JefferyIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 01/01/2012 |
| Sears, MonicaIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 04/18/2022 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 2014 | 223(f) refinance or purchaseHUD project name: West Woods of Niles, 121 beds. Lender at endorsement: Capital Funding LLC | $5,779,500 | Active: 3.20%, $4,102,390 balanceMatures Mar 1, 2044. Servicer: Capital Funding LLC | 04722091 |
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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