Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Oakview Terrace
510 E 8Th St, Freeman, SD 57029 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · 45 certified beds
Oakview Terrace is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Freeman, South Dakota. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (5/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.14 hours per resident per day, above the South Dakota average of 3.89. Its most recent inspection on Jun 26, 2025 cited 7 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $10,839In CMS records: 1 total penalty.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Oakview Terrace 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) | 4.14 | 3.89 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.86 | 0.80 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.26 | 2.61 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 25.0% | 49.7% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 7.0 | 6.8 | 9.5 | above 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 June 26, 2025 inspection was corrected by August 13, 2025
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $10,839, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Oakview Terrace
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Jun 26, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jun 26, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jun 26, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jun 26, 2025 · 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 · Jun 26, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 11 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jun 26, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Jun 26, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Actual harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 18, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Jan 18, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jan 18, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Actual harm
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 15, 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
- 510 E 8Th St
Freeman, SD 57029 - CMS certification #
- 435112
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 45
- Avg residents/day
- 40.5
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1998-02-01
- Setting
- Rural
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says A memory care unit, nurse 24 hours a day, works with hospice
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Oakview Terrace says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Has a separate memory care unit, wing or neighborhood.
Memory Care Neighborhoods
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
Freeman Regional Nursing Home is a 56-bed Medicare Skilled Nursing Home with round the clock nursing care.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Offers hospice care on site or works with hospice providers.
Hospice
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Freeman Medical Center - Cah, Freeman. 0.0 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Tieszen Memorial Home, Marion. 10.4 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Avera @ Home, Yankton. 32.5 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Norm's Thrifty White Pharmacy. 0.4 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 57029 as rural (rural area).
- Hospice
- 5 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 57029.
- Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Unmc Physicians, Omaha. 159.1 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)
- Wildfire risk to homes
- In Freeman, SD, risk to homes is greater than 4% of communities in South Dakota and 31% of communities nationwide. USDA rates the whole town or city, not this address. (USDA Forest Service, Wildfire Risk to Communities, April 2026)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: very high. By hazard: inland flooding very high, wildfire relatively moderate, tornado very high, heat wave relatively low, earthquake relatively 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 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | See above |
| 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 | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Oakview Terrace a good nursing home?
CMS gives Oakview Terrace an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 5/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Oakview Terrace staffed?
Oakview Terrace reports 4.14 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the South Dakota average of 3.89.
Has Oakview Terrace had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 7 deficiencies.
How many beds does Oakview Terrace have?
Oakview Terrace is certified for 45 beds.