Nursing home
St Vincent's - A Prospera Community
1021 N 26Th St, Bismarck, ND 58501 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · Part of Good Samaritan Society (89 facilities) · 97 certified beds
St Vincent's - A Prospera Community is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Bismarck, North Dakota. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.18 hours per resident per day, below the North Dakota average of 4.41. Its most recent inspection on Apr 3, 2025 cited 20 deficiencies. Note: it carries a CMS abuse icon.
- CMS abuse iconThis facility has an active abuse icon on its CMS record.
- 2 fines totaling $44,606In CMS records: 2 total penalties.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How St Vincent's - A Prospera Community 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) | 4.18 | 4.41 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.69 | 0.93 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.09 | 2.99 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 46.8% | 49.0% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 20.0 | 5.4 | 9.5 | above 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.
Penalties in CMS records: 2 fines totaling $44,606, 2 total penalties.
What inspectors found at St Vincent's - A Prospera Community
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Actual harm
Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Apr 3, 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 · Apr 3, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities.
Administration Deficiencies · Apr 3, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Apr 3, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Apr 3, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Apr 3, 2025 · 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 · Apr 3, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Apr 3, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Apr 3, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
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 limited.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Apr 3, 2025 · 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 · Apr 3, 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 · Apr 3, 2025 · 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
- 1021 N 26Th St
Bismarck, ND 58501 - CMS certification #
- 355060
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 97
- Avg residents/day
- 93.6
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1978-07-01
- Chain
- Good Samaritan Society (89 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Good Samaritan Society
Good Samaritan Society operates 89 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Good Samaritan Society 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
- Staff pay 1 federal wage case with violations found, since 2023
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What St Vincent's - A Prospera Community says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Apartment types named: studio, two-bedroom.
, which features studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
Federal wage and hour cases
The Department of Labor checks that staff are paid minimum wage and overtime as the law requires.
- Findings for Apr 9, 2023 to Oct 30, 2023. Violations found: Family and medical leave. Employer as DOL recorded it: Good Samaritan Society - St. Vincent's (The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Socie). Case 1986969.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement data, loaded Oct 15, 2026. Concluded cases only. The dates are the period in which DOL found violations, not when the case opened or closed. Back wages are what the employer agreed to pay; penalties are what DOL assessed. DOL does not publish a page for each case, so search the dataset by case number.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Chi St Alexius Health, Bismarck. 1.5 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Baptist Health & Rehab, Bismarck. 1.9 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Chi Health At Home, Bismarck. 1.3 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Gateway Pharmacy. 2.0 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 58501 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Chi St Alexius Health - Bismarck Dialysis, Bismarck, 1.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Sanford Tom And Frances Leach Bismarck Dialysis, Bismarck, 1.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 5 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 58501.
Chi Health At Home, office in Bismarck, 1.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Sanford Home Care - Hospice, office in Mandan, 7.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Chess Medicine PLLC, Fargo. 182.9 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)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively moderate. By hazard: inland flooding relatively low, wildfire relatively low, tornado relatively 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 | See above |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here relatively low |
| 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 St Vincent's - A Prospera Community a good nursing home?
CMS gives St Vincent's - A Prospera Community an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 1/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is St Vincent's - A Prospera Community staffed?
St Vincent's - A Prospera Community reports 4.18 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the North Dakota average of 4.41.
Has St Vincent's - A Prospera Community had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 20 deficiencies.
How many beds does St Vincent's - A Prospera Community have?
St Vincent's - A Prospera Community is certified for 97 beds.