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Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home

315 NORTH WASHINGTON ST, VIBORG, SD, 57070
(605) 326-5161
46 licensed beds
★★★★★5/5CMS Five-Star overall5/5 health inspections4/5 staffing4/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Address

315 North Washington St
Viborg, SD 57070
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Public record summary

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Bed capacity
46
CMS facility ID
435120
Care type
Nursing home
County
Turner
Facility name
Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home
Street address
315 NORTH WASHINGTON ST
City / state / ZIP
Viborg, SD 57070
Phone
(605) 326-5161

About this facility — Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home

Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Viborg, South Dakota. It is licensed for 46 beds — close to the median for skilled nursing facilities in South Dakota (52 beds).

It is one of 4 senior care facilities in Viborg 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 Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home 4 times across 6 inspections in the last three years, including 1 food-safety citation, and CMS has imposed $32,536 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

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Ownership & operator

Ownership type
Non profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Pioneer Memorial Hospital & Health Services
Direct owner · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — 100% stake — since 2004
Christensen, Paul
Governing body · Operational control — since 2004
Christiansen, Anne
Managing employee · Officer · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 1992
Gerdes, Issac
Managing employee · Director · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Johnson, Gabriel
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Larsen, Kimberly
Governing body · Operational control — since 2018
Lee, Troy
Governing body · Operational control — since 2016
Nyhaug, Connie
Governing body · Operational control — since 2024
Parsons, Melanie
Governing body · Operational control — since 2002
Penning, Ryan
Governing body · Operational control — since 2019
Poncelet, Chris
Governing body · Operational control — since 2018
Rudd, Tonya
Managing employee · Director · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2018
Stanage, Lisa
Governing body · Operational control — since 2023
Surprenant, Luke
Governing body · Operational control — since 2024

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since
2004-04-01
CMS overall rating
5 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
0 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
$32,536 total
Last standard inspection
2026-06-11
Nurse staffing
3.9 hours per resident per day

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
46
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.
2025-02-21Health 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 2025-03-14
2023-10-31Health inspection2 citations
F-0600
J · Immediate jeopardy
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Corrected 2023-11-22
F-0609
J · Immediate jeopardy
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Corrected 2023-11-22
1 earlier / fire-safety inspection (1 citation)
2026-06-11Fire-safety inspection1 citation
K-0919
D · No harm found
Meet requirements for the use of electrical equipment.
Corrected 2026-07-02

Federal penalties

2023-10-31Fine$32,536
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 435120.

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Ownership & corporate history

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Prior operators & transfers
Corporate network & affiliates
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Owners' other facilities
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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
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