Western Horizons Care Center
Nursing home in Hettinger, North Dakota, CMS certification number 355042
1104 Hwy 12, Hettinger, ND 58639 · Adams County
- CMS overall rating
- 1 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 31
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- September 4, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 9
- Fines in 3 years
- $63,485 (3)
Does Western Horizons Care Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Western Horizons Care Center is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 1 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing | 2 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 1 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 1 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | Not rated |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Western Horizons Care Center reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 3.42
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.65
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.43
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.34
- Weekend total hours
- 2.91
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on September 4, 2025 and cited 9 deficiencies, plus 5 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on July 24, 2024, found 12.
CMS shows an abuse icon for Western Horizons Care Center. That means inspectors cited it for abuse, neglect or exploitation in the past year or two.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Western Horizons Care Center 3 times in the past 3 years, for $63,485 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 24.5 residents live here, about 79% of its 31 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 31
- Average residents per day
- 24.5
- Certified since
- May 1, 1978
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Western Horizons Care Center
- Legal business name
- Western Horizons Living Centers
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
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Who inspects nursing homes in North Dakota
North Dakota's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
Compare all nursing homes in North Dakota, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Western Horizons Care Center, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Western Horizons Care Center
What is the CMS star rating of Western Horizons Care Center?
1 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Western Horizons Care Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Western Horizons Care Center?
9 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Western Horizons Care Center?
Western Horizons Living Centers, non profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.