Based on observation, interview, record review, and policy review, the provider failed to ensure during a world wide pandemic the facility was administered and operated in a manner to ensure the safety and overall wellbeing for all twenty-six residents in the facility. Findings include. 1. Interviews, observations, record reviews, and policy reviews throughout the course of the survey revealed the administrator and the director of nursing (DON) had not ensured the safe management and overall well-being of all residents in the outbreak of a pandemic (COVID-19). 2. On 12/9/20 at 5:45 p.m. …
F835 citations in South Dakota
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Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
South Dakota cites F835 more often than its own record predicts
2.28 times the share F835 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in South Dakota in 2025, this is the portion that was F835.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What South Dakota surveyors wrote
F835 findings written in South Dakota, one from each severity band recorded here, most serious first.
Severity is as the surveyor wrote it. Some findings had already been corrected before the survey.
Based on observation, interview, record review, policy review, and job description review, the provider failed to ensure the facility was operated and administered in a manner that ensured the safety and overall well-being for all fifty-four residents in the facility. Findings include: 1. Observations, interviews, record reviews, and policy reviews conducted throughout the course of the survey from 7/8/19 through 7/10/19 revealed the administrator and the director of nursing had not been an effective leadership team to ensure the safe management and overall well-being of the residents. Interview and record review on 7/10/19 at 2:30 p.m. …
Based on observation, interview, record review, and policy review, the provider failed to ensure the facility was operated and administered by chief executive officer (CEO) A and director of nursing (DON) B in a manner that ensured quality of life and overall well-being for all 26 residents in the facility.Findings include:1. Observations, interviews, record reviews, and policy reviews throughout the survey from [DATE] through [DATE] and [DATE] through [DATE] revealed CEO A and DON B did not ensure the management, safety, quality of life, and overall well-being of all the residents who lived at the facility.Those were evidenced by a widespread system breakdown to ensure services provided met professional standards and the minimum requirements as it pertained to providing education to… …
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Recent years
| Year | Share of South Dakota citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.36% | 1.26× |
| 2024 | 0.45% | 1.37× |
| 2025 | 0.67% | 2.28× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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