Wishek Living Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Wishek Living Center is a 43-bed nonprofit nursing home in Wishek, North Dakota. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.37 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 13% above the North Dakota average of 2.97, and 52.9% nursing staff turnover (North Dakota average 48.8%).
Wishek Living Center
400 S 4th StWishek, ND 58495
Mcintosh 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 Wishek Living Center, nurse aides logged 3.37 hours per resident per day, 13% above the North Dakota average. With about 39 residents a day, that works out to roughly 130 aide hours a day, or about 16 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 15% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | North Dakota avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.37 | 2.97 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.65 | 0.52 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.90 | 0.93 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.91 | 4.42 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.17 | 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
52.9% of nursing staff at Wishek Living 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 44.4%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 14, 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 2 fines totaling $26,272 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| May 2, 2024 | Fine | $8,338 |
| Mar 13, 2024 | Fine | $17,934 |
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. Wishek Living Center holds 5 of 5 overall; the North Dakota average is 3.2.
About Wishek Living Center
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Wishek Home for the Aged
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 1, 1978
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Wishek Living Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Ashley Medical Center Nursing Home Ashley | 17.4 | 31 | 3.87 | 5.22 | 41.0% | 5 | None |
| Wentz Living Center Napoleon | 19.5 | 36 | 3.64 | 4.95 | — | 4 | $13,627 |
| Strasburg Nursing Home Strasburg | 29.8 | 30 | 2.63 | 4.49 | 50.0% | 5 | None |
| Avera Eureka Health Care Center Eureka | 33.8 | 56 | 1.99 | 3.10 | 32.5% | 4 | $12,252 |
| Prince of Peace Care Center Ellendale | 52.4 | 55 | 2.43 | 3.45 | 83.6% | 4 | None |
| Bowdle Nursing Home Bowdle | 55.9 | 27 | 2.63 | 3.80 | 34.8% | 4 | None |
| Walworth County Care Center, Inc Selby | 56.4 | 50 | 2.14 | 3.03 | 27.3% | 5 | None |
| St Rose Care Center Lamoure | 60.9 | 36 | 2.03 | 3.36 | 82.1% | 3 | 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.