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Mckenzie County Healthcare Systems Long Term Care

709 4TH AVENUE NE, WATFORD CITY, ND, 58854
(701) 444-2331
42 licensed beds
★★★★★3/5CMS Five-Star overall3/5 health inspections4/5 staffing3/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Bed capacity
42
CMS facility ID
355072
Care type
Nursing home
County
Mckenzie
Facility name
Mckenzie County Healthcare Systems Long Term Care
Street address
709 4TH AVENUE NE
City / state / ZIP
Watford City, ND 58854
Phone
(701) 444-2331

About this facility — Mckenzie County Healthcare Systems Long Term Care

Mckenzie County Healthcare Systems Long Term Care is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Watford City, North Dakota. It is licensed for 42 beds — below the median for skilled nursing facilities in North Dakota (52 beds).

It is one of 2 senior care facilities in Watford City and 72 skilled nursing facilities across North Dakota. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

Federal inspectors have cited Mckenzie County Healthcare Systems Long Term Care 14 times across 7 inspections in the last three years, including 1 food-safety citation; no federal fines are on record. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.

This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on August 31, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.

Facility background

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Ownership type
Non profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Mckenzie County Healthcare Systems Inc
Direct owner — 100% stake — since 2004
Brown, Gary
Director — since 2020
Bulzomi, Monty
Director — since 2020
Ceynar, Virginia
Director — since 2020
Dodge, Jan
Director — since 2020
Edis, Peter
Officer · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2021
Faulkner, Cheryl
Director · Additional disclosable party — since 2004
Heen, Krista
Director — since 2024
Loughman, Amanda
Officer — since 2025
Merkle, William
Director · Officer — since 2023
Quale, Randy
Director — since 2021
Voll, Justin
Director — since 2020
Wisness, Chase
Director — since 2022

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since
1978-09-01
CMS overall rating
3 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
4 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
None on record
Last standard inspection
2025-07-24
Nurse staffing
4.3 hours per resident per day

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
42
Medicare
Accepted
Medicaid
Accepted
Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset · last verified 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 1 food-safety citation on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.
2025-07-24Health inspection4 citations
F-0554
D · No harm found
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Corrected 2025-09-05
F-0605
D · No harm found
Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
Corrected 2025-09-05
F-0695
D · No harm found
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2025-09-05
F-0880
E · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2025-09-05
2024-06-20Health inspection3 citations
F-0623
E · No harm found
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Corrected 2024-07-25
F-0625
E · No harm found
Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
Corrected 2024-07-25
F-0657
D · No harm found
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Corrected 2024-07-25
4 earlier / fire-safety inspections (7 citations)
2023-08-23Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0689
G · Actual harmFrom a complaint
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2023-07-30
2023-07-19Health inspection4 citations
F-0657
D · No harm found
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Corrected 2023-08-23
F-0689
E · No harm found
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2023-08-23
F-0801
F · No harm foundFood safety
Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician.
Corrected 2023-08-23
F-0880
E · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2023-08-23
2025-07-24Fire-safety inspection1 citation
K-0918
F · No harm found
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2025-09-05
2023-07-19Fire-safety inspection1 citation
K-0353
D · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2023-09-07
Citations and penalties from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (three-year survey window, refreshed monthly). Severity codes follow the federal scope/severity grid; “Immediate jeopardy” is the most serious grade CMS issues. CCN 355072.

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Ownership & corporate history

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Inspection citations — last 5 years

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Original records

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Source
CMS Nursing Home Compare
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Last verified 2026-08-31
Source
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