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Orchard Creek Skilled Nursing

9731 EAST CHERRY BEND ROAD, TRAVERSE CITY, MI, 49684

(231) 932-9272

22 licensed beds

★★★★★4/5CMS Five-Star overall2/5 health inspections5/5 staffing5/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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9731 East Cherry Bend Road

Traverse City, MI 49684

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Bed capacity

CMS facility ID

235611

Care type

Nursing home

County

Leelanau

Facility name

Orchard Creek Skilled Nursing

Street address

9731 EAST CHERRY BEND ROAD

City / state / ZIP

Traverse City, MI 49684

Phone

(231) 932-9272

About this facility — Orchard Creek Skilled Nursing

Orchard Creek Skilled Nursing is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Traverse City, Michigan. It is licensed for 22 beds — well below the median for skilled nursing facilities in Michigan (100 beds).

It is one of 27 senior care facilities in Traverse City and 423 skilled nursing facilities across Michigan. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

Federal inspectors have cited Orchard Creek Skilled Nursing 36 times across 7 inspections in the last three years, including 2 food-safety citations; 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

For profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Meyer, Richard

Indirect owner — 100% stake — since 1997

Orchard Creek Health Care Inc

Direct owner — 100% stake — since 1997

Chilcote, Dale

Operational control — since 2011

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since

2003-10-20

CMS overall rating

4 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

8 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

None on record

Last standard inspection

2025-09-04

Nurse staffing

5.8 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges

$1,127 per day (≈ $34,260/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

0% Medicaid · 33% Medicare · 67% private/other

Occupancy

78% (fiscal year 2023)

Vs. state median

142% above the MI median of $466/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

Medicare

Accepted

Medicaid

Accepted

Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report · 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 2 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.

2025-09-04Health inspection8 citations

F-0552

D · No harm found

Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.

Corrected 2025-10-10

F-0600

G · Actual harm

Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.

Corrected 2025-10-10

F-0725

F · No harm found

Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.

Corrected 2025-10-10

F-0755

D · No harm found

Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.

Corrected 2025-10-10

F-0812

F · No harm foundFood safety

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

Corrected 2025-10-10

F-0838

F · No harm found

Conduct and document a facility-wide assessment to determine what resources are necessary to care for residents competently during both day-to-day operations (including nights and weekends) and emergencies.

Corrected 2025-10-10

F-0880

D · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2025-10-10

F-0943

D · No harm found

Give their staff education on dementia care, and what abuse, neglect, and exploitation are; and how to report abuse, neglect, and exploitation.

Corrected 2025-10-10

2024-10-02Health inspection1 citation

F-0758

D · No harm found

Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.

Corrected 2024-11-01

4 earlier / fire-safety inspections (27 citations)

2023-10-25Health inspectionComplaint-triggered10 citations

F-0578

F · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.

Corrected 2023-11-16

F-0607

C · No harm found

Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.

Corrected 2023-11-16

F-0609

D · No harm found

Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

Corrected 2023-11-16

F-0610

D · No harm found

Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.

Corrected 2023-11-16

F-0656

D · No harm found

Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

Corrected 2023-11-16

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 2023-11-16

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 2023-11-16

F-0690

D · No harm found

Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.

Corrected 2023-11-16

F-0812

F · No harm foundFood safety

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

Corrected 2023-11-16

F-0838

C · No harm found

Corrected 2023-11-16

2025-09-04Fire-safety inspection6 citations

K-0271

E · No harm found

Have exits that are accessible at all times.

Corrected 2025-09-16

K-0321

E · No harm found

Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.

Corrected 2025-10-10

K-0324

F · No harm found

Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

Corrected 2025-09-26

K-0345

F · No harm found

Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.

Corrected 2025-10-10

K-0353

F · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2025-10-10

K-0918

F · No harm found

Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

Corrected 2025-09-11

2024-10-02Fire-safety inspection4 citations

K-0324

F · No harm found

Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

Corrected 2024-11-01

K-0345

F · No harm found

Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.

Corrected 2024-11-01

K-0353

F · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2024-11-01

K-0511

F · No harm found

Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.

Corrected 2024-11-01

2023-10-25Fire-safety inspection7 citations

E-0025

F · No harm found

Create arrangements with other facilities to receive patients.

Corrected 2023-11-16

E-0030

F · No harm found

List the names and contact information of those in the facility.

Corrected 2023-11-16

K-0222

E · No harm found

Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.

Corrected 2023-12-14

K-0363

D · No harm found

Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

Corrected 2023-11-16

K-0521

F · No harm found

Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.

Corrected 2023-12-14

K-0753

E · No harm found

Have restrictions on the use of highly flammable decorations.

Corrected 2023-11-16

K-0925

D · No harm found

Ensure that sources of ignition are removed from patients receiving respiratory therapy.

Corrected 2023-11-16

Federal penalties

2025-09-04Medicare payment denial — 8 days

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 235611.

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Last verified 2026-08-31

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