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Mckenzie County Healthcare Systems Long Term Care

709 4Th Avenue Ne, Watford City, ND, 58854

Type
Nursing home
Medicare/Medicaid certified · CCN 355072Nonprofit

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Federal Quality Data

Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed June 2026.

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CMS Star Ratings

Overall2 / 5
Health inspections3 / 5
Staffing1 / 5
Quality measures3 / 5

Facility & Staffing

Ownership
Non profit - Corporation
Certified beds
42 · avg 38 residents/day

Enforcement & Citations

Fines (past 3 years)
1 fine · $6,300 total

Medicare certification

CMS Certification Number
355072
Certified beds
42 beds · avg 38 residents/day
Ownership type
Non profit - Corporation
Continuing-care community
No

CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026

Ownership & operations

Legal business name
Mckenzie County Healthcare Systems Inc

CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026

Federal ownership record

Non-profitCorporation

Disclosed owners (13 on record)

  • Amanda j Loughman

    Corporate Officer · since 2025

  • Cheryl l Faulkner

    Adp of The Snf · since 2025

  • Peter Edis

    Adp of The Snf · since 2025

  • Krista Heen

    Corporate Director · since 2024

  • William s Merkle

    Corporate Officer · since 2023

  • Chase Wisness

    Corporate Director · since 2022

+ 7 additional owners on the federal record.

Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners, as of May 2026.

Federal inspection record

12 health citations on file1 from complaints1 federal fine totalling $6,300

Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 12)

  • E0880·Jul 24, 2025

    Infection Control Deficiencies

    Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

  • D0695·Jul 24, 2025

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

    Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

  • D0605·Jul 24, 2025

    Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies

    Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.

  • D0554·Jul 24, 2025

    Resident Rights Deficiencies

    Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.

  • D0657·Jun 20, 2024

    Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

    Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

  • E0625·Jun 20, 2024

    Resident Rights Deficiencies

    Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.

  • E0623·Jun 20, 2024

    Resident Rights Deficiencies

    Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.

  • G0689·Aug 23, 2023Complaint

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

    Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

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Federal penalties

By year

  • 20231 fine · $6,300

Most recent events

  • Jul 19, 2023Fine · $6,300

Fire-safety citations

2 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Jul 24, 2025. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.

Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Jun 1, 2026.

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Where this information comes from

  • Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.

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