St Benedicts Health Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
St Benedicts Health Center is a 124-bed nonprofit nursing home in Dickinson, North Dakota, part of Benedictine Health System. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.60 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 12% below the North Dakota average of 2.97, and 53.9% nursing staff turnover (North Dakota average 48.8%).
St Benedicts Health Center
851 4th Ave EDickinson, ND 58601
Stark 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 St Benedicts Health Center, nurse aides logged 2.60 hours per resident per day, 12% below the North Dakota average. With about 114 residents a day, that works out to roughly 296 aide hours a day, or about 37 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) | 2.60 | 2.97 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.12 | 0.52 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.02 | 0.93 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.75 | 4.42 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.07 | 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
53.9% of nursing staff at St Benedicts Health 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 14.3%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 24, 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. St Benedicts Health Center holds 5 of 5 overall; the North Dakota average is 3.2.
About St Benedicts Health Center
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Chain: Benedictine Health System, 23 homes
- Legal name: Benedictine Living Communities Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: May 31, 1977
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near St Benedicts Health Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| St Lukes Home Dickinson | 0.5 | 88 | 4.55 | 6.30 | 53.6% | 5 | None |
| Richardton Health Center Inc Richardton | 21.7 | 29 | 2.74 | 4.18 | 46.2% | 5 | None |
| Hill Top Home of Comfort Inc Killdeer | 33.2 | 60 | 3.14 | 4.33 | 33.3% | 2 | $198,960 |
| Marian Manor Healthcare Center Glen Ullin | 45.6 | 54 | 2.66 | 4.11 | 57.8% | 1 | $22,835 |
| Knife River Care Center Beulah | 54.5 | 86 | 3.66 | 4.91 | 54.5% | 3 | $35,890 |
| Western Horizons Care Center Hettinger · abuse citation | 60.3 | 31 | 3.50 | 4.75 | — | 1 | $62,703 |
| Elm Crest Manor New Salem | 63.3 | 62 | 3.35 | 4.74 | 50.6% | 4 | None |
| Wibaux County Nursing Home Wibaux · abuse citation · many days without an RN | 66.8 | 40 | 1.86 | 2.79 | 35.0% | 1 | $16,985 |
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.