Overview
Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home has a Medicare overall rating of 5 out of 5, above the South Dakota average of 3.0. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Viborg. Its strongest area is health inspections (5 of 5), and its weakest is quality of care (3 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.0 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 67% of nursing homes in South Dakota (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 0.6 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on June 11, 2026, found no health deficiencies. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $32,536 in the past three years.
Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home is a nonprofit facility with 46 certified beds, caring for about 41 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 2004. It is located inside a hospital.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 18%
Top 16%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- June 11, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 0
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $32,536
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.97 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.55 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.47 hrs
- Nurse aides2.94 hrs
- Physical therapists0.03 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 46
- Average residents per day
- 41
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- April 1, 2004
- Inside a hospital
- Yes
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes