Wentz Living Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Wentz Living Center is a 36-bed nonprofit nursing home in Napoleon, North Dakota. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.64 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 23% above the North Dakota average of 2.97.
Wentz Living Center
555 Lake Ave ENapoleon, ND 58561
Logan 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 Wentz Living Center, nurse aides logged 3.64 hours per resident per day, 23% above the North Dakota average. With about 34 residents a day, that works out to roughly 124 aide hours a day, or about 15 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 19% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | North Dakota avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.64 | 2.97 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.17 | 0.52 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.14 | 0.93 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.95 | 4.42 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.99 | 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
CMS publishes no nursing staff turnover figure for Wentz Living Center in this release.
CMS note: Staffing data not submitted or not valid for calculating turnover.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 25, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 1 health deficiency (North Dakota average 5.7). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $13,627 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| May 30, 2024 | Fine | $13,627 |
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. Wentz Living Center holds 4 of 5 overall; the North Dakota average is 3.2.
About Wentz Living Center
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Napoleon Care Center
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Apr 1, 1991
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Wentz Living Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Wishek Living Center Wishek | 19.5 | 43 | 3.37 | 4.91 | 52.9% | 5 | $26,272 |
| Strasburg Nursing Home Strasburg | 31.5 | 30 | 2.63 | 4.49 | 50.0% | 5 | None |
| Ashley Medical Center Nursing Home Ashley | 36.9 | 31 | 3.87 | 5.22 | 41.0% | 5 | None |
| Avera Eureka Health Care Center Eureka | 51.2 | 56 | 1.99 | 3.10 | 32.5% | 4 | $12,252 |
| St Vincent's - a Prospera Community Bismarck · SFF candidate · abuse citation | 51.6 | 97 | 2.93 | 4.12 | 42.9% | 1 | $44,606 |
| Baptist Health & Rehab Bismarck | 52.5 | 140 | 3.70 | 5.09 | 49.3% | 4 | $35,323 |
| St Gabriel's Community Bismarck | 53.8 | 72 | 2.86 | 4.27 | 27.9% | 5 | None |
| Good Samaritan Society Augusta Place a Prospera Co Bismarck | 54.4 | 48 | 2.75 | 4.43 | 22.4% | 5 | $16,036 |
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.