Western Horizons Care Center
1104 Hwy 12, Hettinger, ND, 58639
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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.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 40 · avg 30 residents/day
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 3 fines · $62,703 total
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 355042
- Certified beds
- 40 beds · avg 30 residents/day
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Western Horizons Living Centers
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Disclosed owners (10 on record)
- Joshua c Ranum
Adp of The Snf · since 2024
- Mallory Uecker
Adp of The Snf · since 2024
- Nathan d Stadheim
Operational/managerial Control · since 2024
- Daniel Erickson
Corporate Director · 100% · since 2024
- Heidi Mellmer
Corporate Director · 100% · since 2024
- Alyson Freeland
Corporate Officer · 100% · since 2022
+ 4 additional owners on the federal record.
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Immediate-jeopardy citations (CMS scope/severity J–L) are the most serious category federal inspectors issue — meaning a deficiency placed residents in immediate risk of serious harm. Ask the facility for the corrective-action plan filed with CMS, and consider contacting your state long-term care ombudsman for context.
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 35)
- G0689·Apr 28, 2026Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- E0761·Sep 4, 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.
- G0689·Sep 4, 2025Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D0628·Sep 4, 2025Complaint
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
- G0600·Sep 4, 2025Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- D0880·Sep 4, 2025
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D0805·Sep 4, 2025
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
- D0658·Sep 4, 2025
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20252 fines · $44K
- 20231 fine · $19K
Most recent events
- Sep 4, 2025Fine · $17K
- Jan 16, 2025Fine · $27K
- Aug 29, 2023Fine · $19K
Largest single fine on record: $27K.
Fire-safety citations
9 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Sep 4, 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.
Facility background report
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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