Overview
Tekakwitha Living Center has a Medicare overall rating of 2 out of 5, below the South Dakota average of 3.0. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Sisseton. It scores 2 of 5 on health inspections, quality of care and staffing alike.
Residents receive about 2.9 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 98% of nursing homes in South Dakota (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 0.7 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on January 22, 2026, found 13 health deficiencies, more than the South Dakota average of 6.1. 3 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 3 fines totaling $37,079 in the past three years.
Tekakwitha Living Center is a nonprofit facility with 40 certified beds, caring for about 40 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1988.
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.
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- January 22, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 13
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 3
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 3 totaling $37,079
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 3
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff2.86 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.66 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.52 hrs
- Nurse aides1.68 hrs
- Physical therapists0.01 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 40
- Average residents per day
- 40
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- October 7, 1988
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes