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Avera Prince of Peace

4513 SOUTH PRINCE OF PEACE PLACE, SIOUX FALLS, SD, 57103
(605) 322-5600
126 licensed beds
★★★★★4/5CMS Five-Star overall3/5 health inspections5/5 staffing4/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Bed capacity
126
CMS facility ID
435066
Care type
Nursing home
County
Minnehaha
Facility name
Avera Prince of Peace
Street address
4513 SOUTH PRINCE OF PEACE PLACE
City / state / ZIP
Sioux Falls, SD 57103
Phone
(605) 322-5600

Avera Prince of Peace is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. It is licensed for 126 beds — well above the median for skilled nursing facilities in South Dakota (52 beds).

It is one of 41 senior care facilities in Sioux Falls 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 Prince of Peace 19 times across 8 inspections in the last three years, including 2 food-safety citations, and CMS has imposed $8,278 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.

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Parent company
Avera Health
Ownership type
Non profit - Church related

Registered owners & officers

Avera Health
Direct owner · Operational control · Trustee · Additional disclosable party — 100% stake — since 1992
Abourezk, Sanaa
Governing body — since 2024
Berry, Patrick
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2025
Boschee, Ryan
Governing body — since 2024
Bunkers, Jennifer
Governing body — since 2021
Chrystal, Candyce
Governing body — since 2023
Costello, Joseph
Governing body — since 2017
Curran, Mary
Governing body — since 2015
Dover, James
Operational control — since 2023
Fishback, Van
Governing body — since 2018
Gordon, Jeffrey
Governing body — since 2023
Hill Jensen, Cristina
Governing body — since 2018
Kallemeyn, Brenda
Governing body — since 2023
Kirby, Jennifer
Governing body — since 2020
Knecht, Randy
Governing body — since 2018
Knutson, Laurie
Governing body — since 2017
Lautt, Julie
Officer · Additional disclosable party — since 2020
Nazir, Jawad
Governing body — since 2020
Place, Ronald
Governing body · Officer — since 2023
Rees, Joseph
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2018
Reindl, Alisa
Governing body — since 2021
Seifert, Roxanne
Governing body — since 2022
Solomon, Benjamin
Governing body — since 2022
Welbig, Lucille
Governing body — since 2014
Yocum, Harriet
Governing body — since 2021

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
1992-10-01
CMS overall rating
4 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
11 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
$8,278 total
Last standard inspection
2025-08-21
Nurse staffing
5.7 hours per resident per day

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
126
Medicare
Accepted
Medicaid
Accepted
Wheelchair accessible
entrance and parking
Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; hours/accessibility via Google · last verified 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.
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.
2025-11-06Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations
F-0627
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure the transfer/discharge meets the resident's needs/preferences and that the resident is prepared for a safe transfer/discharge.
Corrected 2026-01-22
F-0628
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
Corrected 2026-01-22
2025-08-21Health inspection9 citations
F-0565
E · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.
Corrected 2025-10-04
F-0583
E · No harm found
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Corrected 2025-10-04
F-0600
E · No harm found
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Corrected 2025-10-04
F-0605
D · No harm found
Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
Corrected 2025-10-04
F-0641
D · No harm found
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Corrected 2025-10-04
F-0759
D · No harm found
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Corrected 2025-10-04
F-0761
E · No harm found
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Corrected 2025-10-04
F-0812
E · 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 2025-10-04
F-0880
E · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2025-10-04
5 earlier / fire-safety inspections (8 citations)
2025-07-03Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations
F-0610
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Corrected 2025-08-05
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 2025-08-05
2024-03-14Health inspection2 citations
F-0656
D · No harm found
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2024-04-28
F-0657
E · No harm found
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Corrected 2024-04-28
2023-03-30Health inspection2 citations
F-0812
E · 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 2023-05-14
F-0880
D · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2023-04-28
2025-08-21Fire-safety inspection1 citation
K-0131
D · No harm found
Meet requirements for sections of health care facilities separated by fire resistive construction.
Corrected 2025-09-19
2024-03-14Fire-safety inspection1 citation
K-0321
D · No harm found
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
Corrected 2024-03-21

Federal penalties

2025-07-02Fine$8,278
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 435066.
What people say on Google.
2.724 ratings on Google
★Julaine Davis · 2019-08-01 · via Google

“My mother was a resident of long term care for over 3 years. As she aged and her health became worsemember , along with going blind, she was ignored by the staff quite often. Items of clothing, special candy, jewelry, knick knacks were removed from her room. When my sister found the nurse in the hallway, she asked if she could visit about mom. The nurse said she was busy with another patient a…”

★★★★Chris Swanson · 2023-04-25 · via Google

“This is for the Rehab facility. I found Avera POP to truly be the best caregiver in the area. As with all centers, there will be an occasional employee who cares little for their job, but it was very minimal here. Moreover, the PT staff was quite engaged in seeking recovery and there are attempts made to give people interaction. The social worker was significantly below expectation in setting …”

★Jeni Baretta · 2019-06-14 · via Google

“If I could rate below a one, I would. My mother was staying in POP ,4/27 to 5/27. My mother had suffered a fall,as a result of a stroke. During her stay, she had fell...in the bathroom. NO ONE responded to her alert. She was discovered by my Father, who had come to visit. She had been laying in the bathroom for 30 +minutes or more. AFTER my Father discovered her per his morning visit. Returned h…”

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Ownership & corporate history

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Prior operators & transfers
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Inspection citations — last 5 years

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Civil & criminal lawsuits

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Federal dockets
CDC infection data
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Sources we pull for this facility.
Source
CMS Nursing Home Compare
data.cms.gov Provider Data Catalog
Last verified 2026-08-31
Source
Google Business Profile
Photos, reviews & hours
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Secretary of State filings
Entity & officer search
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pacer.uscourts.gov
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