The home failed to protect residents’ right to complain without fear and did not ensure grievances were handled promptly. Cited December 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 585 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: E
Nursing home report
Tieszen Memorial Home
MARION, SD · Medicare-certified · 64 beds
In good standing
Non-profit
4 of 5 overall
Tieszen Memorial Home has an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, with 4-star health inspection and staffing ratings and 3-star quality measures. It reported 3.36 nurse staffing hours per resident per day versus the 4.1 federal benchmark, had $0 in fines in the last 24 months, and recent inspection citations included grievances, infection control, and physical restraint issues.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
3.3571 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: December 19, 2024Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.3571.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.71
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.30
- Nurse aides
- 2.35
- Weekend nursing
- 2.96
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 56%
Registered nurse turnover: 25%
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
22.9%19%Improving
Residents with a fall causing major injury
7.1%5.4%Improving
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
4%11.8%Worsening
Residents with a urinary tract infection
1.8%3.6%Worsening
Residents who lost too much weight
4.4%6.2%Worsening
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
21.7%17.8%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
22.9%13.9%Improving
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
10.9%8.3%Improving
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
—0%—
Residents with a long-term catheter
4.4%3.2%Improving
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
16.1%36.4%Worsening
Residents with depressive symptoms
1.9%0%Improving
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
96.4%100%Improving
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—95.5%—
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
95.5%100%Improving
What the inspectors found
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 December 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: E
The home failed to ensure residents were free from physical restraints unless they were needed for medical treatment. Cited May 2022 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 604 — 42 CFR §483.12 — S/S: E
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited May 2022 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to keep the area free of hazards and provide enough supervision to prevent accidents. Cited December 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 689 — 42 CFR §483.25(d) — 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 4 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Occupancy
- 59.4 residents on an average day (93% of 64 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident & family councils
- Medicare history
- Certified for 33 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.