The home failed to submit complete and accurate staffing information based on verifiable records. Cited July 2025 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 851 — 42 CFR §483.70 — S/S: F
Nursing home report
PRAIRIE HEIGHTS HEALTHCARE
ABERDEEN, SD · Medicare-certified · 99 beds
In good standing
For-profitChain member
5 of 5 overall
Prairie Heights Healthcare in Aberdeen, SD has a 5-star overall rating, with strong quality measures and health inspections but a low 2-star staffing rating. Reported nurse staffing is 3.55 hours per resident per day, below the 4.1-hour federal benchmark, and there were no fines in the last 24 months.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
3.5537 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: July 31, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.5537.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.49
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.85
- Nurse aides
- 2.21
- Weekend nursing
- 2.98
Hours per resident per day.
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
21.6%25.7%Worsening
Residents with a fall causing major injury
2.3%2.2%No change
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
2.3%3%Worsening
Residents with a urinary tract infection
0%4.4%Worsening
Residents who lost too much weight
7.5%5.4%Improving
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
22%13.5%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
—29.5%—
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
48.8%15.8%Improving
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
1.9%0%Improving
Residents with a long-term catheter
0%0%No change
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
28.5%29.6%Worsening
Residents with depressive symptoms
0%2.2%Worsening
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
—100%—
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
100%100%No change
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—100%—
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
98.7%100%Improving
What the inspectors found
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited March 2024 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: F
The nursing home failed to provide services that met professional standards of quality. Cited October 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 658 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(3) — S/S: E
The home failed to complete and keep the resident’s care plan properly prepared, reviewed, and updated by the right health professionals. Cited March 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 657 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(2) — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to ensure residents were free from significant medication errors. Cited October 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 760 — 42 CFR §483.45(f)(2) — S/S: D
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- Part of EDURO HEALTHCARE · 35 homes · 2.3 stars avg
- Occupancy
- 62.3 residents on an average day (63% of 99 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 59 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.