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Bethel Lutheran Nursing & Rehabilitation Center

1515 2ND AVE WEST, WILLISTON, ND, 58801
(701) 572-6766
90 licensed beds
★★★★★2/5CMS Five-Star overall2/5 health inspections4/5 staffing3/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity
90
CMS facility ID
355070
Care type
Nursing home
County
Williams
Facility name
Bethel Lutheran Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
Street address
1515 2ND AVE WEST
City / state / ZIP
Williston, ND 58801
Phone
(701) 572-6766

About this facility — Bethel Lutheran Nursing & Rehabilitation Center

Bethel Lutheran Nursing & Rehabilitation Center is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Williston, North Dakota. It is licensed for 90 beds — well above the median for skilled nursing facilities in North Dakota (52 beds).

It is one of 2 senior care facilities in Williston and 72 skilled nursing facilities across North Dakota. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

Federal inspectors have cited Bethel Lutheran Nursing & Rehabilitation Center 25 times across 9 inspections in the last three years; no federal fines are on record. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.

This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on August 31, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.

Facility background

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Ownership type
Non profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Bethel Lutheran Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
Direct owner · Operational control — 100% stake — since 1966
Axtman, Pat
Governing body — since 2024
Braaten, Richard
Governing body — since 2021
Geltel, Kelsey
Governing body — since 2021
Hanson, Tina
Governing body — since 2021
Harper, John
Governing body — since 2023
Jorgenson, Jenny
Governing body — since 2025
Mckenzie, James
Governing body — since 2022
Moen, Belinda
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2021
Osborn, Robert
Governing body — since 2022
Sickinger, Tiffany
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2021
Siewert, Ryan
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2023
Weyrauch, Denise
Governing body — since 2023

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since
1978-08-01
CMS overall rating
2 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
14 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
None on record
Last standard inspection
2026-04-16
Nurse staffing
4.8 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2024 cost report)

Average billed charges
$460 per day (≈ $13,980/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
58% Medicaid · 7% Medicare · 36% private/other
Occupancy
87% (fiscal year 2024)
Vs. state median
14% above the ND median of $404/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
90
Medicare
Accepted
Medicaid
Accepted
Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report · last verified 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

CleanNo food-safety or dietary citations in the last three years of federal inspections.
2026-04-16Health inspectionComplaint-triggered14 citations
F-0550
E · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Corrected 2026-05-18
F-0580
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Corrected 2026-05-18
F-0600
D · No harm found
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Corrected 2026-05-18
F-0604
D · No harm found
Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
Corrected 2026-05-18
F-0609
D · No harm found
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Corrected 2026-05-18
F-0610
D · No harm found
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Corrected 2026-05-18
F-0628
D · No harm found
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
Corrected 2026-05-18
F-0657
D · No harm found
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Corrected 2026-05-18
F-0684
G · Actual harmFrom a complaint
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2026-05-18
F-0689
D · No harm found
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2026-05-18
F-0698
D · No harm found
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Corrected 2026-05-18
F-0759
E · No harm found
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Corrected 2026-05-18
F-0761
D · No harm found
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.
Corrected 2026-05-18
F-0880
E · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2026-05-18
2025-02-05Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations
F-0578
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Corrected 2025-02-24
F-0657
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Corrected 2025-02-24
2 earlier / fire-safety inspections (9 citations)
2024-02-07Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0689
G · Actual harmFrom a complaint
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2024-03-07
2023-12-07Health inspection8 citations
F-0625
D · No harm found
Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
Corrected 2024-01-08
F-0644
D · No harm found
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
Corrected 2024-01-08
F-0657
D · No harm found
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Corrected 2024-01-08
F-0686
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Corrected 2024-01-08
F-0758
D · No harm found
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.
Corrected 2024-01-08
F-0761
E · No harm found
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.
Corrected 2024-01-08
F-0849
D · No harm found
Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.
Corrected 2024-01-08
F-0880
D · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2024-01-08
Citations and penalties from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (three-year survey window, refreshed monthly). Severity codes follow the federal scope/severity grid; “Immediate jeopardy” is the most serious grade CMS issues. CCN 355070.

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Ownership & corporate history

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Owners' other facilities
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Inspection citations — last 5 years

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Original records

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Source
CMS Nursing Home Compare
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Last verified 2026-08-31
Source
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