North Dakota has 72 Medicare & Medicaid–certified nursing homes on federal record. Below is the current landscape from the CMS Care Compare database (July 2026 release) — the same data ClearPath decodes and ranks in every family report.
20 North Dakota facilities hold a 5-star overall rating — more than fit this list. The ten shown lead within that group on CMS health-inspection, staffing, and quality-measure ratings.
| Facility | City | Overall | Staffing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dakota Alpha | Mandan | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ |
| North Dakota Veterans Home | Lisbon | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ |
| Richardton Health Center Inc | Richardton | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ |
| Smp Health - St Aloisius | Harvey | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ |
| St Benedicts Health Center | Dickinson | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ |
| Smp Health - Maryhill | Enderlin | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ |
| St Lukes Home | Dickinson | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ |
| Aneta Parkview Health Ctr | Aneta | ★★★★★ | ★★★★☆ |
| Bethany On 42Nd | Fargo | ★★★★★ | ★★★★☆ |
| Bethany On University | Fargo | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ |
Ranked by CMS overall and staffing star ratings. A ClearPath report goes deeper — inspection citations, fines, staffing turnover, review analysis, and safety-flag screening for every facility in your search area.
CMS currently flags 10 North Dakota facilities with an abuse icon and lists 6 in the Special Focus program for persistent quality problems. These designations appear automatically in every ClearPath report and cap a facility’s ranking regardless of its star rating.
| Facility | City | Federal Flag |
|---|---|---|
| Good Samaritan Society - Larimore | Larimore | Special Focus |
| Rolette Community Care Center | Rolette | Special Focus |
| Souris Valley Care Center | Velva | Special Focus |
| St Vincent'S - A Prospera Community | Bismarck | Special Focus Abuse Flag |
| Sunset Drive - A Prospera Community | Mandan | Special Focus Abuse Flag |
| Wedgewood Manor | Cavalier | Special Focus |
Star ratings are only the surface. ClearPath reads the full federal record for every certified facility in your North Dakota search area — abuse citations, inspection failures, fines, staffing collapse — and hands you a ranked, plain-English report in minutes. Reports start at $47, one-time. Paid by families, never by facilities.
Get Your Ranked Report →See a free sample report firstSource: CMS Care Compare (data.cms.gov), July 2026 monthly release. Ratings and flags change monthly — ClearPath refreshes automatically. ClearPath Senior Guide is independent and accepts no referral fees or placement incentives from any facility.