Overview
Smp Health - Ave Maria has a Medicare overall rating of 3 out of 5, below the North Dakota average of 3.3. It is the highest-rated of the 2 nursing homes in Jamestown. It scores best on staffing (5 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 5.2 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 81% of nursing homes in North Dakota (the state average is 4.5 hours). Of that, 0.8 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on December 11, 2025, found 5 health deficiencies, fewer than the North Dakota average of 5.4. 1 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 2 fines totaling $13,978 in the past three years.
Smp Health - Ave Maria is a nonprofit facility with 100 certified beds, caring for about 95 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1978. It is part of a continuing care retirement community.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 50%
Top 74%
Top 54%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- December 11, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 5
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 1
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 2 totaling $13,978
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 2
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff5.17 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.84 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.48 hrs
- Nurse aides3.84 hrs
- Physical therapists0.06 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 100
- Average residents per day
- 95
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- October 1, 1978
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- Yes
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Both
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes