Nursing homes across Morton County, North Dakota, graded on the federal inspection
record, nurse staffing and staff turnover. County rank is shown on each home's profile.
Dakota Alpha is a small, nonprofit-run home in Mandan, just 20 certified beds, and the numbers behind its A grade are mostly about staffing. Its 4.83 nurse hours per resident day sit roughly 25% above the national average of 3.86, and staff turnover of 40% comes in under the 45.8% national figure. One caveat worth knowing: weekend staffing drops about 21% below the home's own weekday level, so care may look thinner on Saturdays and Sundays. Inspections are current as of July 2025, with nine deficiencies on record, none involving harm or jeopardy, and none abuse-related.
Elm Crest Manor runs on church-affiliated nonprofit ownership and 62 beds in New Salem, and the staffing numbers are genuinely strong: 4.74 nurse hours per resident day, roughly a quarter above the national average. Weekends dip about 17% below its own weekday coverage, though, and turnover sits at 50.6%, higher than the 45.8% national figure, which matters in a small rural building where replacements are hard to find. The current record shows 10 deficiencies with none at the harm or jeopardy level, but 3 are abuse-related, and the most recent inspection was in January 2026. Consistent survey scores and above-average staffing carry real weight here; the abuse citations and churn are what a family should ask about directly.
Miller Pointe runs on unusually steady staff. Aide and nurse turnover sits at 21.9% against a national average of 45.8%, and total nurse staffing of 4.34 hours per resident day clears the national figure by roughly 12%, though weekend coverage thins out about 9% below the home's own weekday level. The trouble is everything else. Sixteen deficiencies sit on the current record, two of them at harm or jeopardy level and one tied to abuse, with a $35,535 fine and a December 2025 inspection that produced a 2-star health inspection rating. Good staffing can't offset a survey history like that, which is why the overall picture lands closer to average than the 5-star staffing number suggests.
Marian Manor runs a nonprofit shop with 54 beds in Glen Ullin, and the staffing hours look decent on paper, about 4.11 per resident day, roughly 6% above the national average. But weekends dip about 14% below its own weekday coverage, and turnover sits at 57.8% against a national 45.8%, so the people giving that care keep changing.
The inspection record is where it gets harder to explain away: 15 deficiencies, two at harm or jeopardy level, one tied to abuse, and a $22,835 fine. The last inspection was June 2026, so this isn't stale history. Quality measures score well, but the survey findings and the churn behind them are what pull the overall picture down.
Sunset Drive is a 128-bed nonprofit home in Mandan, and the numbers tell a hard story. Nurse staffing sits at 3.57 hours per resident day, about 8% under the national average, and weekends run roughly 10% thinner than weekdays, so coverage is lightest exactly when families tend to visit. The bigger problem is the inspection record: 69 deficiencies, including two at the harm level and eight tied to abuse, plus $42,226 in fines, and CMS has placed the home in its Special Focus Facility program. Staff turnover of 64.5% is well above the 45.8% national figure, meaning caregivers cycle through quickly.