85/100
Excellent
2111 West 11Th Street, Yankton, SD 57078
These are findings in the public CMS record for this home. They are not our opinion — each one comes straight from a federal inspection or enforcement file.
1 citation(s) involving actual harm or immediate jeopardy
Inspectors found violations at scope/severity G or above, meaning residents were harmed or placed in immediate jeopardy.
Every point is shown. Nothing is weighted behind the scenes — the full formula is on How we grade.
Citations from state health inspections over the last three surveys, weighted by how much harm CMS says they caused.
Nursing hours per resident per day, adjusted for how sick the residents are, plus RN cover and weekend consistency.
How much of the nursing team leaves in a year. High turnover means a resident rarely sees the same face twice.
The CMS quality-measure rating, built from resident outcomes like falls, pressure ulcers, infections and antipsychotic use.
Fines and payment denials CMS has imposed. A denial of payment means CMS stopped paying for new admissions.
Hours of nursing care each resident receives per day. The marker on each bar is the national average.
RNs are the licence level most likely to catch a resident deteriorating.
The shift most families visit, and the one thinned first.
The share of nursing staff who left over the last year.
Last standard health inspection: May 14, 2026 (3 months ago).
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Actual harm to a resident
Environmental Deficiencies
Have policies on smoking.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Part of AVERA HEALTH, which operates 13 homes. Staffing budgets are usually set at chain level, not in the building.
| Owner | Type | Role | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEMUTH, JONATHON | Individual | CORPORATE DIRECTOR | — |
| HUNHOFF, BERNIE | Individual | CORPORATE DIRECTOR | — |
| HURLEY, JOHN | Individual | CORPORATE DIRECTOR | — |
| KOLECKA, DEBRA | Individual | CORPORATE DIRECTOR | — |
| LEON, AMY | Individual | CORPORATE DIRECTOR | — |
| MINER, AMY | Individual | CORPORATE DIRECTOR | — |
| MOELLER, ARTHUR | Individual | CORPORATE DIRECTOR | — |
| REZAC, BARBARA | Individual | CORPORATE DIRECTOR | — |
| SCHINDLER, STEVE | Individual | CORPORATE DIRECTOR | — |
| SCHMEICHEL, STEVE | Individual | CORPORATE DIRECTOR | — |
| STEWARD, BRIAN | Individual | CORPORATE DIRECTOR | — |
| STROM, RICHARD | Individual | CORPORATE DIRECTOR | — |
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Avera Sister James Care Center holds an ElderGrade of A (85 out of 100), which we describe as "excellent". The grade combines its inspection citations, nurse staffing levels, staff turnover, resident outcomes and enforcement history from the federal CMS record.
Residents receive an average of 4.10 nursing hours per day across all nursing staff, against a national average of 3.86 hours.
Yes. 1 of the 9 citations on record were scored at scope and severity G or above, meaning inspectors found actual harm to a resident or immediate jeopardy to resident safety.
Yes, Avera Sister James Care Center is certified to accept Medicaid, which is the programme that pays for long-term custodial care once a resident meets their state's income and asset limits.