Orchard Creek Skilled Nursing
Nursing Home Facility
9731 East Cherry Bend Road, Traverse City, MI 49684
Orchard Creek Skilled Nursing is a senior care community located in Traverse City, MI. It provides nursing home care, continuing care (CCRC), and senior living for older adults in the Traverse City area. To learn more or schedule a tour, call (231) 932-9272.
Orchard Creek Skilled Nursing is licensed for 22 beds, about typical for the area, where senior care communities in Traverse City average about 19 beds.
Federal reporting puts occupancy at about 81% of its licensed beds.
Medicare rates this community 4 out of 5 stars overall, a score based on health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. Communities in Traverse City average about 3.2 stars. The individual scores differ noticeably: 5 stars for staffing against 2 stars for health inspections, so it is worth reading both before deciding. Its most recent standard health inspection was in September 2025 and recorded 8 deficiencies.
Residents receive about 5.8 hours of nursing care per day on average, including 1.2 hours from a registered nurse. Communities in Traverse City average about 4.2 hours. Nursing staff turnover over the past year was about 43%.
The community is located in Grand Traverse County, MI.
Inspection record
In its last three standard inspections and any complaint visits, federal inspectors cited 19 problems at Orchard Creek Skilled Nursing. 2 findings involved harm to a resident. 1 came from investigating complaints by residents or families.
Medicare stopped paying for new admissions once in that period.
Findings from the most recent inspection cycle
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Caused harm to a resident, one or a few residents
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, widespread
Nursing and Physician Services
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, widespread
Nutrition and Dietary
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, widespread
Administration
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.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Rights
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Pharmacy Service
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Infection Control
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation
Give their staff education on dementia care, and what abuse, neglect, and exploitation are; and how to report abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
A citation on its own does not mean poor care, and most are corrected within weeks. What matters most is how serious the findings were and whether the same problems keep coming back. When you visit, it is fair to ask the administrator what inspectors found and what has changed since.
Orchard Creek Skilled Nursing offers nursing home care, continuing care (CCRC), and senior living.
Facility details
- Organization type For profit - Individual
- Beds / units 22
- Occupancy 81%
- Nursing hours per resident/day 5.8
- Annual staff turnover 43%
- Last health inspection September 2025
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