Overview
Wishek Living Center has a Medicare overall rating of 4 out of 5, above the North Dakota average of 3.3. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Wishek. Its strongest area is staffing (5 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (3 of 5).
Residents receive about 5.5 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 97% of nursing homes in North Dakota (the state average is 4.5 hours). Of that, 1.0 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on June 24, 2026, found 3 health deficiencies, fewer than the North Dakota average of 5.4. Medicare records 2 fines totaling $26,272 in the past three years.
Wishek Living Center is a nonprofit facility with 43 certified beds, caring for about 35 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1978.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 49%
Top 39%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- June 24, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 3
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 2 totaling $26,272
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 2
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff5.54 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.97 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.68 hrs
- Nurse aides3.89 hrs
- Physical therapists0.05 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 43
- Average residents per day
- 35
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- July 1, 1978
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes