Souris Valley Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Souris Valley Care Center is a 46-bed nonprofit nursing home in Velva, North Dakota, part of Good Samaritan Society. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.59 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 13% below the North Dakota average of 2.97, and 63.4% nursing staff turnover (North Dakota average 48.8%).
Souris Valley Care Center
300 Main St SVelva, ND 58790
Mchenry County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Special Focus Facility candidate. CMS lists this home as a candidate for its Special Focus Facility program, which is for nursing homes with a history of serious quality issues.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Souris Valley Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.59 hours per resident per day, 13% below the North Dakota average. With about 40 residents a day, that works out to roughly 105 aide hours a day, or about 13 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 13% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | North Dakota avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.59 | 2.97 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.34 | 0.52 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.48 | 0.93 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.42 | 4.42 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.97 | 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
63.4% of nursing staff at Souris Valley 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 71.4%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jun 11, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 11 health deficiencies (North Dakota average 5.7). CMS lists 4 fines totaling $175,053 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 20, 2025 | Fine | $107,150 |
| Apr 24, 2025 | Fine | $26,761 |
| Aug 27, 2024 | Fine | $8,824 |
| Apr 17, 2024 | Fine | $32,318 |
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. Souris Valley Care Center holds 1 of 5 overall; the North Dakota average is 3.2.
About Souris Valley Care Center
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Chain: Good Samaritan Society, 92 homes
- Legal name: Souris Valley Care Center, Inc.
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Sep 1, 1991
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Souris Valley Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Minot Health and Rehab, LLC Minot · abuse citation | 20.7 | 76 | 2.33 | 4.01 | 88.1% | 1 | $39,212 |
| Trinity Homes Minot | 21.2 | 141 | 2.80 | 4.24 | 57.3% | 1 | $75,611 |
| Benedictine Living Center of Garrison Garrison | 35.4 | 52 | 2.19 | 3.18 | 36.4% | 3 | $8,278 |
| Garrison Mem Hosp Nsg Fac Garrison | 35.7 | 26 | 1.85 | 4.34 | 66.7% | 2 | None |
| SMP Health - St Aloisius Harvey | 50.2 | 65 | 3.10 | 4.61 | 31.7% | 5 | None |
| Good Samaritan Society - Bottineau Bottineau · abuse citation | 57.9 | 52 | 2.32 | 3.59 | 63.5% | 2 | $110,247 |
| Rolette Community Care Center Rolette · SFF candidate | 65.5 | 31 | 2.33 | 3.94 | 53.6% | 1 | $90,017 |
| Dunseith Com Nursing Home Dunseith · abuse citation | 65.9 | 30 | 3.35 | 5.50 | 56.4% | 2 | $92,954 |
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.