Wheatcrest Hills Healthcare Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Wheatcrest Hills Healthcare Center is a 60-bed for-profit nursing home in Britton, South Dakota, part of Evergreen Healthcare Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.90 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 25% below the South Dakota average of 2.52, and 32.4% nursing staff turnover (South Dakota average 48.2%).
Wheatcrest Hills Healthcare Center
1311 Vander Horck StBritton, SD 57430
Marshall 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 Wheatcrest Hills Healthcare Center, nurse aides logged 1.90 hours per resident per day, 25% below the South Dakota average. With about 44 residents a day, that works out to roughly 83 aide hours a day, or about 10 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 10% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | South Dakota avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.90 | 2.52 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.16 | 0.47 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.64 | 0.80 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 2.69 | 3.79 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.42 | 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
32.4% of nursing staff at Wheatcrest Hills Healthcare Center 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 20.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Dec 4, 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 4 fines totaling $37,553 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 4, 2025 | Fine | $5,541 |
| Oct 30, 2024 | Fine | $8,338 |
| Jul 10, 2024 | Fine | $8,031 |
| Jul 10, 2024 | Fine | $15,643 |
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. Wheatcrest Hills Healthcare Center holds 3 of 5 overall; the South Dakota average is 2.9.
About Wheatcrest Hills Healthcare Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Evergreen Healthcare Group, 44 homes
- Legal name: Wheatcrest Hills SNF Operations, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Aug 1, 1997
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Wheatcrest Hills Healthcare Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Four Seasons Health Care Inc Forman · no staffing data submitted | 22.4 | 25 | — | — | — | 1 | $115,484 |
| Strand-Kjorsvig Community Rest Home Roslyn | 24.3 | 35 | 1.81 | 3.25 | 48.0% | 2 | $41,495 |
| Avantara Groton Groton | 28.4 | 37 | 2.51 | 3.72 | 37.0% | 2 | $6,168 |
| Good Samaritan Society - Oakes Oakes · abuse citation | 28.8 | 46 | 1.93 | 3.23 | 50.0% | 2 | $8,281 |
| Sun Dial Manor Bristol | 30.9 | 37 | 2.47 | 4.08 | 55.6% | 3 | $24,528 |
| Bethesda Home Webster | 33.0 | 50 | 2.88 | 4.53 | 30.6% | 5 | None |
| Tekakwitha Living Center Sisseton | 35.3 | 40 | 1.55 | 2.67 | — | 2 | $37,079 |
| Prince of Peace Care Center Ellendale | 39.8 | 55 | 2.43 | 3.45 | 83.6% | 4 | 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.