Ambassador, a Villa Center
Nursing Home · Detroit, MI
- 1
- open role, live count
- 176
- beds
On the floor
What the day-to-day looks like
- Setting
- Nursing Home
What stands out
Experienced nurses
You would step into a skilled nursing setting that holds a CMS Five-Star Quality Rating and sits in the top 7% of skilled nursing facilities on the Women's Choice list.
As of 2026Source 1: facebook.comSource 2: womenschoiceaward.com
Experienced nurses
Quality measures land at 5.0 for long-stay residents, with an overall quality rating marked 4 and above average.
As of 2026Source: allnurses.com
Experienced nurses
The workforce is union-represented, a fact tied to SEIU Healthcare Michigan organizing across Villa and other metro Detroit homes.
Moving here
The building sits at 8045 E Jefferson Ave in Detroit with about 176 certified beds, Medicare and Medicaid participation, and resident and family councils on site.
As of 2026Source 1: allnurses.comSource 2: womenschoiceaward.comSource 3: glassdoor.sg
More about working here
Experienced nurses
Total nursing hours per resident day run about 3.8, above the national average band, even while the CMS staffing star sits at 2.0.
As of 2026Source 1: allnurses.comSource 2: womenschoiceaward.com
New graduates
As RN you own assessment, implementation, and evaluation of the plan of care for a group of residents each shift in long-term and skilled nursing.
Moving here
Detroit's cost of living sits near the national average, with lower-cost options in neighborhoods and suburbs such as Hawthorne Park, Northeast Central, Romulus, Hamtramck, and Lincoln Park.
Working conditions
The city
Living in Detroit, MI
Detroit is a city of reinvention, where Motown heritage and a resurgent downtown meet sprawling Midwestern neighborhoods. The Motor City offers affordable living, tight-knit communities, and a growing healthcare sector that welcomes travel nurses seeking urban grit with genuine heart.
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- Metro price level · Detroit area
- about the national average
- BEA index 100.3 (100 = national)
- Median gross rent
- $1,074/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
- Median household income
- $39,938/yr
- all local households, not nurse pay
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024
Who they are
You would practice as an RN at Ambassador, a Villa Center on East Jefferson in Detroit, a 176-bed skilled nursing and long-term care building that takes Medicare and Medicaid and keeps both resident and family councils.
- Nursing Home · Detroit
More about Ambassador, a Villa Center
Your shift work centers on owning assessment, implementation, and evaluation of the plan of care for a group of residents, backed by total nursing hours per resident day near 3.8. Quality scores on the public side are strong: CMS has given the center a Five-Star Quality Rating, Women's Choice places it in the top 7% of skilled nursing facilities, and long-stay quality measures sit at 5.0 with an overall quality rating of 4. The workforce is union-represented. Staffing stars land lower at 2.0, and health inspection at 3.0. Turnover is a real pressure point here—RN turnover near 58% and total staff near 47%—and a five-year Corporate Integrity Agreement tied to a 2025 settlement remains active through about 2030. Pay figures are not posted in the sources we have, so you would need to confirm compensation directly when you apply.
Working here
Culture and working life
Themes from public reviews
Summaries of published reviews, with the original sources.
- Overall employee rating very low
- Glassdoor overall 1.8 from only two ratings; culture and diversity mid, career opportunities higher.
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.sg
- High staff and RN turnover
- Total staff turnover about 47 percent and RN turnover about 58 percent flagged as elevated.
As of 2026Source: allnurses.com
What to weigh
RN turnover runs about 58 percent and total staff turnover about 47 percent, both flagged as elevated, and Glassdoor shows an overall 1.8 from only two ratings.
The reality check
Before you decide
Quick facts
- Relationship
- Direct employer
- Roles last seen active
- Jul 27, 2026
- Website
- ambassadorvhc.com ↗
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Skilled Nursing / Long-Term Care
RN assumes responsibility for a group of residents per shift; care via assessment, implementation, evaluation of plan of care.
Skilled Nursing Facility
Total nurse HPRD 3.778; RN HPRD 0.252; CNA HPRD 2.235; weekend RN 0.095; 176 certified beds.
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