Nursing home
Bethesda Home of Aberdeen
1224 S High St, Aberdeen, SD 57401 · Map
Non profit - Church related · 86 certified beds
Bethesda Home of Aberdeen is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Aberdeen, South Dakota. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.68 hours per resident per day, below the South Dakota average of 3.89. Its most recent inspection on Nov 21, 2024 cited 4 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Bethesda Home of Aberdeen compares
This facility vs. the South Dakota and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | South Dakota avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.68 | 3.89 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.74 | 0.80 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.34 | 2.61 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 37.0% | 49.7% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 4.0 | 6.8 | 9.5 | below avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
- Every deficiency from the March 12, 2026 inspection was corrected by April 10, 2026
What inspectors found at Bethesda Home of Aberdeen
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Actual harm
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 12, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Mar 12, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Mar 12, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Mar 12, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Mar 12, 2026 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Mar 12, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Mar 12, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Nov 21, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.
Administration Deficiencies · Nov 21, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Nov 21, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Nov 21, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Jul 27, 2023
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 1224 S High St
Aberdeen, SD 57401 - CMS certification #
- 435073
- Ownership
- Non profit - Church related
- Certified beds
- 86
- Avg residents/day
- 85.9
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1993-10-01
- Setting
- Rural
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Bethesda Home of Aberdeen using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Staff pay 1 federal wage case with violations found, since 2015
Full public records, with dates and sources
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
Federal wage and hour cases
The Department of Labor checks that staff are paid minimum wage and overtime as the law requires.
- Findings for Nov 10, 2015 to Nov 9, 2017. Violations found: Overtime. Back wages: $5,361 owed to 60 employees. Employer as DOL recorded it: Bethesda Home of Aberdeen (Bethesda Home of Aberdeen Inc). Case 1835065.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement data, loaded Oct 15, 2026. Concluded cases only. The dates are the period in which DOL found violations, not when the case opened or closed. Back wages are what the employer agreed to pay; penalties are what DOL assessed. DOL does not publish a page for each case, so search the dataset by case number.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Avera St Lukes, Aberdeen. 0.6 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Avera Mother Joseph Manor Retirement Community, Aberdeen. 1.3 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Avera @ Home, Aberdeen. 1.1 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Jones Drug. 0.5 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 57401 as micropolitan (micropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Avera St Lukes Hospital, Aberdeen, 0.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Moccasin Creek Dialysis, Aberdeen, 3.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 4 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 57401.
Avera @ Home, office in Aberdeen, 1.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Chess Medicine PLLC, Fargo. 121.7 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively high. By hazard: inland flooding relatively high, wildfire relatively low, tornado relatively high, heat wave relatively moderate, earthquake very low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here relatively low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | No plain statements of services found |
Looking for assisted living or memory care instead?
Frequently asked questions
Is Bethesda Home of Aberdeen a good nursing home?
CMS gives Bethesda Home of Aberdeen an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Bethesda Home of Aberdeen staffed?
Bethesda Home of Aberdeen reports 3.68 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the South Dakota average of 3.89.
Has Bethesda Home of Aberdeen had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 4 deficiencies.
How many beds does Bethesda Home of Aberdeen have?
Bethesda Home of Aberdeen is certified for 86 beds.