Sunset Drive - a Prospera Community: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Sunset Drive - a Prospera Community is a 128-bed nonprofit nursing home in Mandan, North Dakota, part of Good Samaritan Society. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.27 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 24% below the North Dakota average of 2.97, and 64.5% nursing staff turnover (North Dakota average 48.8%).
Sunset Drive - a Prospera Community
1011 Boundary St NWMandan, ND 58554
Morton 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.
Cited for abuse or neglect. CMS marks this home with its abuse icon: it was cited for abuse or neglect that caused harm on its most recent inspection cycle, or for abuse or neglect with potential for harm on each of its last two cycles.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Sunset Drive - a Prospera Community, nurse aides logged 2.27 hours per resident per day, 24% below the North Dakota average. With about 121 residents a day, that works out to roughly 274 aide hours a day, or about 34 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) | 2.27 | 2.97 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.68 | 0.52 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.62 | 0.93 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.57 | 4.42 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.22 | 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
64.5% of nursing staff at Sunset Drive - a Prospera Community 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 67.7%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 15, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 32 health deficiencies (North Dakota average 5.7). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $42,226 and 1 payment denial in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| May 15, 2025 | Fine | $8,412 |
| May 15, 2025 | Fine | $33,814 |
| May 15, 2025 | Payment Denial | 25 days from Aug 15, 2025 |
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. Sunset Drive - a Prospera Community holds 1 of 5 overall; the North Dakota average is 3.2.
About Sunset Drive - a Prospera Community
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Chain: Good Samaritan Society, 92 homes
- Legal name: The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 1, 1978
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Sunset Drive - a Prospera Community
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Dakota Alpha Mandan | 0.5 | 20 | 2.88 | 4.83 | 40.0% | 5 | None |
| Good Samaritan Society Miller Pointe a Prospera Co Mandan | 3.9 | 120 | 2.87 | 4.34 | 21.9% | 3 | $35,535 |
| Good Samaritan Society Augusta Place a Prospera Co Bismarck | 5.7 | 48 | 2.75 | 4.43 | 22.4% | 5 | $16,036 |
| Missouri Slope Bismarck | 5.8 | 192 | 3.94 | 5.45 | 52.2% | 4 | $39,404 |
| St Gabriel's Community Bismarck | 6.7 | 72 | 2.86 | 4.27 | 27.9% | 5 | None |
| Baptist Health & Rehab Bismarck | 7.6 | 140 | 3.70 | 5.09 | 49.3% | 4 | $35,323 |
| St Vincent's - a Prospera Community Bismarck · SFF candidate · abuse citation | 7.8 | 97 | 2.93 | 4.12 | 42.9% | 1 | $44,606 |
| Elm Crest Manor New Salem | 25.1 | 62 | 3.35 | 4.74 | 50.6% | 4 | 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.