Based on record review, interview, and policy review, the provider failed to ensure the staff received the required training regarding the elements and goals of the facility's Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI) program for five of five employees reviewed (G, O, R, Y, and Z).Findings include:1. Review of employee personnel records revealed dietary manager G was hired on 7/28/25. Certified nursing assistant (CNA) O was hired on 2/15/26. Contracted travel CNA Z was hired on 4/6/26. Housekeeping aide Y was hired on 4/7/26. Contracted travel licensed practical nurse (LPN) was hired on 4/27/26. There was no documentation to support employees G, O, R, Y, and Z received training regarding the elements and goals of the facility's QAPI program. 2. Interview on 6/2/26 at 11:48 a.m. …
F944 citations in South Dakota
Administration Deficiencies
Conduct mandatory training, for all staff, on the facility’s Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement Program.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2024
South Dakota cites F944 more often than its own record predicts
2.42 times the share F944 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in South Dakota in 2024, this is the portion that was F944.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What South Dakota surveyors wrote
F944 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.
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