SD Human Services Center - Geriatric Program: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
SD Human Services Center - Geriatric Program is a 69-bed government-run nursing home in Yankton, South Dakota. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 5.94 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 136% above the South Dakota average of 2.52, and 37.4% nursing staff turnover (South Dakota average 48.2%).
SD Human Services Center - Geriatric Program
3515 Broadway AveYankton, SD 57078
Yankton 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 SD Human Services Center - Geriatric Program, nurse aides logged 5.94 hours per resident per day, 136% above the South Dakota average. With about 45 residents a day, that works out to roughly 269 aide hours a day, or about 34 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 13% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | South Dakota avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 5.94 | 2.52 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.07 | 0.47 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 2.61 | 0.80 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 8.62 | 3.79 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 7.46 | 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
37.4% of nursing staff at SD Human Services Center - Geriatric Program 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 11.1%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jun 5, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 4 health deficiencies (South Dakota average 6.9). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. SD Human Services Center - Geriatric Program holds 5 of 5 overall; the South Dakota average is 2.9.
About SD Human Services Center - Geriatric Program
- Ownership: Government - State
- Legal name: Legal Business Name Not Available
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Feb 28, 1978
- Located inside a hospital
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near SD Human Services Center - Geriatric Program
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Avera Sister James Care Center Yankton | 2.8 | 194 | 2.77 | 4.10 | 31.3% | 5 | $8,492 |
| Wakonda Heritage Manor Wakonda | 16.2 | 38 | 2.59 | 3.85 | 33.3% | 5 | $12,675 |
| Sunset Manor Avera Health Irene · abuse citation | 16.9 | 58 | 3.69 | 5.10 | 70.4% | 2 | $40,596 |
| Accura HealthCare of Hartington Hartington | 21.4 | 47 | 2.37 | 3.41 | 31.4% | 5 | None |
| Good Samaritan Society Scotland Scotland | 23.0 | 45 | 2.31 | 3.52 | 45.5% | 5 | None |
| Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home Viborg | 24.0 | 46 | 2.92 | 3.91 | 52.0% | 5 | $32,536 |
| Menno-Olivet Care Center Menno | 24.0 | 41 | 3.09 | 4.40 | 35.7% | 5 | None |
| Good Samaritan Society Tyndall Tyndall | 24.3 | 68 | 2.39 | 3.58 | 58.5% | 3 | $44,815 |
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.