Tekakwitha Living Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Tekakwitha Living Center is a 40-bed nonprofit nursing home in Sisseton, South Dakota. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.55 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 39% below the South Dakota average of 2.52.
Tekakwitha Living Center
6 E ChestnutSisseton, SD 57262
Roberts 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 Tekakwitha Living Center, nurse aides logged 1.55 hours per resident per day, 39% below the South Dakota average. With about 41 residents a day, that works out to roughly 63 aide hours a day, or about 8 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 17% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | South Dakota avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.55 | 2.52 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.48 | 0.47 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.63 | 0.80 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 2.67 | 3.79 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.21 | 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
CMS publishes no nursing staff turnover figure for Tekakwitha Living Center in this release.
CMS note: Staffing data not submitted or not valid for calculating turnover.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 22, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 10 health deficiencies (South Dakota average 6.9). CMS lists 3 fines totaling $37,079 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 2024 | Fine | $30,729 |
| Nov 13, 2023 | Fine | $2,117 |
| Oct 23, 2023 | Fine | $4,233 |
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. Tekakwitha Living Center holds 2 of 5 overall; the South Dakota average is 2.9.
About Tekakwitha Living Center
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Tekakwitha Nursing Center Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Oct 7, 1988
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Tekakwitha Living Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Browns Valley Health Center Browns Valley · abuse citation | 11.9 | 31 | 2.72 | 4.19 | 40.0% | 3 | $26,685 |
| Wilmot Care Center Inc Wilmot · SFF candidate | 19.9 | 26 | 2.77 | 4.20 | 60.5% | 1 | $28,028 |
| Strand-Kjorsvig Community Rest Home Roslyn | 24.5 | 35 | 1.81 | 3.25 | 48.0% | 2 | $41,495 |
| Traverse Care Center Wheaton | 28.5 | 44 | 2.65 | 4.10 | — | 5 | None |
| St Gerard's Community of Care Hankinson | 28.5 | 34 | 3.18 | 4.67 | 34.2% | 3 | $48,233 |
| Essentia Health Grace Home Graceville | 30.7 | 30 | 2.32 | 4.42 | 36.0% | 5 | None |
| Bethesda Home Webster | 32.5 | 50 | 2.88 | 4.53 | 30.6% | 5 | None |
| Wheatcrest Hills Healthcare Center Britton | 35.3 | 60 | 1.90 | 2.69 | 32.4% | 3 | $37,553 |
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.