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Avera Mother Joseph Manor Retirement Community

1002 NORTH JAY STREET, ABERDEEN, SD, 57401

(605) 622-5850

81 licensed beds

★★★★★1/5CMS Five-Star overall2/5 health inspections4/5 staffing1/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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1002 North Jay Street

Aberdeen, SD 57401

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Bed capacity

CMS facility ID

435042

Care type

Nursing home

County

Brown

Facility name

Avera Mother Joseph Manor Retirement Community

Street address

1002 NORTH JAY STREET

City / state / ZIP

Aberdeen, SD 57401

Phone

(605) 622-5850

About this facility — Avera Mother Joseph Manor Retirement Community

Avera Mother Joseph Manor Retirement Community is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Aberdeen, South Dakota. It is licensed for 81 beds — well above the median for skilled nursing facilities in South Dakota (52 beds).

It is one of 8 senior care facilities in Aberdeen and 96 skilled nursing facilities across South Dakota. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

Federal inspectors have cited Avera Mother Joseph Manor Retirement Community 25 times across 10 inspections in the last three years, including 2 food-safety citations, and CMS has imposed $8,824 in fines. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.

This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on August 31, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.

Facility background

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Parent company

Avera Health

Ownership type

Non profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Avera Health

Direct owner · Operational control — 100% stake — since 1998

Bierne, Kathleen

Director — since 2018

Bjerknes, Daniel

Officer — since 2022

Dover, James

Officer — since 2023

Fauth, Kristen

Director — since 2022

Fouberg, Erin

Director — since 2025

Franks, Shane

Director — since 2024

Golz, Heidi

Director — since 2018

Heinz, Blake

Director — since 2024

Henrickson, Paula

Officer · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024

Herman, Michael

Director — since 2022

Jensen, Paula

Director — since 2023

Kerkvliet, Marietta

Director — since 2018

Knapp, Michael

Director · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2011

Lautt, Julie

Officer — since 2020

Mcneil, David

Director — since 2025

Panowicz, Kathleen

Director — since 2014

Schutz, Amanda

Officer — since 2018

Wobst, Garret

Director — since 2018

Regulatory standing

Federal court records

13 naming its parent company — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)

Licensed / certified since

1990-05-11

CMS overall rating

1 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

8 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

$8,824 total

Last standard inspection

2025-12-17

Nurse staffing

4.1 hours per resident per day

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

Medicare

Accepted

Medicaid

Accepted

Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset · last verified 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 2 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.

2025-12-17Health inspection7 citations

F-0578

D · No harm found

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.

Corrected 2026-01-24

F-0585

E · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.

Corrected 2026-01-24

F-0695

D · No harm found

Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

Corrected 2026-01-16

F-0725

E · No harm found

Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.

Corrected 2026-01-24

F-0732

F · No harm found

Post nurse staffing information every day.

Corrected 2025-12-26

F-0812

F · No harm foundFood safety

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

Corrected 2026-01-30

F-0880

D · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2026-01-30

2025-08-01Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0678

E · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Provide basic life support, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel , subject to physician orders and the resident’s advance directives.

Corrected 2025-09-18

8 earlier / fire-safety inspections (17 citations)

2025-06-04Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0658

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

Corrected 2025-05-27

2024-08-28Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0689

G · Actual harmFrom a complaint

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

Corrected 2024-07-31

2024-05-16Health inspection1 citation

F-0755

E · No harm found

Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.

Corrected 2024-06-19

2023-08-02Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0583

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.

Corrected 2023-09-18

2023-03-23Health inspection6 citations

F-0554

D · No harm found

Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.

Corrected 2023-04-21

F-0684

G · Actual harm

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

Corrected 2023-04-21

F-0686

G · Actual harm

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

Corrected 2023-04-21

F-0812

F · No harm foundFood safety

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

Corrected 2023-04-21

F-0849

D · No harm found

Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.

Corrected 2023-04-21

F-0880

E · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2023-04-21

2025-12-17Fire-safety inspection2 citations

K-0241

C · No harm found

Have correct number of accessible exits for each story.

Corrected 2025-12-26

K-0374

C · No harm found

Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.

Corrected 2025-12-26

2024-05-16Fire-safety inspection2 citations

K-0241

C · No harm found

Have correct number of accessible exits for each story.

K-0374

C · No harm found

Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.

2023-03-23Fire-safety inspection3 citations

K-0241

C · No harm found

Have correct number of accessible exits for each story.

Corrected 2023-05-11

K-0353

E · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2023-04-20

K-0374

C · No harm found

Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.

Corrected 2023-05-11

Federal penalties

2024-08-28Fine$8,824

Citations and penalties from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (three-year survey window, refreshed monthly). Severity codes follow the federal scope/severity grid; “Immediate jeopardy” is the most serious grade CMS issues. CCN 435042.

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Inspection citations — last 5 years

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Original records

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Source

CMS Nursing Home Compare

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Last verified 2026-08-31

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