Nursing home
Lutheran Home of the Good Shepherd (Skilled Nursing)
1226 1St Ave N, New Rockford, ND 58356 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · 51 certified beds
Lutheran Home of the Good Shepherd (Skilled Nursing) is a Medicare-certified nursing home in New Rockford, North Dakota. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (5/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.35 hours per resident per day, below the North Dakota average of 4.41. Its most recent inspection on Aug 28, 2025 cited 4 deficiencies. Note: it carries a CMS abuse icon.
- CMS abuse iconThis facility has an active abuse icon on its CMS record.
- 3 fines totaling $31,829In CMS records: 3 total penalties.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Lutheran Home of the Good Shepherd (Skilled Nursing) 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) | 4.35 | 4.41 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.87 | 0.93 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.86 | 2.99 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 58.3% | 49.0% | 46.4% | above 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 August 28, 2025 inspection was corrected by September 22, 2025
Penalties in CMS records: 3 fines totaling $31,829, 3 total penalties.
What inspectors found at Lutheran Home of the Good Shepherd (Skilled Nursing)
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- 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 · Aug 28, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Aug 28, 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 · Aug 28, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Actual 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 · Jun 4, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Immediate jeopardy
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jul 10, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 9 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
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.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jul 10, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Jul 10, 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 10, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jul 10, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
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
- 1226 1St Ave N
New Rockford, ND 58356 - CMS certification #
- 355041
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 51
- Avg residents/day
- 47.2
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1978-05-01
- Setting
- Rural
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Location and nearby
Explore the area around Lutheran Home of the Good Shepherd (Skilled Nursing) using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Respite stays, nurse 24 hours a day, works with hospice
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Lutheran Home of the Good Shepherd (Skilled Nursing) says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Offers respite or short-term stays.
Lutheran Home of the Good Shepherd is a premier facility in New Rockford, North Dakota offering: Skilled Nursing, Assisted Living, Basic Care, Independent Living Apartments, Dementia Care, Respite Care, and much more.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
Lutheran Home of the Good Shepherd provides 24-hour nursing care by licensed nursing staff.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Offers hospice care on site or works with hospice providers.
Hospice
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Apartment types named: one-bedroom, two-bedroom.
Our Westview Apartments offers 22 apartments including 20 one bedroom and 2 two-bedroom units for residents seeking an Independent Living option.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Smoke-free.
For the safety and welfare of all residents and staff, we are a non-smoking facility.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Carrington Health Center, Carrington. 16.9 miles away, straight line. Location approximate.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Golden Acres Manor, Carrington. 19.3 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Good Samaritan Society Home Care, Devils Lake. 32.5 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Thrifty White. 74.9 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 58356 as rural (rural area).
- Hospice
- 2 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 58356.
- Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Chess Medicine PLLC, Fargo. 121.1 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 New Rockford, ND, risk to homes is greater than 82% of communities in North Dakota and 65% 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: relatively moderate. By hazard: inland flooding relatively low, wildfire relatively moderate, tornado relatively moderate, heat wave very 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 Lutheran Home of the Good Shepherd (Skilled Nursing) a good nursing home?
CMS gives Lutheran Home of the Good Shepherd (Skilled Nursing) an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars, including 5/5 for staffing and 2/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Lutheran Home of the Good Shepherd (Skilled Nursing) staffed?
Lutheran Home of the Good Shepherd (Skilled Nursing) reports 4.35 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the North Dakota average of 4.41.
Has Lutheran Home of the Good Shepherd (Skilled Nursing) had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 4 deficiencies.
How many beds does Lutheran Home of the Good Shepherd (Skilled Nursing) have?
Lutheran Home of the Good Shepherd (Skilled Nursing) is certified for 51 beds.