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Sanford Hillsboro Care Center

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12 3rd St SE, Hillsboro, ND 58045 (opens Google Maps) · Traill County · (701) 636-3235· 34 certified beds · avg 33 residents/day · certified since Jun 1, 1978 · Medicare and Medicaid certified

Certified for both programmes. Certification means the facility can bill Medicaid — it does not mean a Medicaid-funded bed is free right now, so ask directly. Who pays for nursing home care →

Part of chain: SANFORD HEALTH (4 facilities, chain avg rating 2.8★)

2/5
Health inspection rating (on-site)
inspected Jun 26, 2025
2
Serious findings on record
most recent Jun 5, 2024
$42,488
Fines, last 3 years
5.79
Nurse hours/resident/day (adjusted)

What health inspectors found (on-site government inspections — the most independent evidence available)

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Health inspection rating: ★★☆☆☆2/5 · CMS overall rating: 3/5 · how star ratings work →

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 quality measures from resident assessments and claims.

Most serious findings (actual harm or immediate jeopardy)

▲ Immediate jeopardy, pattern · Jun 5, 2024 · F-0689

The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls.

Why it matters: This is one of the most common citations and directly relates to falls and injuries, which can be devastating for older adults.

Severity (K): Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety was cited. The scope was a pattern: more than a limited occurrence, without being widespread. Scope describes the extent of the deficiency, not whether it happened on previous inspections.

Corrected: Jun 28, 2024 (Deficient, Provider has date of correction)

▲ Actual harm, isolated · Nov 2, 2023 · F-0689 · triggered by a complaint

The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls.

Why it matters: This is one of the most common citations and directly relates to falls and injuries, which can be devastating for older adults.

Severity (G): Actual harm was cited, below immediate jeopardy. The scope was isolated: limited residents, staff, or locations were affected. Scope describes the extent of the deficiency, not whether it happened on previous inspections.

Corrected: Nov 7, 2023 (Deficient, Provider has date of correction)

Inspection findings in the public record

Showing the latest 3 of 10 inspection findings. Open the full record below to read every finding.

  1. D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated

    The facility did not develop a resident's complete plan of care within 7 days of the full assessment, or the plan wasn't prepared, reviewed, and updated by a team of health professionals as required. F-0657

  2. D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated

    The facility provided care that did not meet professional standards of quality — the accepted standards that nurses and other clinicians are expected to follow. F-0658

  3. D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated

    The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls. F-0689

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CMS publishes roughly the last three inspection cycles plus recent complaint investigations. Older surveys drop out of the record as new ones are completed — that window is CMS's, not ours. Within it, every citation CMS publishes for this facility is listed here: none excluded.

DateSeverityWhat the facility was cited for
Jun 26, 2025D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedThe facility did not develop a resident's complete plan of care within 7 days of the full assessment, or the plan wasn't prepared, reviewed, and updated by a team of health professionals as required. · F-0657
Jun 26, 2025D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedThe facility provided care that did not meet professional standards of quality — the accepted standards that nurses and other clinicians are expected to follow. · F-0658
Jun 26, 2025D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedThe facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls. · F-0689
Jun 5, 2024▲ K · Immediate jeopardy, patternThe facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls. · F-0689
Jun 5, 2024D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedThe facility did not honor residents' rights to request, refuse, or stop treatment, to decline participation in medical research, or to make an advance directive — a written statement of their wishes for future medical care. · F-0578
Jun 5, 2024D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedThe facility did not give residents (and their representatives and the ombudsman, a state advocate for residents) proper advance notice before a transfer or discharge, including information about their right to appeal. · F-0623
Jun 5, 2024D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedThe facility provided care that did not meet professional standards of quality — the accepted standards that nurses and other clinicians are expected to follow. · F-0658
Jun 5, 2024D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedThe 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. · F-0880
Jun 5, 2024C · Potential for minimal harm, widespreadThe facility did not post its nurse staffing information every day. Nursing homes must publicly display how many nurses and aides are on duty each day. · F-0732
Nov 2, 2023▲ G · Actual harm, isolatedThe facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls. · from a complaint · F-0689

Inspection trend by year

Citations from standard inspections decreased between the last two inspection cycles (6 → 3).

Citations by recorded inspection yearPublished citation counts, not a quality score · Source: CMS, 2026-08-01
All citationsSerious citations (G–L)
2023
All citations: 1
Serious citations (G–L): 1
2024
All citations: 6
Serious citations (G–L): 1
2025
All citations: 3
Serious citations (G–L): 0

All bars start at zero. Exact values and supporting details remain below.

YearCitationsSerious (G–L)Worst severity that year
202311G ▲
202461K ▲
202530D

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)

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2 fines totaling $42,488.

Every penalty CMS publishes for this facility in the 3-year window is listed —none excluded. The count and the dollar total come from two different CMS datasets and agree for this facility. Penalties older than the window are dropped by CMS before publication, not by us.

DateTypeAmount / length
Jun 5, 2024Fine$35,045
Nov 2, 2023Fine$7,443

Nurse staffing (from payroll records, adjusted for how much care residents need)

What these staffing numbers mean →

Nurse time, in contextAdjusted hours per resident per day · Source: CMS, 2026-08-01
This facilityNorth Dakota averageU.S. average
Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day)
This facility: 5.79
North Dakota average: 5.15
U.S. average: 3.95
Registered Nurse hours
This facility: 0.98
North Dakota average: 1.09
U.S. average: 0.69
Weekend total nurse staffing
This facility: 4.81
North Dakota average: 4.43
U.S. average: 3.50

All bars start at zero. Exact values and supporting details remain below.

MeasureThis facilityNorth Dakota avgU.S. avgWhere it stands
Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day)5.795.153.95top 21% in North Dakota; top 5% in the U.S.
Registered Nurse hours0.981.090.69bottom 40% in North Dakota; top 17% in the U.S.
Weekend total nurse staffing4.814.433.50top 27% in North Dakota; top 8% in the U.S.
Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted)0.470.590.48bottom 33% in North Dakota; top 37% in the U.S.
Total nursing staff turnover (%)38.648.845.8top 28% in North Dakota; top 33% in the U.S.
RN turnover (%)66.740.342.9bottom 17% in North Dakota; bottom 15% in the U.S.

Hours are per resident per day for the most recent quarter of payroll data in this CMS release (2026-08-01) — the same quarter for every facility — 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 4.52, RN 0.76, weekend 3.75.Comparing with Medicare Care Compare? Care Compare shows the raw figure (4.52 here, displayed there as hours and minutes), not the adjusted one above. Both are correct; they answer different questions. Staffing rating: 5/5.

Quality measures: assessments & claims

Note: CMS combines facility-reported resident assessments (MDS) with claims-based measures. These are different sources from on-site inspection findings. Read the measures alongside inspection and staffing records; a high QM rating does not establish that a home is safe.

Quality measures rating: 4/5 · long-stay residents: 4/5 · short-stay residents: —/5

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Who owns this facility

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Ownership records as published by CMS on 2026-08-01. CMS records when an owner joined but not when they left. Listed here and no longer involved? Tell us →

Non profit - Corporation

Owner / managerTypeRoleStakeSince
SanfordOrganization5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest100%07/20/2010
Sanford NorthOrganization5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest100%03/01/2011
Cain, JamesIndividualCorporate DirectorNOT APPLICABLE11/19/2015
Dulski, KarinIndividualW-2 Managing EmployeeNOT APPLICABLE11/19/2012
Engbrecht, WesleyIndividualCorporate DirectorNOT APPLICABLE01/01/2021
Gassen, WilliamIndividualW-2 Managing EmployeeNOT APPLICABLE11/24/2020
Gassen, WilliamIndividualCorporate DirectorNOT APPLICABLE11/24/2020
Gassen, WilliamIndividualCorporate OfficerNOT APPLICABLE11/24/2020
Gulsvig, NeilIndividualCorporate DirectorNOT APPLICABLE03/28/2019
Jacobs, DonaldIndividualCorporate DirectorNOT APPLICABLE12/04/2014
Lundeen, MarkIndividualCorporate DirectorNOT APPLICABLE12/04/2014
Marlette, WilliamIndividualW-2 Managing EmployeeNOT APPLICABLE06/16/2023
Marlette, WilliamIndividualCorporate OfficerNOT APPLICABLE06/16/2023
Molbert, LaurisIndividualCorporate DirectorNOT APPLICABLE01/01/2021
Morrison, TonyIndividualW-2 Managing EmployeeNOT APPLICABLE02/01/1991
Morrison, TonyIndividualCorporate OfficerNOT APPLICABLE02/01/1991
Munson, JolynIndividualW-2 Managing EmployeeNOT APPLICABLE02/25/2013
North, AndrewIndividualCorporate DirectorNOT APPLICABLE12/01/2016
Swenson, StephanieIndividualW-2 Managing EmployeeNOT APPLICABLE11/01/2019
Teiken, BrentIndividualCorporate DirectorNOT APPLICABLE01/01/2013

Showing 20 of 21 parties CMS has on file for this facility; 1 are not displayed. The full list is in the CMS Ownership dataset.

Other facilities in the same chain

CMS lists this facility under the chain Sanford Health — 4 facilities in the current records. Chain membership says who operates these homes. It says nothing about how any individual one of them was inspected; each has its own record.

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  • "What is your falls rate, and what specific steps do you take to prevent falls and supervise residents at risk?"
  • "Who is on the team that builds each resident's care plan, and how quickly is it in place after admission?"
  • "Can you tell me what this citation involved and what steps you took to bring care back up to standard?"
  • "How do you record and honor each resident's treatment wishes and advance directives, and how do staff know about them?"
  • "If you ever planned to discharge or transfer my family member, how much written notice would we receive and how could we appeal?"
  • "Who leads your infection prevention program, and how do you make sure staff follow practices like hand hygiene every day?"
  • "Where do you post your daily staffing numbers, and can I see today's?"

Also worth asking anywhere

  • "What is your current ratio of nursing staff to residents on day, evening, and weekend shifts?"
  • "Can I see the plan of correction for the findings in your most recent state inspection?"
  • "CMS reports 39% total nursing staff turnover here — who on the care team has been with you longest?"
  • "The ownership record on file lists 21 owning or managing parties — who makes the decisions about staffing levels?"
  • "Can I visit again unannounced, at a mealtime or on a weekend?"

Nearby facilities (within 20 miles)

FacilityDistanceCityOverallInspectionFlags
Halstad Living Center11.6 miHalstad, MN★★★★☆4/5
Luther Memorial Home13.8 miMayville, ND★★★★☆3/5

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Other facilities in the same county

CMS records place this facility in Traill, ND — 3 certified facilities there. These are outside the 20-mile list above, or far enough down it not to appear.

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Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 355061.

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