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Lake Andes Senior Living

740 EAST LAKE ST, LAKE ANDES, SD, 57356
(605) 487-7674
accura.healthcare
43 licensed beds
★★★★★1/5CMS Five-Star overall1/5 health inspections3/5 staffing4/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity
43
CMS facility ID
435097
Care type
Nursing home
County
Charles Mix
Facility name
Lake Andes Senior Living
Street address
740 EAST LAKE ST
City / state / ZIP
Lake Andes, SD 57356
Phone
(605) 487-7674
Website
accura.healthcare

About this facility — Lake Andes Senior Living

Lake Andes Senior Living is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Lake Andes, South Dakota. It is licensed for 43 beds — below the median for skilled nursing facilities in South Dakota (52 beds).

It is one of 1 senior care facility in Lake Andes 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 Lake Andes Senior Living 22 times across 7 inspections in the last three years, including 2 food-safety citations, and CMS has imposed $102,440 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
Accura Healthcare
Ownership type
For profit - Individual

Registered owners & officers

Groff, Howard
Indirect owner · Officer — 50% stake — since 2008
Sheridan, Gail
Indirect owner · Officer — 50% stake — since 2008
American Healthcare Management Services Llc
Operational control — since 2019
Berndt, Paul
Managing employee — since 2024
Leneave, Ted
Officer · Operational control — since 2019
Tealwood Enterprise Inc
Direct owner — since 2012
Wright, Molly
Managing employee — since 2023

Regulatory standing

Federal court records
1 naming its parent company — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)
Licensed / certified since
1996-03-01
CMS overall rating
1 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
3 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
$102,440 total
Last standard inspection
2025-08-21
Nurse staffing
3.2 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges
$256 per day (≈ $7,780/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
54% Medicaid · 6% Medicare · 40% private/other
Occupancy
94% (fiscal year 2023)
Vs. state median
38% below the SD median of $412/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
43
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 2 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.
2025-08-21Health inspection3 citations
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 2025-09-12
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 2025-09-26
F-0880
D · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2025-09-16
2024-10-16Health 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 2024-11-12
2 earlier / fire-safety inspections (18 citations)
2024-09-05Health inspection17 citations
F-0550
E · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Corrected 2024-10-03
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 2024-10-03
F-0582
E · No harm found
Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
Corrected 2024-10-03
F-0583
E · No harm found
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Corrected 2024-10-03
F-0584
F · 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 2024-10-03
F-0656
E · 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 2024-10-03
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 2024-10-03
F-0658
D · No harm found
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Corrected 2024-10-03
F-0684
K · Immediate jeopardy
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2024-10-03
F-0727
F · No harm found
Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
Corrected 2024-10-03
F-0758
D · No harm found
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Corrected 2024-10-03
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 2024-10-03
F-0835
F · No harm found
Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
Corrected 2024-10-03
F-0842
E · No harm found
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Corrected 2024-10-03
F-0867
F · No harm found
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Corrected 2024-10-03
F-0880
K · Immediate jeopardy
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2024-10-03
F-0944
F · No harm found
Conduct mandatory training, for all staff, on the facility’s Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement Program.
Corrected 2024-10-03
2024-09-05Fire-safety inspection1 citation
E-0007
E · No harm found
Address patient/client population and determine types of services needed.
Corrected 2024-10-03

Federal penalties

2024-10-16Fine$10,839
2024-09-05Fine$91,601
Total fines$102,440
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 435097.

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Ownership & corporate history

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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
Secretary of State filings
Entity & officer search
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Source
PACER federal dockets
pacer.uscourts.gov
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