2/5
CMS (the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) is the federal agency that rates nursing home quality. Its Overall Rating runs from 1 to 5 stars, combining health inspections, staffing, and quality measures, with inspections weighted most heavily.
2/5
CMS (the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) is the federal agency that rates nursing home quality. Its Overall Rating runs from 1 to 5 stars, combining health inspections, staffing, and quality measures, with inspections weighted most heavily.
The Meadows on University is an esteemed skilled nursing facility nestled in Fargo, North Dakota. This exceptional haven stands as a beacon of round-the-clock care, providing an unwavering 24/7 skilled nursing support system. Ensuring residents receive the utmost attention, the facility boasts physician oversight, coupled with attentive care and comprehensive physical therapy offerings. A remarkable emphasis on post-surgical rehabilitation is a hallmark, where personalized goals come to life.
Distinguished by its commitment to customization, the home crafts therapy plans and meal options tailored to individual needs, reflecting their dedication to holistic well-being. The highly trained and compassionate staff, including nurses and CNAs, embody responsiveness and expertise. Valuing independence at every life stage, they empower residents with tailored services, including wound care, memory care, orthopedic care, neuro therapy, stroke recovery, balance training, and beyond. Within their array of amenities, one finds serene courtyards, a beauty salon, and barbershop, while complimentary Wi-Fi, medical transportation, and activity transport underscore their holistic approach to care.
The Overall CMS Rating combines results from health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. Health inspections carry the most weight. Staffing and quality scores can increase or decrease the final rating based on performance compared to state and national standards.
Based on the results of the facility's three most recent standard inspections and any complaint investigations. CMS reviews the number, scope, and severity of deficiencies, with more recent findings weighted more heavily.
Measures average nursing staff hours per resident per day, including Registered Nurses (RNs) and total nursing staff. Ratings are adjusted based on the level of care residents require and are compared to state and national benchmarks.
Based on clinical and physical health indicators reported to CMS, such as hospital readmissions, falls, pressure ulcers, and improvements in mobility. These measures reflect how well residents' health needs are being managed.
Daily nursing hours per resident by staff type, reported to CMS. Higher is generally better — compare this facility to state and national averages to see where staffing stands.
This home is ranked 25th out of 26 homes in North Dakota for nurse hours. Total adjusted nursing hours per resident per day, combining RN, LPN, and aide time. CMS adjusts this for case-mix so facilities can be fairly compared.
| Staff type | Hours / Day / Resident | vs state avg |
|---|---|---|
|
Registered Nurse (RN)
RNs hold the highest nursing license and can assess residents, interpret test results, and direct care plans. More RN hours per day often signals stronger clinical oversight and faster response to health changes.
| 42m per day | ▼ 23% State avg: 55m per day · National avg: 41m per day |
|
LPN / LVN
Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) or Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVNs) deliver routine hands-on care — medication administration, wound dressing, and monitoring vital signs. They work under RN supervision and make up a large share of daily bedside care.
| 34m per day | ▲ 14% State avg: 30m per day · National avg: 52m per day |
|
Nurse Aide
Certified Nurse Aides (CNAs) provide the most direct day-to-day assistance: bathing, dressing, feeding, and mobility. Nurse aide hours are typically the largest staffing category and directly affect residents' quality of life.
| 2h 18m per day | ▼ 23% State avg: 3h 0m per day · National avg: 2h 21m per day |
|
Weekend Total Nursing
Combined nursing hours (RN + LPN + Nurse Aide) per resident per day on weekends. Staffing often drops on weekends — this figure reveals whether the facility maintains adequate coverage outside of weekday hours.
| 3h 11m per day | ▼ 15% State avg: 3h 46m per day · National avg: 3h 26m per day |
|
Physical Therapist
Hours per resident per day provided by licensed Physical Therapists (PTs) or PT Assistants. PT services help residents recover mobility after injury or illness and are especially important for post-acute (short-stay) rehabilitation.
| 10m per day | ▲ 395% State avg: 2m per day · National avg: 4m per day |
|
Weekend RN
Registered nurse hours specifically on weekends. Facilities sometimes reduce RN presence on Saturdays and Sundays — a low weekend RN figure compared to weekday hours can indicate reduced clinical oversight when most administrative staff are absent.
| 37m per day | ▲ 6% State avg: 35m per day · National avg: 29m per day |
May offer a more intimate, personalized care environment.
Average number of days residents stay at this facility, based on CMS cost report data. Shorter stays often reflect post-acute or rehab care; longer stays reflect long-term care.
In North Dakota, the Department of Health and Human Services, Health Facilities Division is the agency authorized to perform unannounced inspections and issue official health quality reports.
This scorecard compares key inspection, deficiency, and complaint metrics at this facility against the North Dakota state average. Metrics rated ≥15% worse than average are highlighted in red; those ≥15% better are highlighted in green.
Deficiencies
| This Facility | ND Average | vs. ND Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
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Total deficiencies
Formal regulatory issues recorded by inspectors across all inspection types.
| 27 | 22 | This facility has 23% more total deficiencies than a typical North Dakota nursing home (27 vs. ND avg 22).↑ 23% worse |
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Deficiencies per year
Average deficiencies per year since 2023.
| 9 | 7.3 | This facility has 23% more deficiencies per year than a typical North Dakota nursing home (9 vs. ND avg 7.3).↑ 23% worse |
An editor-reviewed summary of the themes and findings across this facility's recent inspection reports.
Federal penalties imposed by CMS for regulatory violations, including civil money penalties (fines) and denials of payment for new Medicare/Medicaid admissions.
Source: CMS Penalties Database
No penalties in the past 3 years
No civil money penalties or payment denials were reported in the last 3 years.
These measures show how residents usually do over time at this home, based on health outcomes and preventive care.
CMS star rating based on long-stay quality measure performance. 5 stars = significantly above average, 1 star = significantly below average.
Number of hospitalizations per 1,000 long-stay resident days.
2.65
79% worse than North Dakota averageNorth Dakota average: 1.48
Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1,000 long-stay resident days.
1.27
33% better than North Dakota averageNorth Dakota average: 1.90
CMS star rating based on short-stay quality measure performance. 5 stars = much above average, 1 star = much below average.
Percentage of short-stay residents who were re-hospitalized after their nursing home admission.
18.8%
10% better than North Dakota averageNorth Dakota average: 20.9%
Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit.
12.6%
19% worse than North Dakota averageNorth Dakota average: 10.6%
Percentage of SNF residents who experience falls with major injury during their stay.
1.6%
113% worse than North Dakota averageNorth Dakota average: 0.8%
Percentage of residents at or above expected ability to care for themselves at discharge.
39.0%
27% worse than North Dakota averageNorth Dakota average: 53.7%
Rate of successful return to home or community from a skilled nursing facility.
56.3%
11% better than North Dakota averageNorth Dakota average: 50.6%
Quality measures are calculated from Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessments. For most measures, lower percentages indicate better care quality.
21% of new residents, usually for short-term rehab.
69% of new residents, often for short stays.
10% of new residents, often for long-term daily care.
Based on CMS SNF Cost Report for fiscal year ending in 12/2023.
Net patient revenue — what the home actually collects for resident care, after contractual allowances, bad debt and discounts are subtracted from its gross charges (CMS cost report, Worksheet G-3). It covers resident care only; money the home earns from other sources is shown separately as "Other income."
Net patient income: net patient revenue minus the home's total operating expenses. A positive figure means it earns more from resident care than it spends to deliver it; a negative figure means the opposite. It excludes non-operating "other income."
Net patient revenue — what the home actually collects for resident care, after contractual allowances, bad debt and discounts are subtracted from its gross charges (CMS cost report, Worksheet G-3). It covers resident care only; money the home earns from other sources is shown separately as "Other income."
Net patient income: net patient revenue minus the home's total operating expenses. A positive figure means it earns more from resident care than it spends to deliver it; a negative figure means the opposite. It excludes non-operating "other income."
Money the home earns outside of resident care — such as investments, grants, rentals and other non-operating sources (CMS cost report, Worksheet G-3). It is tracked separately from net patient revenue: it is not part of that figure, and it is not included in net patient income.
Staff salaries plus wage-related costs — benefits such as payroll taxes, health insurance and retirement — from the home's own accounting records (CMS cost report, Worksheet A). Contract or agency labor is counted separately, under other operating costs.
Rank #17 / 23Payroll — State benchmarkedThis home is ranked 17th out of 23 homes in North Dakota. Shows total annual staff payroll benchmarked to the North Dakota average. Higher payroll investment relative to peers often signals better staffing and less reliance on cheaper contract labor.Rankings are based only on facilities in North Dakota that report data for that category. Facilities without available data are excluded from the ranking.Click the rank badge to see the full State ranking.Click here to see the full State ranking.
Payroll as a share of revenue: staff salaries and wage-related benefits divided by net patient revenue. A higher figure means more of each revenue dollar goes to staff pay.
Rank #1 / 23Payroll % — State benchmarkedThis home is ranked 1st out of 23 homes in North Dakota. Shows payroll as a percentage of revenue versus the North Dakota average. Well-run North Dakota facilities typically land around 67–77% — the top third Statewide. Below 25% may signal understaffing or heavy agency use — read with Staffing ratings.Rankings are based only on facilities in North Dakota that report data for that category. Facilities without available data are excluded from the ranking.Click the rank badge to see the full State ranking.Click here to see the full State ranking.
Everything it costs to run the home apart from payroll — food, utilities, supplies, maintenance, contract labor and administration. Calculated as total operating expense minus payroll (staff salaries and wage-related benefits).
The home's total operating expense for the year — all the costs of running it, salaries included (CMS cost report, Worksheet G-3).
Building Type: Single-story
Fitness and Recreation
Residents typically stay for brief periods, with frequent admissions and discharges throughout the year.
Most new residents arrive under private pay (69% of admissions), and a typical private pay stay runs around 1 - 2 months.
Coverage residents most often arrive under.
Coverage residents most often leave under.
1.2 miles from city center
Estimated distance in miles from Fargo's city center to The Meadows on University's address, calculated via Google Maps.
— 0.57 miles to nearest hospital (Sanford South University Medical Center)
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The information below is reported by the North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services, Health Facilities Division.
| Eventide Fargo | NH AL HOS IL MC RC SNF | Fargo (Brandt Crossing) | 98
Facility
98
ND AVG
75
Rank
#14 / 53 |
99.1%
Facility
99.1%
ND AVG
87.8%
Rank
#2 / 24 | +13% | 4.94
Facility
4.94
ND AVG
5.16
Rank
#15 / 26 | -5% | -4% | $9.0k
Facility
$9.0k
ND AVG
$38.3k
Rank
#15 / 26 | 11
Facility
11
ND AVG
16.5
Rank
#7 / 26 | 2.2
Facility
2.2
ND AVG
3.9
Rank
#5 / 26 | 1 | 96 | - |
21
Facility
21
ND AVG
42
Rank
#60 / 80 | Christopher Gilson | $18.0MFiscal year ending 09/2023
Facility
$18.0MFiscal year ending 09/2023
ND AVG
$11.5M
Rank
#7 / 23 | $9.9MFiscal year ending 09/2023
Facility
$9.9MFiscal year ending 09/2023
ND AVG
$5.6M
Rank
#9 / 23 | 55.1%Fiscal year ending 09/2023
Facility
55.1%Fiscal year ending 09/2023
ND AVG
48.6%
Rank
#18 / 23 | 355127 | ||||
| Eventide Catered Living | NH AL HOS IL MC RC SNF | Moorhead | 145 | 84.5% | +6% | 5.00 | -59% | +5% | $46.0k | 28 | 2.3 | 4 | 111 | A+ | 44 | Jodee Bock | $25.3MFiscal year ending 09/2023 | $14.2MFiscal year ending 09/2023 | 56%Fiscal year ending 09/2023 | 245461 | ||||
| Fargo Elim Care Center | NH AL HOS IL RC SNF | Fargo (River Drive) | 95
Facility
95
ND AVG
75
Rank
#16 / 53 |
39.6%
Facility
39.6%
ND AVG
87.8%
Rank
#22 / 24 | -55% | 3.63
Facility
3.63
ND AVG
5.16
Rank
#25 / 26 | +44% | -30% | $41.0k
Facility
$41.0k
ND AVG
$38.3k
Rank
#21 / 26 | 18
Facility
18
ND AVG
16.5
Rank
#19 / 26 | 4.5
Facility
4.5
ND AVG
3.9
Rank
#23 / 26 | 1 | 64 | - |
52
Facility
52
ND AVG
42
Rank
#31 / 80 | - | $7.2MFiscal year ending 12/2023
Facility
$7.2MFiscal year ending 12/2023
ND AVG
$11.5M
Rank
#18 / 23 | $5.0MFiscal year ending 12/2023
Facility
$5.0MFiscal year ending 12/2023
ND AVG
$5.6M
Rank
#17 / 23 | 69%Fiscal year ending 12/2023
Facility
69%Fiscal year ending 12/2023
ND AVG
48.6%
Rank
#1 / 23 | 355024 |
The Meadows on University is located in Fargo, North Dakota.
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The Meadows on University is in the Lewis & Clark neighborhood of Fargo.
The Meadows on University has a walk score of 71. Very walkable. Most errands can be accomplished on foot, and many essentials are within a short walk.
The Meadows on University's occupancy is 39.6%.
The Meadows on University is registered as a for-profit in ND.
Yes — there are 19 photos of The Meadows on University in the photo gallery on this page.
The Meadows on University is located at 1315 S University Dr, Fargo, ND 58103.
(701) 237-3030 will put you in contact with the team at The Meadows on University.
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