Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home is a 46-bed nonprofit nursing home in Viborg, South Dakota. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.92 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 16% above the South Dakota average of 2.52, and 52.0% nursing staff turnover (South Dakota average 48.2%).
Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home
315 North Washington StViborg, SD 57070
Turner 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 Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home, nurse aides logged 2.92 hours per resident per day, 16% above the South Dakota average. With about 42 residents a day, that works out to roughly 122 aide hours a day, or about 15 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 6% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | South Dakota avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.92 | 2.52 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.50 | 0.47 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.50 | 0.80 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.91 | 3.79 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.66 | 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
52.0% of nursing staff at Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home 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 28.6%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jun 11, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 0 health deficiencies (South Dakota average 6.9). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $32,536 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 31, 2023 | Fine | $32,536 |
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. Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home holds 5 of 5 overall; the South Dakota average is 2.9.
About Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Pioneer Memorial Hospital & Health Services
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Apr 1, 2004
- Located inside a hospital
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home
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| Tieszen Memorial Home Marion | 19.5 | 64 | 2.39 | 3.47 | 50.0% | 4 | None |
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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.