Establish a governing body that is legally responsible for establishing and implementing policies for managing and operating the facility and appoints a properly licensed administrator responsible for managing the facility.
F837 in South Dakota. Pick another state for the same tag.
Against expectation — 2025
South Dakota cites F837 more often than its own record predicts
Versus expected share6.17×
6.17 times the share F837 takes of citations nationally.
Share of South Dakota citations0.34%
Of every deficiency written in South Dakota in 2025, this is the portion that was F837.
South Dakota0.34%
National0.05%
Share of all citations that were F837.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What South Dakota surveyors wrote
F837 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.
H · Actual harm, patternJanuary 16, 2019
Based on observation, interview, record review, job description review, and policy review, the governing body failed to ensure the facility was operated in a manner that ensured the safe management and overall well-being for all sixty-two residents. Findings include:
1. The following deficiencies were repeated deficiencies from the previous recertification survey on 10/5/17: F658 and F880.
The following deficiencies were newly cited for the current survey: F657, F660, F684, F686, F690, F745, F835, F842, F867, and F881.
F · No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadApril 29, 2026
Based on observations, interviews, record reviews, and policy reviews, the governing body failed to ensure the facility was operated in a manner that ensured the safe management and overall well-being of 45 residents in the facility.Findings include:1. Observations, interviews, record reviews, and policy reviews throughout the survey on 4/21/26 through 4/23/26 and 4/27/26 through 4/29/26 revealed administrator 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 as it pertained to resident dignity, informed decision for psychotropic medications, resident self-administration of medications, resident… …
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