Nursing home report
SIOUX FALLS, SD · Medicare-certified · 110 beds
Overall rating: not rated. AVANTARA NORTON (Sioux Falls, SD) is a special focus facility, had $75,446 in fines in the last 24 months, and reported nurse staffing of 3.86 hours per resident per day versus the 4.1 federal benchmark.
Health inspections
Staffing
3.8558 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.8558.
Hours per resident per day.
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
Residents with a fall causing major injury
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
Residents with a urinary tract infection
Residents who lost too much weight
Residents who were physically restrained
Residents needing more help with daily activities
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
Residents with a long-term catheter
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
Residents with depressive symptoms
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
The nursing home failed to keep the area free of hazards and provide enough supervision to prevent accidents. Cited November 2023 — limited pattern, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 689 — 42 CFR §483.25(d) — S/S: K
The home failed to honor each resident’s preferences, choices, values, and beliefs. Cited March 2025 — limited pattern, actual harm.
F-Tag 675 — 42 CFR §483.24 — S/S: H
The nursing home failed to provide proper pressure ulcer care and failed to prevent new pressure sores from developing. Cited November 2023 — limited pattern, actual harm.
F-Tag 686 — 42 CFR §483.25(b) — S/S: H
The home failed to ensure nurses and nurse aides had the needed skills to care for each resident and support their well-being. Cited November 2023 — limited pattern, actual harm.
F-Tag 726 — 42 CFR §483.35 — S/S: H
The home failed to provide enough nursing staff each day and ensure a licensed nurse was in charge on every shift. Cited November 2023 — limited pattern, actual harm.
F-Tag 725 — 42 CFR §483.35 — S/S: H
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
Health inspection found 8 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
A federal fine of $51,376 was recorded.
A federal fine of $12,035 was recorded.
A federal fine of $12,035 was recorded.
A federal fine of $12,035 was recorded.
On record with Medicare: 6 fines · $153,638 in total fines.
Federal fine
Mar 5, 2025
Federal fine
Sep 26, 2024
Federal fine
Jul 17, 2024
Federal fine
Jun 20, 2024
Federal fine
Mar 13, 2024
Federal fine
Oct 4, 2023
Now operated by Avantara Norton, previously Southridge Health Care Center.
Things at a nursing home change — inspections, staffing, ownership, news.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.
