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57 Medicaid Nursing Homes With a Clean Record in North Dakota

57 of the 72 Medicare-certified nursing homes in North Dakota (79%) are Medicaid-certified, clean-record, and all are listed below. 18 of the 57 graded homes earn an A and 0 earn a D or F. Nurse staff turnover runs 46.1%, 2.7 points lower than the 48.8% across all homes there. Fargo Elim Health Care Center in Fargo grades highest at A (96 out of 100).

How Medicaid-certified, clean-record homes in North Dakota compare

This group set against every nursing home in North Dakota, from the current CMS release.

Nursing hours per resident per day

4.52

All homes in North Dakota: 4.42

Better than the local average

Nurse staff turnover

46.1%

All homes in North Dakota: 48.8%

Better than the local average

Average ElderGrade score

81.3/100

All homes in North Dakota: 76.8/100

Better than the local average

Grade spread

A
B
C

18 grade A, 33 grade B, 6 grade C,

The best-graded Medicaid-certified, clean-record home in North Dakota is Fargo Elim Health Care Center in Fargo, ND, grade A, 96/100.

Every Medicaid-certified, clean-record nursing home in North Dakota

Showing 41 to 57 of 57, best-graded first.

B

78/100

Bethany On 42Nd

Fargo, ND · Cass County

CMS 5/5116 bedsNon-profitMedicaid
Nurse hours
5.19 /day
Staff turnover
59%
Serious cites
0

Bethany On 42Nd runs a tight ship on the clinical side. Its most recent inspection was in May 2025 and it holds a five-star health inspection rating, with eleven deficiencies on record and none at the harm or jeopardy level. Nurse staffing sits at 5.19 hours per resident day, roughly 35% above the national average, which is genuinely high. The caveats matter though: one deficiency was abuse-related, staff turnover is 59% against a national average of 45.8%, and weekend coverage drops about 8% below weekday levels. Quality measures land at three stars, middling. Strong inspection history and generous staffing, but the abuse finding and churn are worth asking about directly.

B

77/100

Prince Of Peace Care Center

Ellendale, ND · Dickey County

CMS 4/555 bedsNon-profitMedicaid
Nurse hours
3.45 /day
Staff turnover
84%
Serious cites
0

Prince of Peace Care Center in Ellendale is a 55-bed nonprofit home, and the numbers tell a mixed story. Nurse staffing sits at 3.45 hours per resident per day, about 11% under the national average, and weekends run roughly 12% thinner than weekdays. The bigger concern is turnover: 83.6% of staff leave each year, nearly double the national rate, which makes it hard to keep consistent caregivers. The quality measures look strong, but four deficiencies sit on the current record, two of them serious enough to involve harm or jeopardy. The last inspection was recent, in April 2026, so that picture is current.

B

77/100

Baptist Health & Rehab

Bismarck, ND · Burleigh County

CMS 4/5140 bedsNon-profitMedicaid
Nurse hours
5.09 /day
Staff turnover
49%
Serious cites
0

Baptist Health & Rehab runs a solidly staffed building on paper, about 5.09 nurse hours per resident day, roughly a third more than the national average, and weekend coverage stays within about 9% of weekday levels, so care doesn't drop off as sharply as it does at many homes. The trouble sits elsewhere. State inspectors have logged 16 deficiencies on the current record, four of them serious enough to put residents in harm's way and two tied to abuse, with $35,323 in fines across three penalties. Staff turnover, at 49.3%, runs slightly above the national figure, and the most recent inspection dates to April 2025. That mix, strong hours, harder inspection history, is what holds the grade down.

B

76.5/100

Knife River Care Center

Beulah, ND · Mercer County

CMS 3/586 bedsNon-profitMedicaid
Nurse hours
4.91 /day
Staff turnover
55%
Serious cites
0

Knife River Care Center runs on a paradox: the raw staffing number is genuinely strong, 4.91 nurse hours per resident day against a national average of 3.86, and that's what earns it the top marks from CMS on staffing. But look at what's happened around that number. Turnover sits at 54.5%, well above the national 45.8%, meaning the aides and nurses in the building are cycling through frequently. Weekend staffing drops about 16% below weekday levels, so the coverage families see on a Tuesday isn't what shows up on a Saturday. And the inspection record is the real concern: 22 deficiencies, including two at harm or jeopardy level and three tied to abuse, plus a $35,890 fine. Strong hours, unstable workforce, and a troubling compliance history.

B

76.5/100

Pembilier Nursing Center

Walhalla, ND · Pembina County

CMS 4/531 bedsNon-profitMedicaid
Nurse hours
3.77 /day
Staff turnover
47%
Serious cites
0

Pembilier Nursing Center runs 31 certified beds in Walhalla under nonprofit corporate ownership, and its inspection record is the strongest part of the picture: a four-out-of-five health inspection rating and a survey completed in April 2026. Nine deficiencies sit on the current record, one serious enough to reach harm or jeopardy level, though none involve abuse. Staffing tells a more mixed story. At 3.77 nurse hours per resident day, the home sits just under the national average of 3.86, and weekend coverage drops roughly 16% below its own weekday staffing. Annual turnover of 46.9% edges past the national 45.8%. Small homes can absorb some of this, but thin weekend coverage is worth asking about directly.

B

76.5/100

Wishek Living Center

Wishek, ND · Mcintosh County

CMS 4/543 bedsNon-profitMedicaid
Nurse hours
4.91 /day
Staff turnover
53%
Serious cites
0

Wishek Living Center runs on a nonprofit model with 43 certified beds, and its nurse staffing sits well above the national average. The tradeoff shows up in turnover: just over half the nursing staff leaves each year, notably higher than the national figure. Inspections in May 2025 turned up six deficiencies, two serious enough to involve harm or jeopardy, drawing two fines totaling $26,272. The quality measure score is weak, which is worth asking about directly.

B

76.5/100

Aneta Parkview Health Ctr

Aneta, ND · Nelson County

CMS 5/535 bedsNon-profitMedicaid
Nurse hours
3.84 /day
Staff turnover
58%
Serious cites
0

Aneta Parkview runs 35 beds as a nonprofit, and its last state inspection came back clean enough for a top federal rating, four deficiencies on record, none causing harm or tied to abuse. Staffing is a different story. At 3.84 nurse hours per resident day, it sits just under the national average, but weekends drop roughly 20% below its own weekday coverage, and 57.5% annual turnover is well above the 45.8% national figure. That churn matters more in a small rural home, where replacing a nurse takes longer. Quality measures land mid-range. Solid care when inspectors look, thinner coverage when they don't.

B

74/100

Benedictine Living Center Of Garrison

Garrison, ND · Mclean County

CMS 3/552 bedsNon-profitMedicaid
Nurse hours
3.18 /day
Staff turnover
36%
Serious cites
0

Benedictine Living Center Of Garrison runs 52 certified beds as a church-affiliated nonprofit, and its staffing sits about 18% under the national average, 3.18 nurse hours per resident day against 3.86 nationally, with weekends roughly 7% thinner than weekdays. Turnover lands at 36.4%, better than the 45.8% national figure, so the people who stay tend to stay. The tradeoff shows up in its record: 14 deficiencies, including one at the harm level and two abuse-related, plus a single $8,278 fine, with the most recent inspection dated July 22, 2025. Its three CMS star ratings, health inspection, quality measures, and staffing, all sit at the middle.

B

73.5/100

Bethel Lutheran Nursing & Rehabilitation Center

Williston, ND · Williams County

CMS 2/590 bedsNon-profitMedicaid
Nurse hours
4.81 /day
Staff turnover
63%
Serious cites
0

Bethel Lutheran runs a strong staffing operation on paper, 4.81 nurse hours per resident day, roughly a quarter above the national average, which helps explain its four-star staffing rating. But that margin thins on weekends, when coverage drops about 18% below the home's own weekday level, and the workforce itself is churning: 63% annual turnover against a national average near 46%. The inspection record is the bigger concern. Twenty-five deficiencies, including two at the harm or jeopardy level and four tied to abuse, with the most recent inspection in April 2026. Federal inspectors rated the health inspection side 2 out of 5. Plenty of hands on deck most weekdays, just not always the same hands, and not always enough of them.

B

72/100

Trinity Homes

Minot, ND · Ward County

CMS 1/5141 bedsNon-profitMedicaid
Nurse hours
4.24 /day
Staff turnover
57%
Serious cites
0

Trinity Homes runs on 4.24 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 10% above the national average, and weekends dip only slightly from weekdays, the kind of staffing pattern that usually shows up in the 4/5 staffing rating. The trouble sits elsewhere. Inspectors have cited 34 deficiencies, six of them at the level where a resident was actually harmed or put in jeopardy, and five tied to abuse. Three fines total $75,611. Staff turnover is 57.3% against a national 45.8%, so a lot of that good coverage is delivered by people still learning the building. The state last inspected in August 2025, and the health inspection rating sits at 1 out of 5. Good staffing can't outweigh what those inspections found.

B

71/100

Tioga Medical Center Ltc

Tioga, ND · Williams County

CMS 3/530 bedsNon-profitMedicaid
Nurse hours
5.95 /day
Staff turnover
66%
Serious cites
0

Tioga Medical Center's long-term care unit runs on unusually thin margins of people, not hours. The raw staffing number looks generous, 5.95 nurse hours per resident day against a national average around 3.86, but that figure masks a workforce cycling out fast enough to matter: 65.5% annual turnover, well above the 45.8% national rate. Weekend coverage drops roughly 11% below weekday levels, and the quality measure score sits at 1 out of 5 stars despite the 4-star staffing rating. Sixteen deficiencies are on the current record, including one at the harm level and two tied to abuse, with a single $11,408 fine. The last inspection was March 2025. A nonprofit with 30 beds can be a close-knit place; this one's numbers suggest watching staff consistency closely.

C

69.5/100

Good Samaritan Society - Lakota

Lakota, ND · Nelson County

CMS 1/538 bedsNon-profitMedicaid
Nurse hours
3.83 /day
Staff turnover
45%
Serious cites
0

Good Samaritan Society - Lakota runs 38 beds in a small Nelson County town, and the nursing hours tell a mixed story: 3.83 per resident day, just under the national figure, with weekends dropping about 24% below the home's own weekday staffing. Staff turnover is 44.7%, roughly in line with the national average, so retention isn't the problem here. The inspection record is. Twenty-seven deficiencies, two of them at harm or jeopardy level, plus two fines totaling $74,283, and a quality measure rating of 1 out of 5. The most recent inspection was June 2025, so the record is current. Nothing suggests abuse. But a home with this many cited problems and quality scores this low is one to visit unannounced and ask hard questions about.

C

69/100

St Rose Care Center

Lamoure, ND · La Moure County

CMS 3/536 bedsNon-profitMedicaid
Nurse hours
3.36 /day
Staff turnover
82%
Serious cites
0

St Rose Care Center runs 36 beds in Lamoure under nonprofit ownership, and the numbers that stand out most are about people. Nurse staffing sits at 3.36 hours per resident day, roughly 13 percent under the national average, and it thins out further on weekends. The bigger concern is turnover: 82.1 percent of staff leave each year, against a national average near 46 percent. That kind of churn means residents see a rotating cast of caregivers, which matters more in a small home where everyone knows everyone. The 13 deficiencies on record include none at the harm level and none related to abuse, and the last inspection was in April 2026.

C

67.5/100

Good Samaritan Society - Park River

Park River, ND · Walsh County

CMS 2/544 bedsNon-profitMedicaid
Nurse hours
3.02 /day
Staff turnover
47%
Serious cites
0

Good Samaritan Society - Park River runs 44 certified beds as a nonprofit, and its last inspection was in August 2025. The staffing picture is mixed: 3.02 nurse hours per resident day sits roughly 22% under the national average of 3.86, and weekends dip about 17% below the home's own weekday coverage. Turnover runs 47.4%, slightly above the national 45.8%. On the record: 29 deficiencies, none at harm or jeopardy level, though one is abuse-related, plus a single $42,181 fine. Federal ratings put staffing at 4 of 5 stars but inspections and quality measures at 2 each. The takeaway: adequate hands on weekdays, thinner on weekends, with inspection findings that warrant a closer look.

C

66.5/100

Four Seasons Health Care Inc

Forman, ND · Sargent County

CMS 1/525 bedsNon-profitMedicaid
Nurse hours
n/a /day
Staff turnover
n/a
Serious cites
0

Four Seasons Health Care in Forman runs 25 beds under nonprofit ownership, and its last inspection on February 19, 2026 turned up 29 deficiencies, two of them serious enough to cause harm or put residents in immediate jeopardy, plus one tied to abuse. The staffing picture is thin even by rural North Dakota standards, and three fines totaling $115,484 have accumulated on the current record. What keeps the quality measure rating afloat is clinical performance on paper, things like hospitalization and medication metrics, but strong outcomes data can't offset a building where the hands-on care and the oversight have both raised red flags. If you're considering this one, ask directly what changed after February.

C

62.5/100

Maple Manor Care Center

Langdon, ND · Cavalier County

CMS 1/545 bedsNon-profitMedicaid
Nurse hours
n/a /day
Staff turnover
n/a
Serious cites
0

Maple Manor runs 45 beds in Langdon under nonprofit ownership, and its staffing rating sits at the bottom of the federal scale, one star, well below what CMS considers adequate. That thin coverage shows up alongside 24 deficiencies on the current record, including one serious enough to cause actual harm or place residents in jeopardy, plus a $31,694 fine. The most recent inspection was in September 2025, so the findings are fresh rather than stale. Quality measures land at two stars, inspections at two. Nothing here is abuse-related, but a home with this few staff and this many cited problems is one to ask hard questions about before moving someone in.

C

60/100

The Meadows On University

Fargo, ND · Cass County

CMS 1/595 bedsFor-profitMedicaid
Nurse hours
3.71 /day
Staff turnover
65%
Serious cites
0

The Meadows On University runs a for-profit LLC with 95 beds, and the numbers show some strain. Nurse staffing sits at 3.71 hours per resident day, about 4% under the national average, and weekends dip roughly 10% below the home's own weekday coverage, so families visiting Saturday or Sunday may notice thinner attention. Staff turnover is the bigger flag: 65% annually against a national 45.8%, meaning nearly two-thirds of the nursing team turns over each year. The current inspection record carries 20 deficiencies, one serious enough to involve harm or jeopardy, plus a $41,041 fine. All three CMS star ratings, health inspections, quality measures, and staffing, land at 2 out of 5.

Frequently asked questions

How many Medicaid-certified, clean-record nursing homes are there in North Dakota?
There are 57 Medicaid-certified, clean-record Medicare-certified nursing homes in North Dakota, 79% of the 72 nursing homes there.
Are Medicaid-certified, clean-record nursing homes better staffed?
In North Dakota they average 4.52 total nursing hours per resident per day, against 4.42 for all nursing homes in North Dakota, a difference of +0.1 hours. Staff turnover averages 46.1% against 48.8%.
Which Medicaid-certified, clean-record nursing home grades best in North Dakota?
Fargo Elim Health Care Center in Fargo, ND, grade A, 96 out of 100.
Does being Medicaid-certified, clean-record mean a nursing home is safe?
No. Of the 57 graded Medicaid-certified, clean-record homes in North Dakota, 18 grade A and 0 grade D or F.
Do Medicaid-certified, clean-record nursing homes in North Dakota accept Medicaid?
57 of the 57 are certified to accept Medicaid. See Medicaid and nursing homes.

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