Hill Top Home of Comfort Inc: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Hill Top Home of Comfort Inc is a 60-bed nonprofit nursing home in Killdeer, North Dakota. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.14 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 6% above the North Dakota average of 2.97, and 33.3% nursing staff turnover (North Dakota average 48.8%).
Hill Top Home of Comfort Inc
95 Hill Top DrKilldeer, ND 58640
Dunn 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 Hill Top Home of Comfort Inc, nurse aides logged 3.14 hours per resident per day, 6% above the North Dakota average. With about 59 residents a day, that works out to roughly 187 aide hours a day, or about 23 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 18% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | North Dakota avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.14 | 2.97 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.20 | 0.52 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.99 | 0.93 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.33 | 4.42 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.54 | 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
33.3% of nursing staff at Hill Top Home of Comfort Inc 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 26.7%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Aug 27, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 1 health deficiency (North Dakota average 5.7). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $198,960 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 16, 2024 | Fine | $198,960 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Hill Top Home of Comfort Inc holds 2 of 5 overall; the North Dakota average is 3.2.
About Hill Top Home of Comfort Inc
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Hill Top Home of Comfort Inc.
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: May 10, 1989
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
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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.