Orchard Creek Skilled Nursing: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Orchard Creek Skilled Nursing is a 22-bed for-profit nursing home in Traverse City, Michigan. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.60 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 54% above the Michigan average of 2.33, and 42.9% nursing staff turnover (Michigan average 44.1%).
Orchard Creek Skilled Nursing
9731 East Cherry Bend RoadTraverse City, MI 49684
Leelanau County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Cited for abuse or neglect. CMS marks this home with its abuse icon: it was cited for abuse or neglect that caused harm on its most recent inspection cycle, or for abuse or neglect with potential for harm on each of its last two cycles.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Orchard Creek Skilled Nursing, nurse aides logged 3.60 hours per resident per day, 54% above the Michigan average. With about 18 residents a day, that works out to roughly 64 aide hours a day, or about 8 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 16% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Michigan avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.60 | 2.33 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.94 | 0.88 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.21 | 0.78 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 5.75 | 3.99 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.82 | 3.50 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
42.9% of nursing staff at Orchard Creek Skilled Nursing left over the year CMS measured, against a Michigan average of 44.1% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 50.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Sep 4, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 8 health deficiencies (Michigan average 10.1). CMS lists 0 fines and 1 payment denial in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 4, 2025 | Payment Denial | 8 days from Oct 2, 2025 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Orchard Creek Skilled Nursing holds 4 of 5 overall; the Michigan average is 3.1.
About Orchard Creek Skilled Nursing
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Orchard Creek Health Care Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Oct 20, 2003
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Orchard Creek Skilled Nursing
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Grand Traverse Pavilions Traverse City · abuse citation · no staffing data submitted | 2.9 | 240 | — | — | — | 1 | $157,954 |
| The Villa at Traverse Point Traverse City | 4.7 | 96 | 2.38 | 3.67 | 61.9% | 5 | None |
| Medilodge of GTC Traverse City | 5.4 | 125 | 2.18 | 3.77 | 40.2% | 2 | $69,430 |
| Medilodge of Traverse City Traverse City | 5.8 | 84 | 2.08 | 3.57 | 45.1% | 4 | None |
| Maple Valley Nursing Home Maple Valley | 11.7 | 25 | 2.05 | 3.96 | 55.2% | 3 | $119,265 |
| Medilodge of Leelanau Suttons Bay | 11.7 | 72 | 2.01 | 3.45 | 44.6% | 4 | None |
| Kalkaska Memorial Health Center Kalkaska | 23.4 | 104 | 3.34 | 4.98 | 17.4% | 3 | $10,549 |
| Meadow Brook Medical Care Facility Bellaire · abuse citation | 24.1 | 133 | 3.30 | 5.07 | 75.7% | 2 | None |
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.