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Bethesda Home of Aberdeen

1224 S HIGH ST, ABERDEEN, SD, 57401
(605) 225-7580
86 licensed beds
★★★★★3/5CMS Five-Star overall3/5 health inspections4/5 staffing2/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity
86
CMS facility ID
435073
Care type
Nursing home
County
Brown
Facility name
Bethesda Home of Aberdeen
Street address
1224 S HIGH ST
City / state / ZIP
Aberdeen, SD 57401
Phone
(605) 225-7580

About this facility — Bethesda Home of Aberdeen

Bethesda Home of Aberdeen is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Aberdeen, South Dakota. It is licensed for 86 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 Bethesda Home of Aberdeen 12 times across 6 inspections in the last three years, including 4 food-safety citations, and CMS has imposed $25,265 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 - Church related

Registered owners & officers

Akkerman, Char
Director · Officer — since 2020
Albl, Judy
Director — since 2016
Andereson, Zachary
Director · Officer — since 2021
Armbright, Leland
Director — since 2019
Bohle, Lori
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 1991
Dangel, Diane
Director — since 2024
Eisenbeisz, Scott
Director · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2019
Elsen, Terri
Director — since 2014
Langbehn, Ann
Director · Officer — since 2015
Pence, Stacey
Director — since 2024
Redmond, Steven
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2023
Warrington, Diane
Director — since 2023

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since
1993-10-01
CMS overall rating
3 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
7 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
$25,265 total
Last standard inspection
2026-03-12
Nurse staffing
3.8 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges
$366 per day (≈ $11,130/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
37% Medicaid · 14% Medicare · 49% private/other
Occupancy
93% (fiscal year 2023)
Vs. state median
11% below the SD median of $412/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
86
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 4 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.
2026-03-12Health inspection7 citations
F-0552
D · No harm found
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Corrected 2026-04-10
F-0640
D · No harm found
Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
Corrected 2026-04-10
F-0657
D · 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 2026-04-10
F-0658
D · No harm found
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Corrected 2026-04-10
F-0686
G · Actual harm
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Corrected 2026-04-10
F-0803
E · No harm foundFood safety
Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
Corrected 2026-04-10
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 2026-04-10
2024-11-21Health inspection4 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 2025-01-05
F-0695
D · No harm found
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2025-01-05
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 2025-01-05
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 2025-01-05
1 earlier / fire-safety inspection (1 citation)
2023-07-27Health inspection1 citation
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 2023-09-10

Federal penalties

2026-03-12Fine$25,265
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 435073.

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Ownership & corporate history

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Prior operators & transfers
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Owners' other facilities
· · 2 more

Inspection citations — last 5 years

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Original records

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Source
CMS Nursing Home Compare
data.cms.gov Provider Data Catalog
Last verified 2026-08-31
Source
Secretary of State filings
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Source
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