Nursing home
Westhills Village Health Care Facility
255 Texas St, Rapid City, SD 57701 · Map
Non profit - Other · 44 certified beds
Westhills Village Health Care Facility is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Rapid City, South Dakota. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.33 hours per resident per day, above the South Dakota average of 3.89. Its most recent inspection on Nov 21, 2024 cited 8 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Westhills Village Health Care Facility 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) | 4.33 | 3.89 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.07 | 0.80 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.75 | 2.61 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 55.8% | 49.7% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 8.0 | 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 March 12, 2026 inspection was corrected by April 26, 2026
What inspectors found at Westhills Village Health Care Facility
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
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Mar 12, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 12, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Mar 12, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Actual harm
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jul 8, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Jul 8, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 11 deficiencies
- 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
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 · Nov 21, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Nov 21, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Nov 21, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Nov 21, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Nov 21, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
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
- 255 Texas St
Rapid City, SD 57701 - CMS certification #
- 435033
- Ownership
- Non profit - Other
- Certified beds
- 44
- Avg residents/day
- 38.6
- Provider type
- Medicare
- First certified
- 1985-03-01
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
Explore the area around Westhills Village Health Care Facility using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Programs Medicare-certified home health agency at this address
- Staff pay 1 federal wage case with violations found, since 2011
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Westhills Village Health Care Facility says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Apartment types named: one-bedroom, two-bedroom.
Westhills Village offers senior living options to fit your personal style – from carefree one bedroom apartments to spacious two bedroom/den apartments.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Medicare agencies at this address
- Medicare-certified home health agency at this address. Medicare-certified home health agency WESTHILLS VILLAGE HOME HEALTH (Medicare CCN 437039) lists this same street address. Ownership type: NON-PROFIT. Medicare certified since 03/23/1992. (CMS Home Health Care Agencies, as of May 27, 2026)
A shared street address is a fact about location. CMS does not say whether the agency is run by the community.
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 Apr 19, 2011 to Apr 18, 2013. Violations found: Overtime. Back wages: $323 owed to 7 employees. DOL marked the employer as a repeat violator. Employer as DOL recorded it: Westhills Village Retirement Community (Presbyterian Retirement Village of Rapid City). Case 1691953.
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
- Monument Health Rapid City Hospital, Rapid City. 0.6 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Avantara Saint Cloud, Rapid City. 1.6 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Westhills Village Home Health, Rapid City. 0.1 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Monument Health Home+ Specialty Pharmacy. 1.1 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 57701 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Monument Health Dialysis LLC Rapid City, Rapid City, 2.9 miles away, straight line
- Hospice
- 7 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 57701.
Monument Health Home Plus Hospice, office in Rapid City, 0.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Stillwater Hospice Of South Dakota, office in Rapid City, 3.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Monument Health Rapid City Hospital Inc, Rapid City. 0.6 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 low. By hazard: inland flooding relatively low, wildfire very low, tornado relatively moderate, 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 | 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 very 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 | See above |
| The community’s own website | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Westhills Village Health Care Facility a good nursing home?
CMS gives Westhills Village Health Care Facility an overall rating of 4 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 Westhills Village Health Care Facility staffed?
Westhills Village Health Care Facility reports 4.33 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the South Dakota average of 3.89.
Has Westhills Village Health Care Facility had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 8 deficiencies.
How many beds does Westhills Village Health Care Facility have?
Westhills Village Health Care Facility is certified for 44 beds.