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Monument Health Sturgis Care Center

2140 JUNCTION AVENUE, STURGIS, SD, 57785

(605) 720-2400

40 licensed beds

★★★★★3/5CMS Five-Star overall3/5 health inspections4/5 staffing3/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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2140 Junction Avenue

Sturgis, SD 57785

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Bed capacity

CMS facility ID

435102

Care type

Nursing home

County

Meade

Facility name

Monument Health Sturgis Care Center

Street address

2140 JUNCTION AVENUE

City / state / ZIP

Sturgis, SD 57785

Phone

(605) 720-2400

About this facility — Monument Health Sturgis Care Center

Monument Health Sturgis Care Center is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Sturgis, South Dakota. It is licensed for 40 beds — below the median for skilled nursing facilities in South Dakota (52 beds).

It is one of 10 senior care facilities in Sturgis 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 Monument Health Sturgis Care Center 23 times across 10 inspections in the last three years, including 1 food-safety citation, and CMS has imposed $26,272 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

Abernathy, Phillip

Director — since 2024

Anglin, Amanda

Director — since 2025

Avel Ecare Medical Group, Pc

Additional disclosable party — since 2021

Brewer, Heather

Director — since 2020

Davidson, Ruta

Officer · Owner of a disclosable party — since 2018

Deer Oaks Mental Health Associates Pc

Operational control — since 2019

Hespen, Barbara

Officer — since 2022

Johnson, Kathryn

Director — since 2020

Junek, Shauna

Director — since 2024

Knudson, Jason

Director — since 2021

Lamphere, Fred

Director — since 2023

Lewis, Charles

Director — since 2022

Maser, Steven

Officer · Operational control — since 2022

Monument Health Inc

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2005

Monument Health Rapid City Hospital Inc

Additional disclosable party — since 2005

Nylander, Kelsey

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2020

Pharmerica Drug Systems Llc

Additional disclosable party — since 2022

Schmidt, Mark

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2021

Travel Nurse Across America

Additional disclosable party — since 2025

Williams, John

Director — since 2023

Willuweit, Austin

Officer — since 2024

Worsley, Thomas

Director · Officer — since 2018

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since

1997-05-01

CMS overall rating

3 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

4 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

$26,272 total

Last standard inspection

2026-03-19

Nurse staffing

5.1 hours per resident per day

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

Medicare

Accepted

Medicaid

Accepted

Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset · 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.

2026-03-19Health inspection4 citations

F-0554

D · No harm found

Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.

Corrected 2026-05-02

F-0658

D · No harm found

Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

Corrected 2026-05-02

F-0761

D · 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 2026-05-02

F-0880

E · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2026-05-02

2025-06-10Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations

F-0610

G · Actual harmFrom a complaint

Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.

Corrected 2025-07-10

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 2025-06-10

6 earlier / fire-safety inspections (17 citations)

2025-02-19Health inspectionComplaint-triggered3 citations

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 2025-04-04

F-0755

E · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.

Corrected 2025-04-04

F-0761

E · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Corrected 2025-04-04

2024-10-03Health inspection5 citations

F-0658

D · No harm found

Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

Corrected 2024-11-15

F-0677

D · No harm found

Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

Corrected 2024-11-15

F-0690

D · No harm found

Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.

Corrected 2024-11-15

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 2024-11-15

F-0880

D · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2024-11-15

2024-04-03Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0656

G · Actual harmFrom a complaint

Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

Corrected 2024-03-27

2023-11-15Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0689

E · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Corrected 2023-12-30

2023-07-20Health inspection6 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 2023-09-01

F-0658

D · No harm found

Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

Corrected 2023-09-01

F-0661

D · No harm found

Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge.

Corrected 2023-09-01

F-0726

F · No harm found

Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.

Corrected 2023-09-01

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 2023-09-01

F-0880

E · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2023-09-01

2023-07-20Fire-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 2023-08-04

Federal penalties

2025-06-10Fine$18,254

2024-04-03Fine$8,018

Total fines$26,272

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 435102.

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Original records

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Source

CMS Nursing Home Compare

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Last verified 2026-08-31

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