- After rounding out the Top 10 nursing home states in the past two report cards, North Dakota’s nursing home care ranking took a nosedive, falling to No. 18.
- Despite North Dakota’s ratings plunge, the Roughrider State has all the right parts in place for a future recovery, the state still ranks among the best in frontline caregiving hours with 3 hours and 4 minutes daily care per resident and the percentage of facilities with above average staffing levels at 79 percent.
- North Dakota slashed the percentage of nursing homes with one or more severe deficiencies by nearly 50 percent over the past three report cards.
- After making up some ground in the percentage of nursing homes with above average professional nursing levels in the last report card, North Dakota facilities fell back another 20 percent this reporting period.
- North Dakota nursing home care ranks fourth overall in the Rocky Mountain Region.
North Dakota
| Criteria | DATA | GRADE | RANK | PREVIOUS DATA | PREVIOUS GRADE | PREVIOUS RANK | |
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| Direct Care Staffing Above Average | |||||||
| Direct Care Staffing Hours per Resident | |||||||
| Facilities With Deficiencies | |||||||
| Facilities With Severe Deficiencies | |||||||
| Health Inspections Above Average | |||||||
| Professional Nurse Staffing Above Average | |||||||
| Professional Nursing Hours per Resident | |||||||
| Verified Ombudsman Complaints |