Nursing home
Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home
315 North Washington St, Viborg, SD 57070 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · 46 certified beds
Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Viborg, South Dakota. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.74 hours per resident per day, below the South Dakota average of 3.89. Its most recent inspection on Feb 21, 2025 cited 1 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $32,536In 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 Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home 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) | 3.74 | 3.89 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.62 | 0.80 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.84 | 2.61 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 52.8% | 49.7% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 1.0 | 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 February 21, 2025 inspection was corrected by March 14, 2025
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $32,536, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home
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
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Feb 21, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Immediate jeopardy
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Oct 31, 2023 - Immediate jeopardy
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Oct 31, 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
- 315 North Washington St
Viborg, SD 57070 - CMS certification #
- 435120
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 46
- Avg residents/day
- 44.2
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 2004-04-01
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says Works with hospice
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Offers hospice care on site or works with hospice providers.
Sanford Bemidji Home Care & Hospice
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Pioneer Memorial Hospital - Cah, Viborg. 0.0 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Sunset Manor Avera Health, Irene. 7.3 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Avera @ Home, Yankton. 26.3 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Lewis Drug. 16.3 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 57070 as rural (rural area).
- Hospice
- 4 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 57070.
- Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Unmc Physicians, Omaha. 141.5 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 Viborg, SD, risk to homes is greater than 10% of communities in South Dakota and 37% 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 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 | 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 Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home a good nursing home?
CMS gives Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home staffed?
Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home reports 3.74 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the South Dakota average of 3.89.
Has Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 1 deficiencies.
How many beds does Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home have?
Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home is certified for 46 beds.