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Orchard Creek Skilled Nursing

9731 East Cherry Bend Road, Traverse City, MI 49684231932927222 certified beds · 18 residentsFor profit - CorporationMedicare
Surveys on file
3
since 2023
Deficiencies
19
2152
Penalties · 3 yrs
1 action
Last survey
2025-09-04
Standard
CMS overall
4 / 5
stars as published by CMS
CMS overall 4/5
Health 2
Staffing 5
Quality 5
Star ratings as published by CMS · CMS’s caveats

Survey history

Source: CMS · Michigan LARA · data as of 2026-08-01
DateKindDeficienciesOfficial recordArchived PDF
2025-09-04Standard071CMS-2567 (Care Compare)
2024-10-02Standard010CMS-2567 (Care Compare)
2023-10-25Standard271CMS-2567 (Care Compare)

Counts by class: paperwork · standard · harm.

Deficiencies

CMS · Michigan LARA publishes each citation’s tag, official description and scope/severity letter. The surveyor’s written findings are in the Statement of Deficiencies (CMS-2567) for each survey, linked above.

2025-09-04Standard survey · 8 deficienciesOfficial report
F600Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.Scope/severity GHarm
Abuse & neglect
Isolated; actual harm that is not immediate jeopardy.Corrected 2025-10-10Record 235611-20250904-F600
F552Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.Scope/severity DStandard
Dignity & rights
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2025-10-10Record 235611-20250904-F552
F725Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.Scope/severity FStandard
Staffing
Widespread; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2025-10-10Record 235611-20250904-F725
F755Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.Scope/severity DStandard
Medication
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2025-10-10Record 235611-20250904-F755
F812Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.Scope/severity FStandard
Food & nutrition
Widespread; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2025-10-10Record 235611-20250904-F812
F838Conduct 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.Scope/severity FStandard
Records
Widespread; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2025-10-10Record 235611-20250904-F838
F880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.Scope/severity DStandard
Infection control
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2025-10-10Record 235611-20250904-F880
F943Give their staff education on dementia care, and what abuse, neglect, and exploitation are; and how to report abuse, neglect, and exploitation.Scope/severity DStandard
Abuse & neglect
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2025-10-10Record 235611-20250904-F943
2024-10-02Standard survey · 1 deficiencyOfficial report
F758Implement 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.Scope/severity DStandard
Medication
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2024-11-01Record 235611-20241002-F758
2023-10-25Standard survey · 10 deficienciesOfficial report
F689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.Scope/severity GHarm
Care planningFalls
Isolated; actual harm that is not immediate jeopardy.Corrected 2023-11-16Record 235611-20231025-F689
F578Honor 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.Scope/severity FStandard
Dignity & rights
Widespread; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2023-11-16Record 235611-20231025-F578
F609Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.Scope/severity DStandard
Abuse & neglect
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2023-11-16Record 235611-20231025-F609
F610Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.Scope/severity DStandard
Abuse & neglect
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2023-11-16Record 235611-20231025-F610
F656Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.Scope/severity DStandard
Care planningRecords
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2023-11-16Record 235611-20231025-F656
F657Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.Scope/severity DStandard
Care planningRecords
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2023-11-16Record 235611-20231025-F657
F690Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.Scope/severity DStandard
Care planning
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2023-11-16Record 235611-20231025-F690
F812Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.Scope/severity FStandard
Food & nutrition
Widespread; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2023-11-16Record 235611-20231025-F812
F607Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.Scope/severity CPaperwork
Abuse & neglect
Widespread; potential for minimal harm.Corrected 2023-11-16Record 235611-20231025-F607
F838Conduct 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.Scope/severity CPaperwork
Records
Widespread; potential for minimal harm.Corrected 2023-11-16Record 235611-20231025-F838

Penalties & enforcement

DateActionAmountSource
2025-09-04Denial of payment for new admissions
Payment denial for 8 days, from 2025-10-02
CMS · Penalties

Staffing

CMS Payroll-Based Journal · PBJ, as published Aug 2026 · explainer
RN hours per resident day1.21
Facility
Michigan
National
Michigan 0.78 · National 0.69
Total nurse hours per resident day5.75
Facility
Michigan
National
Michigan 3.99 · National 3.86
Weekend total nurse hours4.82
Facility
Michigan
National
Michigan 3.50 · National 3.42
Total nursing staff turnover43%
Facility
Michigan
National
Michigan 44% · National 46%
Registered nurse turnover50%
Facility
Michigan
National
Michigan 39% · National 43%

Ownership

As reported to CMS (Provider Enrollment)
EntityRoleInterestSinceRegistry
Orchard Creek Health Care Inc
Organization
5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST100%
Meyer, Richard
Individual
5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST100%
Chilcote, Dale
Individual
OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLNOT APPLICABLE

Ownership as reported to CMS/state. CMS ownership data has known gaps; merges between entities are published only after human review.

Cost context

County figures from public surveys. Not this facility’s price. Nursing-home rates are not published by CMS or Michigan.

No county cost figures on file for Leelanau.

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Sources & provenance

SectionAgency · datasetRetrieved
Facility, ratingsCMS Provider Data · Nursing Home Provider Information2026-08-01
SurveysCMS · Survey Summary2026-08-01
DeficienciesCMS · Health Deficiencies (CMS-2567 findings via Care Compare)2026-08-01
PenaltiesCMS · Penalties2026-08-01
StaffingCMS · Payroll-Based Journal (PBJ, as published Aug 2026)2026-08-01
OwnershipCMS · Ownership2026-08-01