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Assisted living in North Dakota

North Dakota licenses assisted living through HHS, under the license types Assisted Living Facility; Basic Care Facility. North Dakota does not publish a downloadable list with capacity. CDC's 2020 survey estimated 110 residential care communities with 4,900 beds. HUD's active-loan file shows no FHA-insured assisted living loans in North Dakota as of September 30, 2026.

Licensing

Licensing agency
HHS
License types
Assisted Living Facility; Basic Care Facility
Official program page
hhs.nd.gov
Facility list
PDFs only (2025-08-28)

Licensing details checked against each agency's site on 2026-10-24. HUD requires a Section 232 assisted living project to be licensed or regulated by the state and have at least 20 beds.

CDC survey profile (2020)

The National Post-acute and Long-term Care Study, run by CDC's National Center for Health Statistics, estimates residential care communities with four or more beds. 2020 is its latest wave with state figures, so these numbers differ from the state's own list.

MeasureNorth DakotaUS
Communities11030,600
Beds4,9001,197,600
Average beds per community4339
For-profit36.0%81.9%
Chain affiliated61.3%61.4%
Medicaid certified57.1%43.6%
Dementia-only communitiesn/a10.5%
Dementia-only or with a dementia unitn/a20.5%
Residents 85 and older53.3%49.9%
Residents with Alzheimer disease or other dementias26.1%42.1%

Source: CDC/NCHS, Biennial Overview of Post-acute and Long-term Care (data.cdc.gov). Percentages are of communities, except the resident rows.

HUD Section 232 assisted living loans

Active FHA loans
0
Outstanding
$0
Median note rate
n/a
Endorsed since FY2001
1

Since fiscal 2001 HUD has endorsed 1 FHA-insured assisted living loans in North Dakota for $2.6 million of original principal, and 0 since fiscal 2021.

Active loans: HUD FHA insured mortgages, active, as of September 30, 2026. Endorsements: HUD Office of Healthcare Programs database, data run July 8, 2026. Facility type comes from HUD's endorsement records.

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