CMS Nurses for Nursing Homes: Qualifying Nursing Homes in Kent County, Michigan
Nurses for Nursing Homes is a $275 million CMS program, announced October 23, 2026, that pays registered nurses and licensed practical nurses up to $50,000 in student loan repayment and stipends for three years of work at a qualifying nursing home. Applications opened October 26, 2026 at NursesforNursingHomes.cms.gov.
This page maps every home on CMS’s qualifying list of October 22, 2026. Search near a ZIP code, or by state, county or chain, and export the results. CMS will update the list during the program; its official list and campaign page are the current source.
None of the 27 nursing homes in Kent County, Michigan qualify on CMS’s Nurses for Nursing Homes list of October 22, 2026. CMS classes Kent County as urban.
In Michigan, 337 of 422 nursing homes (79.9%) qualify.
CMS adds urban homes after rural ones: those a state proposes, then urban counties with the most residents per registered nurse, until the state’s funding target is met.
CMS’s List of Qualifying Nursing Homes is the official source. This page uses the list of October 22, 2026; CMS will update it during the program, so check the current list before relying on this one. Nurses apply at NursesforNursingHomes.cms.gov.
| Nursing home | City | Qualifies | Chain | Beds | CCN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clark Retirement Community | Grand Rapids | No | Bhi Senior Living | 39 | 235401 |
| Corewell Health Grand Rapids Hospitals Rehabilitat | Grand Rapids | No | Corewell Health | 120 | 235075 |
| Corewell Health Rehabilitation & Nursing Center - | Grand Rapids | No | Corewell Health | 165 | 235035 |
| Corewell Health Rehabilitation & Nursing Center - | Grand Rapids | No | Corewell Health | 80 | 235731 |
| Covenant Village of the Great Lakes | Grand Rapids | No | Covenant Living | 37 | 235614 |
| Edison Christian Health Center | Grand Rapids | No | 136 | 235339 | |
| Harbor Post Acute Center | Wyoming | No | Avon Healthcare | 65 | 235723 |
| Holland Home - Raybrook Manor | Grand Rapids | No | 101 | 235440 | |
| Holland Home Breton Rehabilitation & Living Centre | Grand Rapids | No | 58 | 235540 | |
| Mary Free Bed Sub-Acute Rehabilitation | Grand Rapids | No | Trinity Health | 48 | 235708 |
| Medilodge of Grand Rapids | Grand Rapids | No | Medilodge | 55 | 235038 |
| Medilodge of Wyoming | Wyoming | No | Medilodge | 80 | 235630 |
| Michigan Veteran Homes at Grand Rapids | Grand Rapids | No | 128 | 235729 | |
| Mission Point Nursing & Physical Rehabilitation Ce | Grandville | No | Mission Point Healthcare Services | 114 | 235039 |
| Mission Point Nursing & Physical Rehabilitation Ce | Cedar Springs | No | Mission Point Healthcare Services | 77 | 235294 |
| Mission Point Nursing & Physical Rehabilitation Ce | Grand Rapids | No | Mission Point Healthcare Services | 58 | 235366 |
| Optalis Health & Rehabilitation at Kent-Crossing | Grand Rapids | No | Optalis Health & Rehabilitation | 182 | 235103 |
| Optalis Health & Rehabilitation at Leonard | Grand Rapids | No | Optalis Health & Rehabilitation | 69 | 235261 |
| Optalis Health & Rehabilitation of Wyoming | Wyoming | No | Optalis Health & Rehabilitation | 92 | 235441 |
| Optalis Health and Rehabilitation of Grand Rapids | Grand Rapids | No | Optalis Health & Rehabilitation | 120 | 235458 |
| Porter Hills Health Center | Grand Rapids | No | 39 | 235310 | |
| St Ann's Home | Grand Rapids | No | 55 | 235643 | |
| The Laurels of Kent | Lowell | No | Ciena Healthcare/laurel Health Care | 153 | 235253 |
| The Oaks at Belmont | Belmont | No | Trilogy Health Services | 60 | 235727 |
| The Oaks at Byron Center | Byron Center | No | Trilogy Health Services | 60 | 235639 |
| Valley Health Center | Grand Rapids | No | 20 | 235649 | |
| Valley View Care Center | Grand Rapids | No | Nexcare Health Systems | 139 | 235377 |
What this means for a facility
This page shows which homes qualify. SNF Insights, our skilled nursing platform, shows each facility’s RN and LPN staffing, turnover and posted nurse pay next to its nearest competitors.
See SNF Insights →Sources: CMS List of Qualifying Nursing Homes (October 22, 2026), Qualifying Nursing Home Methodology and Frequently Asked Questions; star ratings, beds and locations from the CMS Nursing Home Provider Information file, October 2026 release. Rural counts by state are BARA Analytics’ match of each home’s county to CMS’s rural county list. The one home in Guam is in the counts but not on the map. BARA Analytics is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by CMS.