The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited March 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: E
Nursing home report
AVERA MARYHOUSE LONG TERM CARE
PIERRE, SD · Medicare-certified · 80 beds
In good standing
Non-profitChain member
5 of 5 overall
5 of 5 stars overall. AVERA Maryhouse Long Term Care has 5-star health inspection and staffing ratings, 3-star quality measures, reported nurse staffing above the federal benchmark (4.50 vs. 4.1 hours per resident per day), and no fines in the last 24 months.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
4.4953 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: September 11, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.4953.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 1.02
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.77
- Nurse aides
- 2.71
- Weekend nursing
- 3.94
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 55%
Registered nurse turnover: 23%
Resident outcomes
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Negative outcomes
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
9.1%15%Worsening
Residents with a fall causing major injury
8.5%4.1%Improving
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
4.4%8.1%Worsening
Residents with a urinary tract infection
4.3%4.2%No change
Residents who lost too much weight
5%7.3%Worsening
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
28.9%30%Worsening
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
15.1%33.4%Worsening
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
7.3%4.8%Improving
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
2.3%0%Improving
Residents with a long-term catheter
7.3%7.2%No change
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
32.3%31.2%Improving
Residents with depressive symptoms
0%0%No change
Positive outcomes
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—98%—
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
100%100%No change
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—89.7%—
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
98.5%100%Improving
What the inspectors found
The home failed to ensure residents who could safely take their own medicines were allowed to self-administer them. Cited September 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 554 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to provide and carry out an infection prevention and control program to help keep residents from getting or spreading infections. Cited September 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: D
The home failed to promptly report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and share the investigation results with the proper authorities. Cited July 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 609 — 42 CFR §483.12 — S/S: D
The home failed to provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who needed it. Cited March 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 697 — 42 CFR §483.25(k) — S/S: D
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Chain
- Part of AVERA HEALTH · 13 homes · 3.5 stars avg
- Occupancy
- 59.1 residents on an average day (74% of 80 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 40 years
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.