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Sanford Hillsboro Care Center

12 3RD ST SE, HILLSBORO, ND, 58045
(701) 636-3235
34 licensed beds
★★★★★3/5CMS Five-Star overall2/5 health inspections5/5 staffing4/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity
34
CMS facility ID
355061
Care type
Nursing home
County
Traill
Facility name
Sanford Hillsboro Care Center
Street address
12 3RD ST SE
City / state / ZIP
Hillsboro, ND 58045
Phone
(701) 636-3235

About this facility — Sanford Hillsboro Care Center

Sanford Hillsboro Care Center is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Hillsboro, North Dakota. It is licensed for 34 beds — below the median for skilled nursing facilities in North Dakota (52 beds).

It is one of 1 senior care facility in Hillsboro 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 Sanford Hillsboro Care Center 11 times across 7 inspections in the last three years, and CMS has imposed $42,488 in fines. 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

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Ownership & operator

Parent company
Sanford Health
Ownership type
Non profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Sanford
Indirect owner — 100% stake — since 2010
Sanford North
Direct owner — 100% stake — since 2011
Cain, James
Director — since 2015
Dulski, Karin
Managing employee — since 2012
Engbrecht, Wesley
Director — since 2021
Gassen, William
Managing employee · Director · Officer — since 2020
Gulsvig, Neil
Director — since 2019
Jacobs, Donald
Director — since 2014
Lundeen, Mark
Director — since 2014
Marlette, William
Managing employee · Officer — since 2023
Molbert, Lauris
Director — since 2021
Morrison, Tony
Managing employee · Officer — since 1991
Munson, Jolyn
Managing employee — since 2013
North, Andrew
Director — since 2016
Swenson, Stephanie
Managing employee — since 2019
Teiken, Brent
Director — since 2013
Ventling-herrmann, Marnie
Director — since 2022

Regulatory standing

Federal court records
20 naming its parent company — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)
Licensed / certified since
1978-06-01
CMS overall rating
3 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
3 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
$42,488 total
Last standard inspection
2025-06-26
Nurse staffing
4.5 hours per resident per day

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
34
Medicare
Accepted
Medicaid
Accepted
Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset · 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.
2025-06-26Health inspection3 citations
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 2025-07-17
F-0658
D · No harm found
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Corrected 2025-07-17
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 2025-07-17
2024-06-05Health inspection6 citations
F-0578
D · No harm found
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 2024-06-28
F-0623
D · No harm found
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Corrected 2024-06-28
F-0658
D · No harm found
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Corrected 2024-06-28
F-0689
K · Immediate jeopardy
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2024-06-28
F-0732
C · No harm found
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Corrected 2024-06-28
F-0880
D · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2024-08-05
2 earlier / fire-safety inspections (2 citations)
2023-11-02Health 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 2023-11-07
2024-06-05Fire-safety inspection1 citation
K-0324
E · No harm found
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
Corrected 2024-06-27

Federal penalties

2024-06-05Fine$35,045
2023-11-02Fine$7,443
Total fines$42,488
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 355061.

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Ownership & corporate history

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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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