Wishek Living Center
400 S 4TH ST, Wishek, ND 58495
Wishek, North Dakota · CMS verdict
CMS places Wishek Living Center in the above-average range on the federal scale, and above the North Dakota average of 3.2.
The rating and the PlainElderCare Index below summarize federal inspection, staffing, and outcome data, they measure specific, documented dimensions of this facility, not a holistic verdict on the care your family member would receive. Visit in person, talk with staff and current residents' families, and weigh your family member's specific needs before choosing.
Wishek Living Center in Wishek, North Dakota holds a CMS overall rating of 4 of 5 stars and a PlainElderCare Quality & Compliance Index of 72 of 100 (grade C). Its CMS inspection record lists a moderate number of deficiencies. Figures are from CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Quality & Compliance Index (thinner bed book)
Its certified bed capacity sits in the lower U.S. bed tercile (≤80). A transparent composite of this facility's CMS Care Compare sub-ratings and its federal inspection record. It complements, and does not replace, the official CMS overall star rating shown at the top of the page. How this is calculated.
How the 72 is built
Each segment is a dimension's weighted points toward the score, summing to 72.
Weights: health inspections 30%, staffing 25%, quality measures 25%, inspection record 20%; any dimension CMS has not published drops out and its weight redistributes (no silent deflation). Inspection record is benchmarked against all rated US nursing homes. Source: CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Wishek Living Center's thinner certified-bed book
Quality ratings
On Care Compare (data as of April 2026), the overall star is a roll-up of three separately tracked sub-ratings: health inspection, staffing, and quality measures. The comparison chart below shows where each one sits relative to North Dakota.
What each sub-rating measures
The health inspection rating reflects on-site surveyor findings from the last three cycles. The staffing rating compares case-mix-adjusted nurse hours per resident day to national benchmarks, and quality measures aggregate 15 clinical indicators including pressure ulcers, falls with injury, and long-stay antipsychotic use.
Size and setting
Located in Wishek, North Dakota. Bed capacity and average daily census, where CMS reports them, are in Facility details below. Its ownership type, listed in Facility details, can influence staffing patterns, reinvestment decisions, and admissions policy. At roughly 91% occupancy, this facility runs close to its typical range for a stabilized operation.
Same-ownership peers
Within North Dakota, Wishek Living Center is one of 52 non profit - corporation nursing homes CMS rates. Its 4-star overall rating sits above the non profit - corporation-segment average of 3.3 stars, ahead of roughly 46% of same-ownership peers in the state. Same-segment comparisons like this one strip out the business-model factor, leaving a cleaner read on facility-level performance than a raw state average would give.
Inspection record
On the regulatory side, federal and state surveyors have documented a moderate number of deficiencies at this facility; the counts are in Facility details below. CMS has levied enforcement penalties - civil money penalties or denials of payment, during the same window. This volume of findings is worth reading past the count: CMS's F-tag scale separates isolated, low-harm citations from widespread or immediate-jeopardy ones, and only the full report shows which this facility has.
Where these figures come from
Figures above come from CMS Nursing Home Compare (Care Compare, data as of April 2026) with state cost medians from the CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See our methodology for vintage.
How Wishek Living Center compares to North Dakota
CMS five-star sub-ratings (0–5) for this facility against the North Dakota facility-weighted average. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Bar = this facility's rating · vertical marker = North Dakota state average. Higher is better on all four CMS measures.
Where Wishek Living Center ranks in North Dakota
Among the 72 CMS-rated nursing homes in North Dakota, Wishek Living Center’s 4-star overall rating is higher than 54% of them. The bars show how all North Dakota homes spread across the CMS 1-to-5 scale; this facility’s band is highlighted.
15 North Dakota homes share this 4-star rating. Source: CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Facility details
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Beds | 43 |
| Residents | 39 |
| Ownership | Non profit - Corporation |
| County | Mcintosh |
| Penalties | 2 |
| Deficiencies | 6 |
Source: CMS Care Compare Nursing Homes (data as of April 2026)
What do families ask most?
What is the quality rating for Wishek Living Center? ▾
CMS rates Wishek Living Center at 4 out of 5 stars overall. How its three sub-ratings compare with the North Dakota average is charted above.
How much does a nursing home cost per month in North Dakota? ▾
CareScout's 2025 survey puts North Dakota's median semi-private nursing home rate at $11,528 per month ($138,335 per year), with private rooms averaging $12,304 per month.
What services does Wishek Living Center offer? ▾
CMS classifies Wishek Living Center as a skilled nursing facility. Care Compare does not itemize the services on offer; the facility itself is the source for that, and its capacity, census, and ownership are listed in Facility details above.
Does Wishek Living Center have any deficiencies or penalties? ▾
Wishek Living Center has multiple deficiencies and enforcement penalties recorded by CMS; the counts are in the Facility details table. A count in this range makes it worth asking staff or the facility directly which findings were minor paperwork versus resident-care issues.
What are the alternatives to a nursing home in North Dakota? ▾
In North Dakota, alternatives include assisted living ($4,729/mo), home health aides ($6,483/mo), and adult day care ($5,525/mo).
Keep reading
Also see the North Dakota elder-care overview and highest-rated states. Provider ID: 355066.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.