Diamond Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Diamond Care Center is a 36-bed for-profit nursing home in Bridgewater, South Dakota, part of Lifespark. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.00 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 21% below the South Dakota average of 2.52, and 54.5% nursing staff turnover (South Dakota average 48.2%).
Diamond Care Center
901 N Main AveBridgewater, SD 57319
Mc Cook County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Diamond Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.00 hours per resident per day, 21% below the South Dakota average. With about 30 residents a day, that works out to roughly 60 aide hours a day, or about 8 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 11% below the all-days figure.
CMS note: The facility reported a high number of days without a registered nurse on site.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | South Dakota avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.00 | 2.52 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.07 | 0.47 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.37 | 0.80 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 2.44 | 3.79 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.18 | 3.26 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
54.5% of nursing staff at Diamond Care Center left over the year CMS measured, against a South Dakota average of 48.2% and a US average of 45.8%.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Sep 11, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 11 health deficiencies (South Dakota average 6.9). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $69,512 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 2024 | Fine | $63,814 |
| Feb 6, 2024 | Fine | $5,698 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Diamond Care Center holds 1 of 5 overall; the South Dakota average is 2.9.
About Diamond Care Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Lifespark, 4 homes
- Legal name: Bridgewater Nursing Home Corporation
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 1, 1998
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Diamond Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Good Samaritan Society Canistota Canistota | 10.7 | 55 | 2.49 | 3.23 | 68.0% | 3 | $9,009 |
| Oakview Terrace Freeman | 14.9 | 45 | 3.49 | 4.44 | 23.4% | 5 | $10,839 |
| Tieszen Memorial Home Marion | 15.3 | 64 | 2.39 | 3.47 | 50.0% | 4 | None |
| Menno-Olivet Care Center Menno | 22.3 | 41 | 3.09 | 4.40 | 35.7% | 5 | None |
| Avera Bormann Manor Parkston | 26.8 | 50 | 2.52 | 3.63 | 42.6% | 3 | $47,187 |
| Firesteel Healthcare Center Mitchell | 27.6 | 125 | 2.40 | 3.47 | 55.0% | 1 | $153,308 |
| Avera Brady Health and Rehab Mitchell | 29.2 | 84 | 2.84 | 4.40 | 43.4% | 5 | None |
| Good Samaritan Society Scotland Scotland | 29.8 | 45 | 2.31 | 3.52 | 45.5% | 5 | None |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.