The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited April 2025 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: F
Nursing home report
Kadoka Nursing Home
KADOKA, SD · Medicare-certified · 31 beds
In good standing
Non-profit
Data as of July 1, 2026
4 of 5 overall
Kadoka Nursing Home has an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, with strong staffing (5 stars) and health inspection results (4 stars), but a low quality measures rating (1 star). It reported 4.25 nurse staffing hours per resident per day, slightly above the federal benchmark of 4.1, and had no fines in the last 24 months.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
4.2533 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: May 27, 2026Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.2533.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.80
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.58
- Nurse aides
- 2.88
- Weekend nursing
- 3.87
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 38%
Registered nurse turnover: 20%
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
—59.1%—
Residents with a fall causing major injury
3.3%6.9%Worsening
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
4.1%0%Improving
Residents with a urinary tract infection
10%20.7%Worsening
Residents who lost too much weight
13.8%10.3%Improving
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
42.3%37.5%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
—33.2%—
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
13.3%17.2%Worsening
Residents with a long-term catheter
0%0%No change
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
54.9%40.2%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
—96.6%—
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
100%75.9%Worsening
What the inspectors found
The home failed to complete and keep the resident’s care plan properly prepared, reviewed, and updated by the right health professionals. Cited May 2026 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 657 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(2) — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to provide services that met professional standards of quality. Cited April 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 658 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(3) — S/S: D
The home failed to provide care or services that were trauma-informed and culturally competent. Cited April 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 699 — 42 CFR §483.25 — S/S: D
The home failed to properly reduce or limit psychotropic medication use and try safer non-drug approaches when appropriate. Cited December 2023 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 758 — 42 CFR §483.45(e) — S/S: D
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 6 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Occupancy
- 28.8 residents on an average day (93% of 31 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 35 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.