Sanford Hillsboro Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Sanford Hillsboro Care Center is a 34-bed nonprofit nursing home in Hillsboro, North Dakota, part of Sanford Health. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.94 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the North Dakota average of 2.97, and 38.6% nursing staff turnover (North Dakota average 48.8%).
Sanford Hillsboro Care Center
12 3rd St SeHillsboro, ND 58045
Traill 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 Sanford Hillsboro Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.94 hours per resident per day, about the same as the North Dakota average. With about 33 residents a day, that works out to roughly 96 aide hours a day, or about 12 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 17% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | North Dakota avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.94 | 2.97 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.81 | 0.52 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.76 | 0.93 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.52 | 4.42 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.75 | 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
38.6% of nursing staff at Sanford Hillsboro Care Center 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 66.7%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jun 26, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 3 health deficiencies (North Dakota average 5.7). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $42,488 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 2024 | Fine | $35,045 |
| Nov 2, 2023 | Fine | $7,443 |
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. Sanford Hillsboro Care Center holds 3 of 5 overall; the North Dakota average is 3.2.
About Sanford Hillsboro Care Center
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Chain: Sanford Health, 4 homes
- Legal name: Sanford Health Network North
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jun 1, 1978
- Located inside a hospital
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Sanford Hillsboro Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Halstad Living Center Halstad | 11.6 | 44 | 2.36 | 3.66 | 38.6% | 4 | None |
| Luther Memorial Home Mayville | 13.8 | 62 | 3.70 | 5.25 | 51.4% | 4 | $5,814 |
| Hatton Prairie Village Hatton | 24.5 | 38 | 2.81 | 3.97 | 26.0% | 5 | None |
| Benedictine Care Community Ada | 25.7 | 49 | 1.85 | 3.16 | 60.4% | 1 | $154,460 |
| Villa St. Vincent Crookston · abuse citation | 33.6 | 100 | 2.61 | 3.96 | 42.3% | 1 | $29,234 |
| Woodside Village Grand Forks | 34.1 | 138 | 3.60 | 5.25 | 40.0% | 4 | $8,278 |
| Valley Senior Living on Columbia Grand Forks | 34.8 | 196 | 3.39 | 5.32 | 32.6% | 4 | $20,112 |
| Bethany on 42nd Fargo | 35.8 | 116 | 3.71 | 5.19 | 59.0% | 5 | None |
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.