Overview
Valley Senior Living on Columbia has a Medicare overall rating of 4 out of 5, above the North Dakota average of 3.3. It is the highest-rated of the 2 nursing homes in Grand Forks. It scores best on staffing (5 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (3 of 5).
Residents receive about 5.3 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 90% of nursing homes in North Dakota (the state average is 4.5 hours). Of that, 1.3 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on August 6, 2026, found 3 health deficiencies, fewer than the North Dakota average of 5.4. 2 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 3 fines totaling $31,594 in the past three years.
Valley Senior Living on Columbia is a nonprofit facility with 196 certified beds, caring for about 188 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1978.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- August 6, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 3
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 2
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 3 totaling $31,594
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 3
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff5.31 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)1.26 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.63 hrs
- Nurse aides3.42 hrs
- Physical therapists0.03 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Church related
- Certified beds
- 196
- Average residents per day
- 188
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- July 1, 1978
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes