Skilled nursing · ASHLEY, ND

ASHLEY MEDICAL CENTER NURSING HOME

612 CENTER AVE N, ASHLEY, ND 58413

31 bedsFor profit - Corporation
6.9Clarity
Score history
Aug 20266.9 flagged

First scored Aug 2026. Rescored monthly from the federal and state record.

The Palmelle ReadUpdated 5 May 2026

The record on Ashley Medical Center Nursing Home cuts both ways. On one side, nurses here log 1.3 times the national average of registered-nurse time with each resident, and inspectors rated the last health survey 4 out of 5 and levied no fines. On the other, antipsychotic use runs 1.8 times the national median, and falls with major injury far outpace the national rate. The sections below show exactly where each number comes from — read them before you tour.

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Written by Palmelle from federal and state records. Last updated 5 May 2026. Not paid for or edited by the facility.

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The record

CMS Care Compare · Apr 2026
Federal ratings
Overall★★★★★ 5 of 5
Health inspection★★★★☆ 4 of 5
Staffing★★★★★ 5 of 5
Quality measures★★☆☆☆ 2 of 5

Staffing · hours per resident per day

Registered-nurse time with each resident, dailyhigher is better

This home
1 hr 2 min
National
47 min

All nursing time with each resident, dailyhigher is better

This home
4 hr 56 min
National
3 hr 37 min

Nurses who quit each yearlower is better

This home
35.1%
National
53%

Medication & safety · share of long-stay residents

On antipsychotic medicationlower is bettersee why ↓

This home
24.7%
National
14%

On sedatives / sleep medicationlower is better

This home
19.6%
National
15%

Falls causing major injurylower is bettersee why ↓

This home
13.7%
National
1.6%

Physically restrainedlower is better

This home
2.9%
National
1.1%
Penalties & citations · last 36 months
Federal fines$0 · zero penalties
Abuse iconNone
Conflict flags in latest reconcile1

ND does not publish a state inspection feed Palmelle can verify. This record is built from federal data only.

What the pattern says

Palmelle pattern checks · v1

Warehouse warning signs — read the findings below before touring.

  • A sedation pattern. Antipsychotic use (25%) and sleep-medication use (20%) are BOTH far above national norms — the pattern associated with medicating residents instead of staffing for them.
  • The falls number is the outlier: 9× the national rate. 13.7% of long-stay residents had a fall with major injury vs 1.6% nationally. High staffing makes this surprising, which is exactly why it needs asking about: one bad cluster, a reporting artifact, or a real problem.
  • Physical restraint use is far above the national rate. 2.9% vs 1.1% nationally — ask for the facility's restraint policy in writing.
  • Clean accountability record. There are no fines, flags, or abuse findings on the federal record.

These checks are computed the same way for every facility. Good patterns and bad ones both print.

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Questions families ask

What is the CMS rating for ASHLEY MEDICAL CENTER NURSING HOME?
ASHLEY MEDICAL CENTER NURSING HOME has an overall CMS Care Compare rating of 5 out of 5 stars.
Has ASHLEY MEDICAL CENTER NURSING HOME been cited for resident harm?
ASHLEY MEDICAL CENTER NURSING HOME has no abuse icon and no federal fines on record in the last 36 months.
What should I ask on a tour?
Ask about staff-to-resident ratios by shift, weekend coverage, and any measure flagged red in the record above — those are the places this facility's numbers leave open questions.