McKenzie County Healthcare Systems Long Term Care
Nursing home in Watford City, North Dakota, CMS certification number 355072
709 4th Avenue NE, Watford City, ND 58854 · Mckenzie County
- CMS overall rating
- 4 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 42
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- July 24, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 4
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does McKenzie County Healthcare Systems Long Term Care take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. McKenzie County Healthcare Systems Long Term Care is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 4 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 4 of 5 |
| Staffing | 4 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 2 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 2 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | Not rated |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours McKenzie County Healthcare Systems Long Term Care reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 4.35
- Registered nurse hours
- 1.20
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.33
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.82
- Weekend total hours
- 3.83
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on July 24, 2025 and cited 4 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on June 20, 2024, found 3.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for McKenzie County Healthcare Systems Long Term Care in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 39.8 residents live here, about 95% of its 42 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 42
- Average residents per day
- 39.8
- Certified since
- September 1, 1978
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns McKenzie County Healthcare Systems Long Term Care
- Legal business name
- McKenzie County Healthcare Systems Inc
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
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Who inspects nursing homes in North Dakota
North Dakota's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
Compare all nursing homes in North Dakota, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run McKenzie County Healthcare Systems Long Term Care, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about McKenzie County Healthcare Systems Long Term Care
What is the CMS star rating of McKenzie County Healthcare Systems Long Term Care?
4 out of 5 stars overall.
Does McKenzie County Healthcare Systems Long Term Care accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at McKenzie County Healthcare Systems Long Term Care?
4 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns McKenzie County Healthcare Systems Long Term Care?
McKenzie County Healthcare Systems Inc, non profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.