Richardton Health Center INC
8885 Highway 10, Richardton, ND 58652 · Stark County · 29 certified beds · avg 29 residents/day · certified since May 1, 2009
What health inspectors found (on-site government inspections — the most independent evidence available)
Health inspection rating: ★★★★★5/5 · CMS overall rating: 5/5
The health inspection star above is graded on a curve within each state — a set share of each state's facilities gets each star level — so a facility can have few citations and still rate 2–3 stars if others in its state did even better. The overall rating combines that inspection score with staffing and self-reported quality measures.
All citations in the current public record (8)
CMS publishes roughly the last three inspection cycles plus recent complaint investigations. Older surveys drop out of the record as new ones are completed.
| Date | Severity | What the facility was cited for |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 17, 2025 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not accurately assess a resident's health and needs. Assessments are the foundation for all the care a resident receives. |
| Dec 17, 2025 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not provide pharmacy services that meet each resident's needs, or did not employ or contract with a licensed pharmacist. |
| Oct 23, 2024 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not provide treatment and care that follows the doctor's orders and matches the resident's own preferences and goals. |
| Oct 23, 2024 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not have or follow an effective program to prevent and control infections — such as proper hand washing, cleaning, and isolation practices. This is the most commonly cited deficiency nationwide. |
| Nov 8, 2023 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not give the resident or their representative written notice of how long it would hold the resident's bed during a hospital stay or approved leave. |
| Nov 8, 2023 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility provided care that did not meet professional standards of quality — the accepted standards that nurses and other clinicians are expected to follow. |
| Nov 8, 2023 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not provide safe and appropriate pain management for a resident who needed it. |
| Nov 8, 2023 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not arrange hospice services for a resident who needed them, or help the resident move to a facility that could arrange hospice. Hospice provides comfort-focused care for people nearing the end of life. |
Inspection trend by year
Citations from standard inspections stayed about the same across the last two inspection cycles (2 → 2).
| Year | Citations | Serious (G–L) | Worst severity that year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | D |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | D |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | D |
Counts reflect the current CMS public record (~3 inspection cycles plus complaint investigations); years with no surveys show no row. Inspection frequency varies, so compare severity as well as counts.
Fines and enforcement (last 3 years)
No fines or payment denials in the published 3-year window.
Nurse staffing (from payroll records, adjusted for how much care residents need)
| Measure | This facility | North Dakota avg | U.S. avg | Where it stands |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day) | 5.07 | 5.15 | 3.95 | bottom 43% in North Dakota; top 12% in the U.S. |
| Registered Nurse hours | 1.72 | 1.09 | 0.69 | top 7% in North Dakota; top 3% in the U.S. |
| Weekend total nurse staffing | 4.07 | 4.43 | 3.50 | bottom 30% in North Dakota; top 21% in the U.S. |
| Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted) | 0.85 | 0.59 | 0.48 | top 11% in North Dakota; top 10% in the U.S. |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 46.2 | 48.8 | 45.8 | top 37% in North Dakota; bottom 47% in the U.S. |
| RN turnover (%) | 45.5 | 40.3 | 42.9 | bottom 33% in North Dakota; bottom 43% in the U.S. |
Hours are per resident per day, case-mix adjusted by CMS so facilities caring for sicker residents can be compared fairly (same basis as the CMS staffing star). "Top X%" means better than most facilities: more staffing hours, or lower turnover. Raw (unadjusted) reported hours: total 4.18, RN 1.42, weekend 3.36. Staffing rating: 5/5.
Self-reported quality measures
Note: these ratings are based on data the facility reports about itself to CMS. They are not independently verified by inspectors, and can look better than inspection findings. Give more weight to the inspection results above.
Quality measures rating: 4/5 · long-stay residents: 4/5 · short-stay residents: —/5
Who owns this facility
Non profit - Corporation
| Owner / manager | Type | Role | Stake | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hueske, Kathleen | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 12/09/2008 |
| Kiedrowski, Lee | Individual | Contracted Managing Employee | NOT APPLICABLE | 08/01/2024 |
| Kiedrowski, Lee | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 12/03/2024 |
| Kiedrowski, Lee | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 12/10/2024 |
| Maershbecker, Steve | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/12/2012 |
| Perhus, Ila | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 10/21/2021 |
| Quissell, Elizabeth | Individual | W-2 Managing Employee | NOT APPLICABLE | 10/30/2023 |
| Quissell, Elizabeth | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 12/03/2024 |
| Quissell, Elizabeth | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 12/10/2024 |
| Reich, Donna | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2021 |
| Robinson, Mandy | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/23/2023 |
| Robinson, Mandy | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 11/22/2024 |
| Robinson, Mandy | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 12/10/2024 |
| Schorsch, Kathleen | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/26/2023 |
| Senn, Sara | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 12/06/2024 |
| Senn, Sara | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 12/10/2024 |
| Solemsaas, Vickie | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 12/09/2008 |
| Taffe, Richard | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/14/2010 |
Questions to ask on your visit
Generated from this facility's actual citation record — bring them to a tour and ask the administrator directly.
- "Who completes resident assessments here, and how do you check them for accuracy?"
- "How does your pharmacist review residents' medications, and how quickly can you fill new or urgent prescriptions?"
- "How do you make sure each resident's care follows the doctor's orders, and what changed after this citation?"
- "Who leads your infection prevention program, and how do you make sure staff follow practices like hand hygiene every day?"
- "If my family member goes to the hospital, how long will you hold their bed, and will we get that in writing?"
- "Can you tell me what this citation involved and what steps you took to bring care back up to standard?"
- "How do you assess and manage residents' pain, especially for those who have trouble communicating?"
- "How do you coordinate hospice care, and can residents stay here while receiving it?"
- "What is your current ratio of nursing staff to residents on day, evening, and weekend shifts?"
- "Can I see the results and plan of correction from your most recent state inspection?"
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Benedicts Health Center | 21.7 mi | Dickinson, ND | ★★★★★ | 5/5 | |
| St Lukes Home | 22.2 mi | Dickinson, ND | ★★★★★ | 5/5 | |
| Marian Manor Healthcare Center | 24.1 mi | Glen Ullin, ND | ★☆☆☆☆ | 1/5 | |
| Knife River Care Center | 37.6 mi | Beulah, ND | ★★★☆☆ | 2/5 | |
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Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 355122.