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315 North Washington St Viborg, SD 57070 · Turner County
CMS certification number 435120 · See this home on Medicare Care Compare
Is Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home a good nursing home? Reviews, ratings and inspection record
There are no official resident reviews of nursing homes: Medicare's Care Compare publishes inspections, staffing and quality data instead. Here is what that record shows for Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home as of October 2026.
CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall, above the South Dakota average of 3.0.
Online reviews from families and residents are on Google Maps and other sites; they reflect individual experiences and aren't checked by CMS. The full inspection reports, including what inspectors observed, are on Medicare Care Compare.
Staffing
Nursing staff spend about 3.97 hours per resident per day at Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home, above the South Dakota median of 3.69 (US median: 3.72). About 0.55 of those hours are from registered nurses. On weekends it falls to 3.45 hours, 13% below its all-week average. 47.3% of nursing staff left within a year (South Dakota median 46.5%).
About this nursing home
Paying for care at Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home: Medicare and Medicaid
Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home is certified for both Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare Part A can cover a short skilled-nursing or rehab stay here after a qualifying hospital stay of at least three inpatient days (observation days don't count), for up to 100 days per benefit period. Medicaid can pay for long-term care for residents who meet South Dakota's income and asset rules. Being certified doesn't guarantee a Medicaid bed is open, so ask whether the home accepts residents whose Medicaid application is still pending.
In 2026 Medicare covers days 1–20 in full after the Part A deductible ($1,736 per benefit period); for days 21–100 you pay $217 a day; after day 100 you pay all costs. Medicare doesn't pay for long-term custodial care. Medicare's coverage rules.
This home is located in a hospital.
Health inspections
The most recent standard inspection was on June 11, 2026 and found 0 deficiencies. In total, inspectors issued 3 citations in the last three years.
Each citation has a scope and severity letter from A to L. A–C: potential for minimal harm. D–F: potential for more than minimal harm. G–I: actual harm. J–L: immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety.
What the inspections found
Over the last three years, inspectors issued 3 citations at Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home across 2 inspection dates. 2 were at the immediate-jeopardy level (J–L), CMS's most serious category, most recently on October 31, 2023. The most common areas cited were freedom from abuse, neglect, and exploitation (2) and nutrition and dietary (1). The most serious was cited under the CMS rule to "protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody" (tag F0600, level J, October 31, 2023). 2 citations were under CMS's abuse, neglect and exploitation rules.
February 21, 2025 · 1 citation
EProcure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
October 31, 2023 · 2 citations, includes immediate jeopardy
JProtect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
JTimely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Questions to ask on a tour of Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home
- Inspectors cited the home at the immediate-jeopardy level on October 31, 2023 under the rule on freedom from abuse, neglect, and exploitation. What changed afterwards, and can I see the plan of correction?
- CMS cited the home under its abuse and neglect rules on October 31, 2023. How are staff trained, and how are concerns reported?
- Do you have a Medicaid bed open now, and will you admit someone whose Medicaid application is still pending?
- When is the first care-plan meeting, and can family attend?
Questions come from this home's CMS data: its inspections, staffing and ownership record.
Fines and payment denials
1 penalty in the last three years, including $32,536 in fines.
| Date | Type | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 31, 2023 | Fine | $32,536 |
Rating history
| CMS month | Overall | Inspection | Staffing | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | 5/5 | 5/5 | 4/5 | 3/5 |
| August 2026 | 5/5 | 5/5 | 4/5 | 4/5 |
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Hospitals near Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home
The Medicare-certified hospitals closest to this nursing home, with their CMS data. Ask the home which hospital it usually sends residents to.
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0.1 mi
Pioneer Memorial Hospital - CAH ViborgEmergency roomMedian ER visit 2h 1m for patients treated and sent home
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21.2 mi
Freeman Medical Center - CAH FreemanEmergency roomMedian ER visit 2h 3m for patients treated and sent home
- 23.9 mi
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Source: CMS Care Compare. Distances are approximate.
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