South Dakota Nursing Home Inspection Reports & Survey Activity — 2026
Track CMS survey activity across the 97 skilled nursing facilities in South Dakota. Facilities have 1,474 recorded deficiency citations, averaging 15.2 per facility, with 1 reporting zero deficiencies, including 31 at Immediate Jeopardy severity. The most-cited categories and F-Tags below highlight what South Dakota surveyors are flagging most, drawn 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