Platte, SD · Charles Mix County
★★★★★CMS 5/548 bedsNon-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 4.17 /day
- Staff turnover
- 42%
- Serious cites
- 0
Platte Care Center runs a non-profit shop with 48 beds, and its nurse staffing sits at 4.17 hours per resident day, roughly 8% above the national average, which is why CMS hands it five stars on staffing. But look closer: weekends run about 17% leaner than weekdays, and turnover is 41.9%, a bit better than the 45.8% national figure but still meaning nearly half the staff cycling through in a year. The inspection record shows 8 deficiencies, including 2 at harm or jeopardy level and 3 tied to abuse, with $20,183 in fines across two events. The most recent inspection was November 2025. Quality measures score just 2 of 5.
Lake Andes, SD · Charles Mix County
★☆☆☆☆CMS 1/543 bedsFor-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 3.15 /day
- Staff turnover
- 38%
- Serious cites
- 0
Lake Andes Senior Living runs on 3.15 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 18% under the national average of 3.86, and weekend coverage dips about 5% below its own weekday level. Turnover sits at 38.2%, better than the 45.8% national figure, so the staff who are there tend to stay, even if there aren't enough of them.
The inspection record is where the trouble concentrates: 21 deficiencies, three serious enough to put residents at risk of harm, and two fines totaling $102,440. A 1-out-of-5 inspection rating alongside a 4-out-of-5 quality measure score suggests the day-to-day care metrics look fine on paper while the survey history tells a harder story.
Wagner, SD · Charles Mix County
50 bedsNon-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- n/a /day
- Staff turnover
- n/a
- Serious cites
- 0
Good Samaritan Society - Wagner runs 50 certified beds as a nonprofit corporation, and its current record shows no deficiencies at all, not at the harm or jeopardy level, not abuse-related, nothing. The last inspection was January 7, 2026, so the state's findings are recent, not a stale snapshot from two or three years back. A clean record like that usually reflects steady day-to-day operations rather than luck, since inspectors tend to flag something on most surveys. What the data here can't tell you is how the place feels to visit, staffing ratios at the moment you'd call, how the dining room runs, whether your family member's specific needs fit. Ask those questions on a tour, and ask what happens when a resident's condition changes.