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Avera Sister James Care Center

2111 WEST 11TH STREET, YANKTON, SD, 57078
(605) 668-8900
www.avera.org/locations/profile/avera-sacred-heart-majestic-bluffs
194 licensed beds
★★★★★5/5CMS Five-Star overall4/5 health inspections5/5 staffing4/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity
194
CMS facility ID
435070
Care type
Nursing home
County
Yankton
Facility name
Avera Sister James Care Center
Street address
2111 WEST 11TH STREET
City / state / ZIP
Yankton, SD 57078
Phone
(605) 668-8900
Website
www.avera.org/locations/profile/avera-sacred-heart-majestic-bluffs

About this facility — Avera Sister James Care Center

Avera Sister James Care Center is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Yankton, South Dakota. It is licensed for 194 beds — well above the median for skilled nursing facilities in South Dakota (52 beds).

It is one of 10 senior care facilities in Yankton 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 Sister James Care Center 9 times across 8 inspections in the last three years, including 1 food-safety citation, and CMS has imposed $8,492 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 — since 2001
Demuth, Jonathon
Director — since 2025
Dover, James
Operational control — since 2023
Erickson, Anthony
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2000
Hanson, Victoria
Officer — since 2025
Holstein, Martha
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2025
Hunhoff, Bernie
Director — since 2019
Hurley, John
Director — since 2020
Kolecka, Debra
Director — since 2017
Lautt, Julie
Officer — since 2020
Leon, Amy
Director — since 2019
Miner, Amy
Director — since 2025
Moeller, Arthur
Director — since 2024
Rezac, Barbara
Director — since 2025
Schindler, Steve
Director — since 2024
Schmeichel, Steve
Director — since 2024
Steward, Brian
Director — since 2018
Strom, Richard
Director — since 2017
Welbig, Lucille
Director — since 2002

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
1993-07-01
CMS overall rating
5 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
4 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
$8,492 total
Last standard inspection
2026-05-14
Nurse staffing
4.1 hours per resident per day

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
194
Medicare
Accepted
Medicaid
Accepted
Wheelchair accessible
entrance and parking
Visiting hours
Daily 7:00 AM – 8:00 PM
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.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 1 food-safety citation on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.
2026-05-14Health inspection3 citations
F-0641
E · No harm found
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Corrected 2026-06-21
F-0695
D · No harm found
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2026-06-21
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 2026-06-21
2026-02-05Health 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 2026-03-05
3 earlier / fire-safety inspections (5 citations)
2025-01-08Health inspection2 citations
F-0554
D · No harm found
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Corrected 2025-02-15
F-0926
E · No harm found
Have policies on smoking.
Corrected 2025-02-15
2024-01-24Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0676
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
Corrected 2024-02-15
2023-09-14Health inspection2 citations
F-0625
D · No harm found
Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
Corrected 2023-10-13
F-0658
D · No harm found
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Corrected 2023-10-13

Federal penalties

2026-02-05Fine$8,492
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 435070.

Visitor reviews

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5.04 ratings on Google
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Ownership & corporate history

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Prior operators & transfers
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Owners' other facilities
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Inspection citations — last 5 years

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Original records

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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