Wilmot Care Center Inc: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Wilmot Care Center Inc is a 26-bed nonprofit nursing home in Wilmot, South Dakota. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.77 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 10% above the South Dakota average of 2.52, and 60.5% nursing staff turnover (South Dakota average 48.2%).
Wilmot Care Center Inc
501 4th StWilmot, SD 57279
Roberts County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Special Focus Facility candidate. CMS lists this home as a candidate for its Special Focus Facility program, which is for nursing homes with a history of serious quality issues.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Wilmot Care Center Inc, nurse aides logged 2.77 hours per resident per day, 10% above the South Dakota average. With about 25 residents a day, that works out to roughly 69 aide hours a day, or about 9 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 11% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | South Dakota avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.77 | 2.52 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.53 | 0.47 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.90 | 0.80 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.20 | 3.79 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.72 | 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
60.5% of nursing staff at Wilmot Care Center Inc 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%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 6, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 5 health deficiencies (South Dakota average 6.9). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $28,028 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 2025 | Fine | $17,651 |
| Feb 29, 2024 | Fine | $10,377 |
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. Wilmot Care Center Inc holds 1 of 5 overall; the South Dakota average is 2.9.
About Wilmot Care Center Inc
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Wilmot Care Center
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Apr 1, 2002
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
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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.