McKenzie County Healthcare Systems Long Term Care: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
McKenzie County Healthcare Systems Long Term Care is a 42-bed nonprofit nursing home in Watford City, North Dakota. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.69 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 9% below the North Dakota average of 2.97.
McKenzie County Healthcare Systems Long Term Care
709 4th Avenue NeWatford City, ND 58854
Mckenzie County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At McKenzie County Healthcare Systems Long Term Care, nurse aides logged 2.69 hours per resident per day, 9% below the North Dakota average. With about 38 residents a day, that works out to roughly 103 aide hours a day, or about 13 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 10% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | North Dakota avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.69 | 2.97 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.41 | 0.52 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.17 | 0.93 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.27 | 4.42 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.82 | 3.80 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
CMS publishes no nursing staff turnover figure for McKenzie County Healthcare Systems Long Term Care in this release.
CMS note: Staffing data not submitted or not valid for calculating turnover.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jul 24, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 4 health deficiencies (North Dakota average 5.7). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. McKenzie County Healthcare Systems Long Term Care holds 3 of 5 overall; the North Dakota average is 3.2.
About McKenzie County Healthcare Systems Long Term Care
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: McKenzie County Healthcare Systems Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Sep 1, 1978
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near McKenzie County Healthcare Systems Long Term Care
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Bethel Lutheran Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Williston | 29.6 | 90 | 3.28 | 4.81 | 63.0% | 2 | None |
| Hill Top Home of Comfort Inc Killdeer | 38.4 | 60 | 3.14 | 4.33 | 33.3% | 2 | $198,960 |
| Sidney Health Center Extended Care Sidney | 42.2 | 93 | 2.74 | 4.26 | 55.0% | 1 | $60,401 |
| Tioga Medical Center LTC Tioga | 44.2 | 30 | 4.39 | 5.95 | 65.5% | 3 | $11,408 |
| Mountrail Bethel Home Stanley | 54.1 | 36 | 3.04 | 4.67 | 48.3% | 3 | None |
| St Lukes Home Dickinson | 67.0 | 88 | 4.55 | 6.30 | 53.6% | 5 | None |
| St Benedicts Health Center Dickinson | 67.4 | 124 | 2.60 | 3.75 | 53.9% | 5 | None |
| Wibaux County Nursing Home Wibaux · abuse citation · many days without an RN | 71.4 | 40 | 1.86 | 2.79 | 35.0% | 1 | $16,985 |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.