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AVERA SISTER JAMES CARE CENTER

An independent review of Avera Sister James Care Center's safety record, its Medicare rating, health-inspection citations, staffing, fines and complaints, drawn from public federal data (not user star-ratings).

2111 WEST 11TH STREET · YANKTON, SD 57078 · 194 beds
Phone: 6056688900
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Open Care Data Safety Grade

This facility rates among the best in its area.

Starts from the Medicare rating, then weighs consistent with an average facility. How we grade · See how it compares
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Recent News August 2026 federal update

Total federal fines rose to $8,492

In the August 2026 federal update, the total dollar amount of federal fines on this facility's record changed from $0 to $8,492. Fines are civil monetary penalties CMS levies when serious problems are identified and not corrected.

These changes are drawn from the U.S. federal (CMS) nursing home data. The facts are CMS's; the explanations are Open Care Data's. Federal data updates periodically and can lag current conditions. Operate this facility? Add context or report a correction.

Medicare Five-Star Rating · as of the latest federal update

Overall
★★★★★
5 / 5
Staffing
★★★★★
5 / 5
Health Inspection
★★★★
4 / 5
Quality Measures
★★★★
4 / 5

Top concerns What stands out in the record

  • No major red flags surfaced, this facility rates at or above its peers.

How it compares vs. 98 SD nursing homes

Overall Medicare rating
5of 5 stars
Better than 80% of SD homes
Staffing rating
5of 5 stars
Better than 76% of SD homes
Health-inspection rating
4of 5 stars
Better than 66% of SD homes
Total nurse hours / resident / day
4.10358hrs
Better than 73% of SD homes
RN hours / resident / day
1.17047hrs
Better than 95% of SD homes
RN turnover
22%
Better than 70% of SD homes

Percentiles rank this facility against every other Medicare-rated nursing home in South Dakota, using the latest federal data.

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Safety & Enforcement Federal inspection record

Safety indicators

Abuse indicator None on record
Substantiated complaints 0

Financial penalties

1
Fines
$8,492
Total fines
0
Payment denials
1
Total penalties

Staffing Hours per resident / day

1.17047
RN hours per resident / day
Benchmark ≥ 0.75
4.10358
Total nursing hours / day
Benchmark ≈ 4.1
3.83578
Weekend nursing hours / day
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Higher staffing, especially RN time, correlates with better outcomes and higher Medicare star ratings.

Recent Deficiency Citations Last 36 months · federal inspections

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Quality Measures Medicare quality data · lower is better

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