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Wilmot Care Center

501 4Th St, Wilmot, SD 57279 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · 29 certified beds

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Wilmot Care Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Wilmot, South Dakota. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (5/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.59 hours per resident per day, above the South Dakota average of 3.89. Its most recent inspection on Mar 6, 2025 cited 5 deficiencies. Note: it is a CMS Special Focus Facility under enhanced oversight.

2 out of 5Overall CMS rating
1 out of 5Health inspections
5 out of 5Staffing
29 bedsCertified beds
  • Special Focus Facility candidateCMS lists this facility as a candidate for enhanced oversight.
  • 2 fines totaling $28,028In CMS records: 2 total penalties.

CMS quality ratings

Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.

Overall rating2/5
Health inspections1/5
Staffing5/5
Quality measures2/5
Long-stay quality2/5
Short-stay qualityNo data

How Wilmot Care Center 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.

MetricThis facilitySouth Dakota avgNational avgCompared with the state
Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day)4.593.893.89above avg
RN staffing (hrs/resident/day)1.000.800.68above avg
Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day)2.982.612.34above avg
Nursing staff turnover52.2%49.7%46.4%above avg
Deficiencies cited, last inspection5.06.89.5below avg

Staffing

Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.

4.59Total nurse hrs/resident/day
1.00RN hrs/resident/day
0.60LPN hrs/resident/day
2.98Aide hrs/resident/day
4.06Weekend nurse hrs/resident/day

Staff turnover

Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.

Total nursing staff52.2%
Registered nurses40.0%
Administrator changes0 in last year

Recent health inspection

CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.

Mar 6, 2025Most recent inspection
5Deficiencies found
219Health inspection score
2Fines
  • Every deficiency from the March 6, 2025 inspection was corrected by April 2, 2025

Penalties in CMS records: 2 fines totaling $28,028, 2 total penalties.

What inspectors found at Wilmot Care Center

Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.

  • Immediate jeopardy

    Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 6, 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 · Mar 6, 2025 · 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 6, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
  • Potential for harm

    Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

    Infection Control Deficiencies · Mar 6, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
  • Potential for harm

    Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 6, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
  • Potential for harm

    Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.

    Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Nov 13, 2024 · 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 · Nov 13, 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 · Jun 10, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
  • Immediate jeopardy

    Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 29, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
  • Potential for harm

    Provide sufficient support personnel to safely and effectively carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service.

    Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Feb 29, 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 · Feb 29, 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 · Feb 29, 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
501 4Th St
Wilmot, SD 57279
CMS certification #
435119
Ownership
Non profit - Corporation
Certified beds
29
Avg residents/day
23.8
Provider type
Medicare and Medicaid
First certified
2002-04-01
Setting
Rural

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Location and nearby

Explore the area around Wilmot Care Center using Google Maps.

Other public records

  • Website says Respite stays, works with hospice
  • Staff pay 1 federal wage case with violations found, since 2005
  • Workplace safety 2 OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2021, 5 violations cited
Full public records, with dates and sources

Care and services

From the community’s website

What Wilmot Care Center 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 respite or short-term stays. RESPITE CARE (page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
  • Offers hospice care on site or works with hospice providers. HOSPICE (page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
  • Apartment types named: one-bedroom, two-bedroom. We provide 1 bedroom, 2 bedroom and efficiency apartments in our (page, checked Oct 15, 2026)

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 Jul 1, 2005 to Aug 1, 2006. Violations found: Minimum wage. Back wages: $115 owed to 1 employee. Employer as DOL recorded it: Wilmot Care Center (Wilmot Care Center Inc.). Case 1424951.

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.

OSHA workplace safety inspections

OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.

  • Feb 22, 2024: complaint inspection, partial (health). Case closed Jun 6, 2024. 3 violations cited (1 serious, 2 repeat). Penalties: $19,358 proposed, $10,970 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Wilmot Care Center, INC.
    Details
    • Serious: Personal protective equipment (general) (1910.132(a)). Penalty $6,453 proposed, $3,227 now. To be fixed by Jun 3, 2024.
    • Repeat: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(f)(2)). Penalty $12,905 proposed, $7,743 now. To be fixed by Jun 3, 2024.
    • Repeat: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(e)(1)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Jun 3, 2024.
  • Jan 5, 2021: referral inspection, partial (health). Case closed Sep 2, 2021. 2 violations cited (2 serious). Penalties: $5,803 proposed, $3,000 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Wilmot Care Center, INC.
    Details
    • Serious: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(e)(1)). Penalty $5,803 proposed, $3,000 now. To be fixed by Jul 23, 2021.
    • Serious: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(f)(1)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Jul 23, 2021.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, as of Oct 15, 2026, inspections since 2016. Penalties can change while a case is open or contested.

Location and nearby care

Nearest hospital with an emergency room
Milbank Area Hospital/Avera Health, Milbank. 18.9 miles away, straight line. Location approximate.
Nearest Medicare nursing home
Browns Valley Health Center, Browns Valley. 12.7 miles away, straight line.
Nearest home health agency office
Avera @ Home, Milbank. 18.9 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
Nearest pharmacy
Bien Pharmacy. 17.7 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
Area
USDA classes ZIP code 57279 as rural (rural area).
Hospice
3 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 57279.
Avera @ Home, office in Milbank, 17.4 miles away, straight line
Nearest geriatric medicine practice
Tapestry Telehealth PLLC, Fargo. 98.2 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 moderate. By hazard: inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire relatively low, tornado relatively 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.

SourceData as ofWhat we found
U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour casesOct 15, 2026See above
OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016Oct 15, 2026See above
FEMA flood mapSee above
USDA wildfire riskApr 15, 2026Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here relatively low
FEMA National Risk IndexSee above
CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmaciesSee above
HUD Multifamily Properties - AssistedJul 6, 2026Nothing on record
State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory)Sep 20, 2026Nothing on record
CMS Hospice - General InformationAug 19, 2026Nothing on record
CMS Home Health Care AgenciesMay 27, 2026Nothing on record
The community’s own websiteSee above

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Frequently asked questions

Is Wilmot Care Center a good nursing home?

CMS gives Wilmot Care Center an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars, including 5/5 for staffing and 1/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.

How is Wilmot Care Center staffed?

Wilmot Care Center reports 4.59 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the South Dakota average of 3.89.

Has Wilmot Care Center had inspection problems?

Its most recent CMS inspection cited 5 deficiencies. This facility is on CMS's Special Focus list for enhanced oversight.

How many beds does Wilmot Care Center have?

Wilmot Care Center is certified for 29 beds.

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