Nursing home
Benedictine Living Center of Garrison
609 4Th Ave Ne, Garrison, ND 58540 · Map
Non profit - Church related · Part of Benedictine Health System (22 facilities) · 52 certified beds
Benedictine Living Center of Garrison is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Garrison, North Dakota. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.14 hours per resident per day, below the North Dakota average of 4.41. Its most recent inspection on Jul 22, 2025 cited 4 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $8,278In CMS records: 1 total penalty.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Benedictine Living Center of Garrison compares
This facility vs. the North Dakota and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | North Dakota avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.14 | 4.41 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.76 | 0.93 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.18 | 2.99 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 40.6% | 49.0% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 4.0 | 5.4 | 9.5 | below avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
- Every deficiency from the July 22, 2025 inspection was corrected by August 13, 2025
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $8,278, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Benedictine Living Center of Garrison
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jul 22, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jul 22, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Actual harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jun 18, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jun 5, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Jul 24, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jul 24, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jul 24, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Jul 24, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Sep 7, 2023 - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Sep 7, 2023 - Potential for harm
Obtain a doctor's order to admit a resident and ensure the resident is under a doctor's care.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Sep 7, 2023 - Potential for harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Sep 7, 2023
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 609 4Th Ave Ne
Garrison, ND 58540 - CMS certification #
- 355064
- Ownership
- Non profit - Church related
- Certified beds
- 52
- Avg residents/day
- 48.3
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1978-07-01
- Chain
- Benedictine Health System (22 facilities)
- Setting
- Rural
Part of Benedictine Health System
Benedictine Health System operates 22 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Benedictine Health System facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says Transportation
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Benedictine Living Center of Garrison says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Provides transportation.
Transportation Services
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Garrison Memorial Hospital, Garrison. 0.5 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Garrison Mem Hosp NSG Fac, Garrison. 0.5 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Caringedge Healthcare Of Minot, Minot. 39.4 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 38.7 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 58540 as rural (rural area).
- Hospice
- 3 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 58540.
- Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Chess Medicine PLLC, Fargo. 219.8 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- Wildfire risk to homes
- In Garrison, ND, risk to homes is greater than 34% of communities in North Dakota and 44% of communities nationwide. USDA rates the whole town or city, not this address. (USDA Forest Service, Wildfire Risk to Communities, April 2026)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: very high. By hazard: inland flooding very high, wildfire relatively high, tornado very high, heat wave relatively low, earthquake very low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | See above |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Benedictine Living Center of Garrison a good nursing home?
CMS gives Benedictine Living Center of Garrison an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Benedictine Living Center of Garrison staffed?
Benedictine Living Center of Garrison reports 3.14 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the North Dakota average of 4.41.
Has Benedictine Living Center of Garrison had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 4 deficiencies.
How many beds does Benedictine Living Center of Garrison have?
Benedictine Living Center of Garrison is certified for 52 beds.