Dakota Alpha: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Dakota Alpha is a 20-bed nonprofit nursing home in Mandan, North Dakota. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.88 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 3% below the North Dakota average of 2.97, and 40.0% nursing staff turnover (North Dakota average 48.8%).
Dakota Alpha
1303 27th Street NWMandan, ND 58554
Morton County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Dakota Alpha, nurse aides logged 2.88 hours per resident per day, 3% below the North Dakota average. With about 20 residents a day, that works out to roughly 57 aide hours a day, or about 7 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 21% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | North Dakota avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.88 | 2.97 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.64 | 0.52 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.32 | 0.93 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.83 | 4.42 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.84 | 3.80 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
40.0% of nursing staff at Dakota Alpha left over the year CMS measured, against a North Dakota average of 48.8% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 16.7%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jul 9, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 2 health deficiencies (North Dakota average 5.7). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Dakota Alpha holds 5 of 5 overall; the North Dakota average is 3.2.
About Dakota Alpha
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Hit Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jun 1, 1991
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
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Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.