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⌖ Traverse City, MI · Leelanau County · Medicare data as of September 2026
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Medicare overall rating 4 of 5 stars
Certified beds22
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare only
OwnershipFor-profit (corporation)
About Orchard Creek Skilled Nursing
Orchard Creek Skilled Nursing is a 22-bed for-profit nursing home in Traverse City, MI. Medicare rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (above average); the average in Michigan is 3.1.
- Inspections: 8 problems at its last full inspection (Sep 2025), close to the Michigan average of 9.9. 1 recent citation was for residents being harmed or put in immediate danger.
- Staffing: nurses and aides spend about 5 hr 45 min a day with each resident, more than the Michigan average of 3 hr 59 min. About 43% of nursing staff left in the past year.
- Fines: no federal fines in the last three years.
- Stands out: Registered nurses spend about 1 hr 13 min a day with each resident, compared with 41 min nationally.
Written from Medicare’s published figures; nothing here is paid for or written by the home. Our methodology
Key details
Facility nameOrchard Creek Skilled Nursing
LocationLeelanau County, Michigan
Phone(231) 932-9272
Address9731 East Cherry Bend Road, Traverse City, MI 49684 · Leelanau County
Medicare provider number235611
Ownership typeFor-profit (corporation)
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceOctober 20, 2003 (22 years)
✓ Medicare✗ Medicaid
Quality & inspections
Explore this facility's official Medicare inspection history, staffing levels and quality measures below — sourced directly from Medicare's public records.
Ratings and inspection data on this page come directly from Medicare's public records and are never altered for any paid listing. Medicare data as of September 2026.
What Medicare found
2 strengths and 3 things to ask about in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home.
Strengths
- Nurse staffing per resident5 hr 45 min a dayMichigan average: 3 hr 59 minStrength
- Registered nurse time per resident1 hr 13 min a dayMichigan average: 47 minStrength
About average
- Health citations at last inspection8 (Sep 2025)Michigan average: 9.9.About average
- Nursing staff turnover43% a yearMichigan average: 44%About average
Things to ask about
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- Abuse citationOn recordMedicare shows this icon when a home was cited for abuse, neglect or exploitation in recent inspections. Ask what happened and what changed.Ask about this
- Serious health citations1 for actual harmCitations where inspectors found residents were harmed or put in immediate danger, most recently in Sep 2025 (about 1 year ago). All 1 were later corrected.Ask about this
- Fines and penalties1 Medicare payment denialFederal penalties from the last three years, most recently in Sep 2025 (about 1 year ago). The national average is $30,972 per home.Ask about this
Source: Medicare (CMS) inspection, penalty and staffing records, compared with the Michigan average. Problems may have been corrected since; ask the home about anything listed here. How we choose these
Short-term rehab or long-term care?
Medicare rates these separately, and many homes are better at one than the other.
Short-term rehab
For a stay of a few weeks after a hospital visit, such as after surgery or a stroke.
- Sent back to the hospital17.7%State average: 24.0%Better than average
- Needed an emergency room visit3.7%State average: 11.7%Better than average
- Newly given antipsychotic drugs0.0%State average: 1.1%Better than average
Physical therapist time: about 24 minutes a day per resident, averaged across all residents, including long-term residents who get little or no therapy. That is more than the state average of 4 minutes. It is not one person’s therapy schedule; if rehab is the goal, ask how many therapy sessions a week to expect.
Source: Medicare (CMS) quality measures, compared with the Michigan average. Lower is better for every rate shown.
Who pays, and how full it is
Many residents here pay privately or through insurance. In Michigan, Medicaid pays for 62% of resident days at a typical home.
- 0% Medicaid
- 28% Medicare
- 72% Private pay, insurance and other
Beds in use, on average75%Michigan typical: 81%
Facility operating cost per resident day$1,147Michigan typical: $381
Shares of resident days, from the home’s Medicare cost report for the year ending December 2024. The cost per day is what care costs the home to provide, not the price you would pay; ask the home for its private-pay rate. A busy home may have fewer open beds, so ask about availability.
What a stay may cost
- Short-term rehab with Medicare: after a qualifying hospital stay, Medicare pays in full for days 1–20. From day 21 to day 100 you pay $217 a day (2026), unless other coverage pays it. Medicare stops after day 100. Estimate a rehab stay →
- Paying privately: ask the home for its daily rate and what it includes. As a guide, Michigan’s Medicaid program uses about $12,216 a month as the average cost of nursing home care (2026); see the state’s figure.
- Medicaid: this home isn’t certified for Medicaid, so plan how you would pay if a stay becomes long-term.
Medicare amounts from Medicare.gov. Prices vary with room type and care needs, so always confirm with the home.
Ratings over time
Its overall Medicare rating is 4 stars now, down from 5 stars in January 2019. It has ranged from 3 to 5 stars and changed 11 times.
Overall rating4★
Health inspections2★
Staffing5★
Quality of care5★
Nurse hours per resident per day5.8
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
| Month | Overall | Inspections | Staffing | Quality | Nurse hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2019 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4.9 |
| Jan 2020 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5.9 |
| Jan 2021 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7.6 |
| Jan 2022 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5.1 |
| Jan 2023 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5.4 |
| Jan 2024 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4.7 |
| Feb 2025 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 6.1 |
| Feb 2026 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5.2 |
| Sep 2026 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5.8 |
Source: Medicare (CMS) monthly Care Compare releases since 2019. Medicare has changed how some ratings are calculated over the years and paused most inspections in 2020, so some jumps reflect rule changes rather than changes at the home. Our methodology
See the full inspection reportEvery citation, fine, staffing figure and quality measure Medicare publishes for this home
From Medicare’s September 2026 data. Each inspection is dated below; staffing comes from payroll records for a recent quarter, and resident outcomes cover the latest period Medicare reports.
Inspection summary
How this facility compares to state and national averages on CMS-reported problems.
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Three-survey history
Citation counts across this facility's three most recent inspection cycles, so you can see whether problems are trending up, down, or holding steady.
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