Oakview Terrace: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Oakview Terrace is a 45-bed nonprofit nursing home in Freeman, South Dakota. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.49 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 39% above the South Dakota average of 2.52, and 23.4% nursing staff turnover (South Dakota average 48.2%).
Oakview Terrace
510 E 8th StFreeman, SD 57029
Hutchinson 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 Oakview Terrace, nurse aides logged 3.49 hours per resident per day, 39% above the South Dakota average. With about 37 residents a day, that works out to roughly 129 aide hours a day, or about 16 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 9% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | South Dakota avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.49 | 2.52 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.00 | 0.47 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.95 | 0.80 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.44 | 3.79 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.04 | 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
23.4% of nursing staff at Oakview Terrace left over the year CMS measured, against a South Dakota average of 48.2% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 22.2%.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jun 26, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 6 health deficiencies (South Dakota average 6.9). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $10,839 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 18, 2024 | Fine | $10,839 |
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. Oakview Terrace holds 5 of 5 overall; the South Dakota average is 2.9.
About Oakview Terrace
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Freeman Regional Health Services
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Feb 1, 1998
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Oakview Terrace
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Tieszen Memorial Home Marion | 10.4 | 64 | 2.39 | 3.47 | 50.0% | 4 | None |
| Menno-Olivet Care Center Menno | 10.4 | 41 | 3.09 | 4.40 | 35.7% | 5 | None |
| Diamond Care Center Bridgewater · many days without an RN | 14.9 | 36 | 2.00 | 2.44 | 54.5% | 1 | $69,512 |
| Good Samaritan Society Canistota Canistota | 18.6 | 55 | 2.49 | 3.23 | 68.0% | 3 | $9,009 |
| Good Samaritan Society Scotland Scotland | 19.5 | 45 | 2.31 | 3.52 | 45.5% | 5 | None |
| Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home Viborg | 21.2 | 46 | 2.92 | 3.91 | 52.0% | 5 | $32,536 |
| Sunset Manor Avera Health Irene · abuse citation | 22.9 | 58 | 3.69 | 5.10 | 70.4% | 2 | $40,596 |
| Avera Bormann Manor Parkston | 28.3 | 50 | 2.52 | 3.63 | 42.6% | 3 | $47,187 |
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.