South Dakota Nursing Home Compliance Benchmark — 2026
Use this benchmark to see how South Dakota compares on skilled nursing facility compliance. South Dakota's 97 CMS-certified facilities average 15.2 deficiency citations each, with 1,474 total citations on record and 1 facilities reporting zero deficiencies, including 31 at Immediate Jeopardy severity. The categories and F-Tags below show where South Dakota facilities are most frequently cited, all from official CMS Health Deficiency data.
Most-Cited Deficiency Categories in South Dakota
- Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies — 346 citations
- Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies — 230 citations
- Resident Rights Deficiencies — 193 citations
- Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies — 179 citations
- Infection Control Deficiencies — 147 citations
- Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies — 142 citations
Most-Cited F-Tags in South Dakota
- F-Tag F0880: Infection Prevention & Control — 133 citations
- F-Tag F0812: Food Procurement Store/Prepare/Serve-Sanitary — 124 citations
- F-Tag F0689: Free of Accident Hazards/Supervision/Devices — 116 citations
- F-Tag F0658: Services Provided Meet Professional Standards — 89 citations
- F-Tag F0657: Care Plan Timing and Revision — 65 citations
- F-Tag F0600: Free from Abuse and Neglect — 54 citations
- F-Tag F0684: Quality of Care — 51 citations
- F-Tag F0686: Treatment/Services to Prevent/Heal Pressure Ulcers — 47 citations
- F-Tag F0609: Reporting of Alleged Violations — 45 citations
- F-Tag F0761: Label/Store Drugs and Biologicals — 43 citations