Devils Lake · 58301
Eventide Heartland
620 14th Ave Ne
Devils Lake, ND 58301
Towner County Living Center
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⌖ Cando, ND · Towner County
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Medicare overall rating 4 of 5 stars
Certified beds28
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipNon-profit (corporation)
About Towner County Living Center
Towner County Living Center is a 28-bed nonprofit nursing home in Cando, ND. Medicare rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (above average); the average in North Dakota is 3.2. At its last full inspection (Jan 2026), inspectors found 5 problems, close to the North Dakota average of 5.6. None of the problems in its recent inspections were found to have harmed residents. Nurses and aides spend about 4 hr 19 min a day with each resident, about the same as the North Dakota average of 4 hr 25 min. About 50% of its nursing staff left in the past year. It has had no federal fines in the last three years.
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Key details
Facility nameTowner County Living Ctr
LocationTowner County, North Dakota
Phone(701) 968-2600
Address228 1st Ave, Cando, ND 58324 · Towner County
CMS provider number355068
Ownership typeNon-profit (corporation)
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceApril 13, 1980 (46 years)
✓ Medicare✓ Medicaid
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Quality & inspections
Explore this facility's official CMS inspection history, staffing levels and quality measures below — sourced directly from Medicare's public records.
Ratings and inspection data on this page come directly from CMS's public records and are never altered for any paid listing. Medicare data as of September 2026.
What Medicare found
3 strengths and nothing that stands out as a concern in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home.
Strengths
- Serious health citationsNone on recordNo citations for actual harm or immediate jeopardy since Jan 2026.Strength
- Fines and penaltiesNoneNo federal fines or payment denials in the last three years.Strength
- Registered nurse time per resident1 hr 27 min a dayNorth Dakota average: 56 minStrength
About average
- Health citations at last inspection5 (Jan 2026)North Dakota average: 5.6. Most citations are minor and corrected within weeks.About average
- Nurse staffing per resident4 hr 19 min a dayNorth Dakota average: 4 hr 25 minAbout average
- Nursing staff turnover50% a yearNorth Dakota average: 49%About average
Source: Medicare (CMS) inspection, penalty and staffing records, compared with the North Dakota average. Problems may have been corrected since; ask the home about anything listed here. How we choose these
Short-term rehab or long-term care?
Medicare rates these separately, and many homes are better at one than the other.
Long-term care
For residents who live at the home for months or years.
- Falls with a major injury3.7%State average: 5.1%Better than average
- Pressure sores (bedsores)1.3%State average: 4.9%Better than average
- Given antipsychotic drugs17.0%State average: 22.7%Better than average
- Hospital stays per 1,000 resident days1.0State average: 1.5Better than average
Source: Medicare (CMS) quality measures, compared with the North Dakota average. Lower is better for every rate shown.
Ratings over time
Its overall Medicare rating is 4 stars now, down from 5 stars in January 2019. It has ranged from 1 to 5 stars and changed 20 times.
Overall rating4★
Health inspections3★
Staffing5★
Quality of care4★
Nurse hours per resident per day4.3
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
| Month | Overall | Inspections | Staffing | Quality | Nurse hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2019 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5.1 |
| Jan 2020 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4.7 |
| Jan 2021 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4.9 |
| Jan 2022 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 5.4 |
| Jan 2023 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4.9 |
| Jan 2024 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4.8 |
| Feb 2025 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5.1 |
| Feb 2026 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4.3 |
| Sep 2026 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4.3 |
Source: Medicare (CMS) monthly Care Compare releases since 2019. Medicare has changed how some ratings are calculated over the years and paused most inspections in 2020, so some jumps reflect rule changes rather than changes at the home. Our methodology
See the full inspection reportEvery citation, fine, staffing figure and quality measure Medicare publishes for this home
From Medicare’s September 2026 data. Each inspection is dated below; staffing comes from payroll records for a recent quarter, and resident outcomes cover the latest period Medicare reports.
Inspection summary
How this facility compares to state and national averages on CMS-reported problems.
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Three-survey history
Citation counts across this facility's three most recent inspection cycles, so you can see whether problems are trending up, down, or holding steady.
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