Nursing homes in North Dakota
72 Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing homes, with an average CMS overall rating of 3.2/5 — +0.16 stars vs. the national average of 3.0. 33% are rated below average, and federal fines on record total $1,989,283.
What nursing care costs in North Dakota Cost of care in North Dakota
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, processing date 2026-09-01. Ratings are official CMS figures, not endorsements.
Top-rated nursing homes in North Dakota
Sorted by CMS overall rating, then by size.
BETHANY ON UNIVERSITY
5/5Fargo · 172 bedsMuch above average →ST BENEDICTS HEALTH CENTER
5/5Dickinson · 124 bedsMuch above average →BETHANY ON 42ND
5/5Fargo · 116 bedsMuch above average →ST LUKES HOME
5/5Dickinson · 88 bedsMuch above average →ST GABRIEL'S COMMUNITY
5/5Bismarck · 72 bedsMuch above average →SMP HEALTH - ST ALOISIUS
5/5Harvey · 65 bedsMuch above average →All 72 facilities in North Dakota
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Beds are CMS-certified beds. Fines are the total dollar value of civil money penalties on record. Abuse icon and Watch list are CMS designations explained on the national directory.
Facilities carrying a CMS flag in North Dakota
11 with a substantiated abuse citation and 5 on the Special Focus Facility watch list. These are official CMS designations, listed here as they appear in the source data.
| Facility | City | Overall | Beds | Fines |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMP HEALTH - ST RAPHAEL Abuse icon | Valley City, ND | 3/5 | 170 | — |
| SMP HEALTH - AVE MARIA Abuse icon | Jamestown, ND | 3/5 | 100 | $13,978 |
| GOOD SAMARITAN SOCIETY - BOTTINEAU Abuse icon | Bottineau, ND | 2/5 | 52 | $110,247 |
| ST CATHERINES LIVING CENTER Abuse icon | Wahpeton, ND | 2/5 | 49 | $47,722 |
| GOOD SAMARITAN SOCIETY - OAKES Abuse icon | Oakes, ND | 2/5 | 46 | $8,281 |
| NELSON COUNTY HEALTH SYSTEM CARE CENTER Abuse icon | Mcville, ND | 2/5 | 35 | $36,855 |
| DUNSEITH COM NURSING HOME Abuse icon | Dunseith, ND | 2/5 | 30 | $71,380 |
| Sunset Drive - a Prospera Community Abuse icon Watch list | Mandan, ND | 1/5 | 128 | $78,721 |
| MINOT HEALTH AND REHAB, LLC Abuse icon | Minot, ND | 1/5 | 76 | $39,212 |
| SOURIS VALLEY CARE CENTER Watch list | Velva, ND | 1/5 | 46 | $132,172 |
| WEDGEWOOD MANOR Watch list | Cavalier, ND | 1/5 | 33 | $54,925 |
| ROLETTE COMMUNITY CARE CENTER Watch list | Rolette, ND | 1/5 | 31 | $44,902 |
| Western Horizons Care Center Abuse icon | Hettinger, ND | 1/5 | 31 | $63,485 |
| GARRISON MEM HOSP NSG FAC Abuse icon Watch list | Garrison, ND | 1/5 | 26 | $22,380 |
Choosing between nursing homes in North Dakota
The state average hides wide variation. In North Dakota the facilities in this directory run from one star to five, and that gap matters more than the average when you are choosing for a specific person.
Work the list in this order: filter to 4- and 5-star facilities, check the staffing and turnover numbers on each profile, then read the inspection and fine history. Distance from family, Medicaid acceptance, and the specific clinical services offered — ventilator care, dialysis, memory units — usually narrow the list faster than ratings do.
If the person needs this level of care for more than a short rehabilitation stay, ask each facility's admissions office directly how Medicaid is handled, whether they accept a pending application, and what happens if private funds run out. Those answers vary by facility, not by state, and they matter more than any published average.
How many nursing homes are there in North Dakota?
72 CMS-certified nursing homes, holding 4909 certified beds in total.
What is the average nursing home rating in North Dakota?
3.2 out of 5 stars across 71 rated facilities, against a national average of 3.0.
Which nursing home in North Dakota has the highest rating?
CMS rates facilities, not states, and every 5-star home in the state is listed above. Compare staffing and inspection detail on the individual profiles.
Does Medicare pay for a nursing home in North Dakota?
Medicare Part A covers up to 100 days of skilled nursing after a qualifying hospital stay, with cost sharing after day 20. Longer stays are generally paid privately or through Medicaid.