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Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home

Nursing home in Viborg, SD

Medicare & Medicaid certified5★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address
315 North Washington St, Viborg, SD 57070
Phone
(605) 326-5161
Listed under
Nonprofit, 4–5 star overall rating
Medicare CCN
435120
Overall star rating
5 of 5 ★★★★★
Health inspection rating
5 of 5
Staffing rating
4 of 5
Quality measures rating
4 of 5
Certified beds
46
Average residents per day
42
Ownership
Nonprofit, corporation
Legal business name
Pioneer Memorial Hospital & Health Services
Certified for
Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
Apr 1, 2004
Changed ownership in last 12 months
No
Continuing care retirement community
No
Located inside a hospital
Yes
Resident or family council
Resident council
Sprinklers in all required areas
Yes

CMS certification number 435120. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Jun 11, 2026. CMS lists 3 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Oct 31, 2023 to Feb 21, 2025): 0 from complaint inspections, 2 at the “actual harm” level or higher, including 2 at “immediate jeopardy”.

InspectionCitationSeverity
Feb 21, 2025Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Oct 31, 2023Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation		J
Immediate jeopardy, isolated
Oct 31, 2023Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation		J
Immediate jeopardy, isolated

Severity letters follow CMS's scope-and-severity grid: A–C potential for minimal harm, D–F potential for more than minimal harm, G–I actual harm, J–L immediate jeopardy. Most citations are corrected; a citation is what inspectors found on that date. Source: CMS Health Deficiencies file, processed Aug 1, 2026.

Fines and payment denials

CMS records 1 fine totalling $32,536 in the last three years.

Oct 31, 2023Fine: $32,536

Source: CMS Penalties file, processed Aug 1, 2026. Amounts are as CMS reports them and may reflect later reductions or appeals.

Staffing

Total nurse staffing per resident per day
3.91 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
0.50 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day
2.92 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends
3.66 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
52%
RN turnover (yearly)
29%
Administrators who left in the past year
0

From payroll-based staffing data the facility submits to CMS. Hours are per resident per day.

A citation is what inspectors found on one date; most are corrected within weeks. Look for patterns — the same problem cited in several inspections — and for anything at the G–L level (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). The full inspection narrative (Form CMS-2567) is linked from Medicare Care Compare, and your state long-term care ombudsman can tell you about complaints.