Americana Healthcare Center v. North Dakota Department of Human Services

NEUMANN, Justice.

The North Dakota Department of Human Services [Department] appeals from a district court judgment reversing the Department’s order disallowing certain interest expenses in setting 1993 reimbursement rates for Americana Healthcare Center [Americana]. We reverse the judgment of the district court and affirm the Department’s order.

Americana is a nursing home located in Fargo. At the time relevant to this case, Mid-States Nursing Home Corporation [Mid-States] owned the land and buildings where Americana was located. University Manor Corporation [University] operated the facility,…