St Vincent'S - A Prospera Community
1021 N 26Th St, Bismarck, ND, 58501
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Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed June 2026.
CMS Abuse Flag
CMS has flagged this facility for a substantiated finding of resident abuse, neglect, or exploitation in its current or recent inspection cycle. Ask the facility for the specific citation and corrective-action plan during your visit, and consider contacting your state's long-term care ombudsman for context.
Source: CMS Care Compare.
Special Focus Candidate
CMS has identified this facility as a Special Focus Candidate — a track record of serious quality issues that places it one step away from full Special Focus Facility designation.
Source: CMS Care Compare.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation · Chain: Good Samaritan Society
- Certified beds
- 97 · avg 92 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 43.3% — lower than most North Dakota nursing homesNorth Dakota avg: 49.1% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 50% — higher than most North Dakota nursing homesNorth Dakota avg: 37.9% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 0 departed — near the North Dakota averageNorth Dakota avg: 0.2 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 2 fines · $44,606 total
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 355060
- Certified beds
- 97 beds · avg 92 residents/day
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society
- Chain affiliation
- Good Samaritan Society
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Good Samaritan Society chain — 92 facilities across 10 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 3.0 / 5.
Parent entity
Sanford
Disclosed owners (36 on record)
- George Joseph Brown
Corporate Director · since 2025
- Kevin Victor Schieffer
Corporate Director · since 2025
- Maureen Patricia Mccausland
Corporate Director · since 2025
- Thomas Richard Wenzel
Corporate Director · since 2025
- Dtn Staffing Inc
Adp of The Snf · since 2024
- Andrew Stewart North
Corporate Director · since 2024
+ 30 additional owners on the federal record.
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 35)
- D0880·Apr 3, 2025Complaint
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- F0865·Apr 3, 2025Complaint
Administration Deficiencies
Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities.
- F0812·Apr 3, 2025Complaint
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- F0804·Apr 3, 2025Complaint
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
- D0761·Apr 3, 2025Complaint
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
- D0758·Apr 3, 2025Complaint
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is li…
- C0732·Apr 3, 2025Complaint
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Post nurse staffing information every day.
- E0725·Apr 3, 2025Complaint
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20251 fine · $24K
- 20241 fine · $21K
Most recent events
- Apr 3, 2025Fine · $24K
- Feb 29, 2024Fine · $21K
Largest single fine on record: $24K.
Fire-safety citations
7 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Apr 3, 2025. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Jun 1, 2026.
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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