Michael J Fitzmaurice South Dakota Veterans Home
2500 Minnekahta Avenue, Hot Springs, SD 57747 · 78 beds · Government - State
The records flag: 2 citations where a resident was harmed.
These are drawn straight from Medicare's records. We report what the record says — we don't rate facilities or judge the care given in them.
Who's actually on the floor
Staffing is the thing most closely tied to day-to-day quality of care, and it's the number families most often never see. This is registered nurses only — a smaller figure than the all-staff total above, because it counts the most highly qualified staff on their own — per resident, per day, comparing an average weekday against an average weekend.
Registered nurses only — hours per resident per day. Longer is better.
Weekend staffing is not reported here.
Staff turnover: not reported
High turnover matters because continuity does — a nurse who knows your mother notices when something is different about her. Someone on their second shift doesn't have that baseline.
What inspectors found
State inspectors visit at least once a year and after complaints. Over the last three years this facility received 15 citations. Raw counts mislead, though — a paperwork slip and a resident being harmed both count as one. Here they are by how serious inspectors judged them.
| Severity | Citations |
|---|---|
| Actual harm | 2 |
| Potential for harm | 13 |
| No harm | 0 |
1 of these came from someone filing a complaint rather than a routine visit — worth weighing differently, because it means a person picked up the phone. All findings are recorded as corrected.
Medicare has issued $39,293 in fines here over the past three years.
Disclosed affiliations
Medicare has not published ownership or affiliation information for this facility. That is a gap in the federal record, not a finding about the facility — the great majority of facilities do have entries, so it is a reasonable thing to ask about on a visit.
Other options nearby
Most families are choosing between whatever is close enough to visit often — and visiting often is itself one of the better protections a resident has. These are the closest 8 facilities.
| Facility | Miles | Rating | Nurse hrs | Weekend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seven Sisters Living Center | 1.4 | 4 | 0.61 | −60% |
| Custer Care and Rehab Center | 23.6 | — | — | — |
| Westhills Village Health Care Facility | 44.3 | 5 | 1.31 | −38% |
| Clarkson Health Care | 44.4 | 5 | 1.24 | −46% |
| Avantara Arrowhead | 44.4 | 1 | 0.90 | −25% |
| Weston County Health Services | 45.1 | 2 | 0.75 | −37% |
| Avantara Saint Cloud | 45.7 | 1 | 0.49 | −26% |
| Avantara Mountain View | 45.8 | 2 | 0.67 | −32% |
Worth asking on a visit
Records only tell you so much. These are the questions this facility's particular numbers suggest you ask — go on a weekend if you possibly can.
- Who will actually be caring for my relative at 3am on a Saturday — an agency nurse or someone on staff?