South Dakota Nursing Home Ratings & Inspection Results — 2026
South Dakota has 97 CMS-certified skilled nursing facilities. For the 96 facilities with linked history (96 of 97), there are 1,474 cited deficiencies, averaging 15.4 per covered facility; 0 have zero citations in the loaded history, including 31 coded at Immediate Jeopardy severity. Figures are descriptive summaries of CMS Health Deficiencies records loaded by POCDesk, not official CMS ratings.
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
Sources and methodology
Source: CMS nursing-home Provider Data. POCDesk aggregates citations present in the loaded Health Deficiencies records; it does not create CMS ratings or recommendations. See the editorial standards and methodology and 42 CFR Part 483.
More South Dakota Compliance Data
- South Dakota Compliance Benchmark
- South Dakota State Compliance Guide
- South Dakota Survey Tracker
- Best Nursing Homes in South Dakota
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- Survey Tracker — recent CMS survey activity
- F-Tag Reference Guide — every CMS deficiency tag
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Official Sources
POCDesk analyzes official government data. Verify any facility's record or read the underlying regulations at these primary sources:
- Medicare.gov Care Compare — CMS's official nursing home comparison tool
- CMS Provider Data Catalog — the raw nursing home inspection & deficiency datasets
- CMS Nursing Home Certification & Compliance — enforcement policy and the Special Focus Facility program
- 42 CFR Part 483 (eCFR) — the federal requirements of participation behind every F-Tag
- National Long-Term Care Ombudsman Resource Center — free advocacy help for residents and families