North Dakota Veterans Home: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
North Dakota Veterans Home is a 52-bed government-run nursing home in Lisbon, North Dakota. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.45 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 16% above the North Dakota average of 2.97, and 32.9% nursing staff turnover (North Dakota average 48.8%).
North Dakota Veterans Home
1600 Veterans DriveLisbon, ND 58054
Ransom 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 North Dakota Veterans Home, nurse aides logged 3.45 hours per resident per day, 16% above the North Dakota average. With about 50 residents a day, that works out to roughly 171 aide hours a day, or about 21 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 10% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | North Dakota avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.45 | 2.97 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.11 | 0.52 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.52 | 0.93 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 5.07 | 4.42 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.54 | 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
32.9% of nursing staff at North Dakota Veterans Home 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 29.4%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Aug 6, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 0 health deficiencies (North Dakota average 5.7). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $9,620 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 2025 | Fine | $9,620 |
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. North Dakota Veterans Home holds 5 of 5 overall; the North Dakota average is 3.2.
About North Dakota Veterans Home
- Ownership: Government - State
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Dec 2, 1991
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near North Dakota Veterans Home
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Parkside Lutheran Home Lisbon · many days without an RN | 2.6 | 40 | 3.14 | 4.44 | — | 1 | None |
| SMP Health - Maryhill Enderlin | 14.9 | 42 | 3.13 | 4.11 | 31.1% | 5 | $10,036 |
| Four Seasons Health Care Inc Forman · no staffing data submitted | 21.5 | 25 | — | — | — | 1 | $115,484 |
| Good Samaritan Society - Oakes Oakes · abuse citation | 28.1 | 46 | 1.93 | 3.23 | 50.0% | 2 | $8,281 |
| St Rose Care Center Lamoure | 30.8 | 36 | 2.03 | 3.36 | 82.1% | 3 | None |
| SMP Health - St Raphael Valley City | 39.4 | 170 | 3.41 | 4.71 | 38.5% | 5 | None |
| St Gerard's Community of Care Hankinson | 43.1 | 34 | 3.18 | 4.67 | 34.2% | 3 | $48,233 |
| Wheatcrest Hills Healthcare Center Britton | 43.4 | 60 | 1.90 | 2.69 | 32.4% | 3 | $37,553 |
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.