Orchard Creek Skilled Nursing
Nursing home in Traverse City, Michigan, CMS certification number 235611
9731 East Cherry Bend Road, Traverse City, MI 49684 · Leelanau County
- CMS overall rating
- 4 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 22
- Certified for
- Medicare
- Last standard inspection
- September 4, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 8
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Orchard Creek Skilled Nursing take Medicare and Medicaid?
Orchard Creek Skilled Nursing is certified for Medicare only. Medicare can cover a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay, but Medicaid won't pay for a long stay here.
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 | 2 of 5 |
| Staffing | 5 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 5 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | Not rated |
| Short-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Orchard Creek Skilled Nursing 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
- 6.05
- Registered nurse hours
- 1.53
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.75
- Nurse aide hours
- 3.77
- Weekend total hours
- 5.22
- Nursing staff turnover
- 38.7%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 50%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on September 4, 2025 and cited 8 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on October 2, 2024, found 1.
CMS shows an abuse icon for Orchard Creek Skilled Nursing. That means inspectors cited it for abuse, neglect or exploitation in the past year or two.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Orchard Creek Skilled Nursing in the past 3 years.
It also had 1 payment denial, when Medicare stopped paying for new admissions for a time.
Beds and residents
On an average day 16.9 residents live here, about 77% of its 22 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 22
- Average residents per day
- 16.9
- Certified since
- October 20, 2003
- Part of a continuing care community
- Yes
Who owns Orchard Creek Skilled Nursing
- Legal business name
- Orchard Creek Health Care Inc
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
Other nursing homes near Orchard Creek Skilled Nursing
- Grand Traverse Pavilions1000 Pavilions Circle, Traverse City 49684
- The Villa at Traverse Point2828 Concord Street, Traverse City 49684
- Medilodge of GTC2950 LaFranier Road, Traverse City 49686
- Medilodge of Traverse City2585 South LaFranier Road, Traverse City 49686
- Maple Valley Nursing Home1086 W. Burdickville Road, Maple Valley 49664
See also all nursing homes in Traverse City.
Who inspects nursing homes in Michigan
Michigan'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 Michigan, the 5 in Traverse City, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Orchard Creek Skilled Nursing, 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 Orchard Creek Skilled Nursing
What is the CMS star rating of Orchard Creek Skilled Nursing?
4 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Orchard Creek Skilled Nursing accept Medicaid?
No, it is not Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Orchard Creek Skilled Nursing?
8 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Orchard Creek Skilled Nursing?
Orchard Creek Health Care Inc, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.