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Bethany Home - Brandon

3012 E ASPEN BLVD, BRANDON, SD, 57005
(605) 582-5200
60 licensed beds
★★★★★1/5CMS Five-Star overall1/5 health inspections4/5 staffing1/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity
60
CMS facility ID
435130
Care type
Nursing home
County
Minnehaha
Facility name
Bethany Home - Brandon
Street address
3012 E ASPEN BLVD
City / state / ZIP
Brandon, SD 57005
Phone
(605) 582-5200

About this facility — Bethany Home - Brandon

Bethany Home - Brandon is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Brandon, South Dakota. It is licensed for 60 beds — above the median for skilled nursing facilities in South Dakota (52 beds).

It is one of 3 senior care facilities in Brandon 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 Bethany Home - Brandon 29 times across 11 inspections in the last three years, including 3 food-safety citations, and CMS has imposed $51,350 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

Ownership type
Non profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Augustana Lutheran Church
Direct owner — 20% stake — since 1966
Benton Lutheran Church
Direct owner — 20% stake — since 1966
Nathanael Lutheran Church
Direct owner — 20% stake — since 1966
St Marks Lutheran Church
Direct owner — 20% stake — since 1966
Anderson, Robert
Officer — since 2016
Beaver Valley Lutheran Church
Direct owner — since 1966
Compeer Financial
Mortgage holder — since 2011
Flier, Joel
Officer — since 2021
Fonder, Lynda
Officer — since 2023
Grant, Rose
Officer — since 2016
Heinemann, Daniel
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2015
Hendricks-wilkens, Mary
Officer — since 2022
Herrboldt, Deborah
Officer · Operational control — since 2014
Hope, Lori
Officer — since 2008
Johnson, Ellen
Officer — since 2021
Johnson, Gregory
Officer — since 2017
Kroger, Heather
Officer · Operational control — since 2024
Kruse, Susan
Officer — since 2024
Neiderhiser, Debra
Officer — since 2024
Paulson, John
Officer — since 2021
Person, Lee
Officer — since 2024
Sanden, James
Officer — since 2023
Winklepleck, Hunter
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2017
Zingmark, Karen
Officer — since 2024

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since
2012-10-11
CMS overall rating
1 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
14 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
$51,350 total
Last standard inspection
2025-12-18
Nurse staffing
4.7 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2024 cost report)

Average billed charges
$379 per day (≈ $11,520/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
53% Medicaid · 12% Medicare · 35% private/other
Occupancy
92% (fiscal year 2024)
Vs. state median
8% below the SD median of $412/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
60
Medicare
Accepted
Medicaid
Accepted
Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report · 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 3 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.
2026-05-28Health inspectionComplaint-triggered4 citations
F-0550
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Corrected 2026-06-25
F-0609
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Corrected 2026-06-25
F-0689
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2026-06-25
F-0760
G · Actual harmFrom a complaint
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Corrected 2026-06-25
2025-12-18Health inspectionComplaint-triggered9 citations
F-0554
D · No harm found
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Corrected 2026-02-01
F-0578
E · 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 2026-02-01
F-0584
D · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Corrected 2026-02-01
F-0600
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Corrected 2025-09-11
F-0658
D · No harm found
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Corrected 2026-02-01
F-0689
D · No harm found
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2026-02-01
F-0695
E · No harm found
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2026-02-01
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 2026-02-01
F-0880
E · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2026-02-01
6 earlier / fire-safety inspections (16 citations)
2025-10-21Health 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.
2025-05-29Health inspectionComplaint-triggered3 citations
F-0600
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Corrected 2025-06-25
F-0658
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Corrected 2025-03-27
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 2025-06-25
2024-11-08Health inspectionComplaint-triggered6 citations
F-0583
E · No harm found
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Corrected 2024-12-06
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 2024-12-06
F-0610
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Corrected 2024-12-06
F-0641
D · No harm found
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Corrected 2024-12-06
F-0801
F · No harm foundFood safety
Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician.
Corrected 2024-12-06
F-0812
K · Immediate jeopardyFood safety
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2024-12-06
2023-07-20Health inspection4 citations
F-0554
D · No harm found
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Corrected 2023-09-03
F-0559
D · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to share a room with spouse or roommate of choice and receive written notice before a change is made.
Corrected 2023-09-03
F-0658
D · No harm found
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Corrected 2023-09-03
F-0880
E · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2023-09-03
2025-12-18Fire-safety inspection1 citation
K-0353
E · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2026-02-01
2024-11-08Fire-safety inspection1 citation
K-0222
D · No harm found
Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.
Corrected 2024-12-10

Federal penalties

2025-10-21Fine$17,345
2025-05-29Fine$9,620
2024-11-08Fine$24,385
Total fines$51,350
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 435130.

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Ownership & corporate history

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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
Source
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