Valley Senior Living on Columbia

Most serious in three years: actual harm (G), at a standard and complaint inspection on Aug 6, 2026

When those citations happened

12 citations in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 2026. Most serious: actual harm (G). The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.

All 12 citations in the last three years

Grouped by inspection, newest first. Each carries CMS’s severity letter: what this means, from A, the least serious, to L, the most. 11 came from complaint inspections.

• Certified for Medicare and Medicaid since Jul 1, 1978.
• Not on CMS’s special focus list.
• No abuse icon from CMS.
• No change of ownership in the last 12 months.
• CMS lists its ownership as non profit, church related.
• 196 certified beds.

• 3 fines in the last three years, $31,594 in all.
• No Medicare payment denials in the last three years.
• 11 citations in the last three years came from complaint inspections.

• Valley Senior Living owns 100% directly since Nov 12, 1997; Valley Senior Living owns 100% directly since Nov 12, 1997.
• Altru Health System and Valley Senior Living run it.
• 64 owners or officers are people: Tina Lyn Safranski (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Tina Lyn Safranski (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Michael R Brown (corporate director); Michael R Brown (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Michael R Brown (on the governing body (managing control)); Michael R Brown (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Joe C Litsey (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Joe C Litsey (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Michael Lien (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Michael Lien (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Adam J Edwards (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Adam J Edwards (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Nannette Hoeger (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Nannette Hoeger (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Megan M Anderson (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Megan M Anderson (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Garth Rydland (corporate officer); Garth Rydland (corporate director); Garth Rydland (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Garth Rydland (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Carol Svendson (corporate officer); Carol Svendson (corporate director); Carol Svendson (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Carol Svendson (on the governing body (managing control)); Carol Svendson (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Renita J Stethem (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Renita J Stethem (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Christopher Pj Henderson (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Christopher Pj Henderson (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Patrick F Moore (corporate director); Patrick F Moore (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Patrick F Moore (on the governing body (managing control)); Patrick F Moore (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Thomas Colenso (corporate director); Thomas Colenso (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Thomas Colenso (on the governing body (managing control)); Thomas Colenso (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); David Molmen (corporate officer); David Molmen (corporate director); David Molmen (runs it (operational or managerial control)); David Molmen (on the governing body (managing control)); David Molmen (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Scott Jerry Berge (corporate director); Scott Jerry Berge (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Scott Jerry Berge (on the governing body (managing control)); Scott Jerry Berge (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Dwight W Thompson (corporate officer); Dwight W Thompson (corporate director); Dwight W Thompson (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Dwight W Thompson (on the governing body (managing control)); Dwight W Thompson (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Lorilee Bott (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Lorilee Bott (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Jessica Baumgarten (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Jessica Baumgarten (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Lee Rerick (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Lee Rerick (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Margaret Reed (corporate officer); Margaret Reed (corporate director); Margaret Reed (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Margaret Reed (on the governing body (managing control)); Margaret Reed (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Sonja Hathaway (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Sonja Hathaway (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)).
• No private-equity firm among the owners CMS lists.
• No real-estate investment trust among the owners CMS lists.

• CMS rates its quality measures 3 of 5 (North Dakota average 2.8).

• Among the 12 nearest homes, within 43.3 miles, this one had the 9th most health citations at the latest inspection cycle (3; the middle value was 5).

• Complaints that didn’t lead to a citation aren’t published.
• Inspections reach CMS’s data about six weeks after they happen, and staffing about four months after.
• CMS publishes the inspectors’ full written findings in a separate monthly file, which isn’t loaded yet.
• Fines and Medicare payment denials are the only enforcement CMS publishes; state licence actions aren’t included.

• Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Provider Information (4pq5-n9py).

  Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

• Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Health Deficiencies (r5ix-sfxw).

  Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

• Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Penalties (g6vv-u9sr).

  Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

• Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, All Owners (afe44b85-cc6d-40d7-b5df-00ae8910d1d2).

  Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

• Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, State and US Averages (xcdc-v8bm).

  Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

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