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Wakonda Heritage Manor

515 OHIO STREET, WAKONDA, SD, 57073
(605) 267-2081
38 licensed beds
★★★★★5/5CMS Five-Star overall4/5 health inspections5/5 staffing3/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity
38
CMS facility ID
435094
Care type
Nursing home
County
Clay
Facility name
Wakonda Heritage Manor
Street address
515 OHIO STREET
City / state / ZIP
Wakonda, SD 57073
Phone
(605) 267-2081

About this facility — Wakonda Heritage Manor

Wakonda Heritage Manor is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Wakonda, South Dakota. It is licensed for 38 beds — below the median for skilled nursing facilities in South Dakota (52 beds).

It is one of 2 senior care facilities in Wakonda 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 Wakonda Heritage Manor 11 times across 8 inspections in the last three years, including 2 food-safety citations, and CMS has imposed $12,675 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
Avera Health
Ownership type
Non profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Davis, Brittani
Officer · Additional disclosable party — since 2015
Fitzgerald, Helen
Officer — since 2025
Ganschow, Darby
Officer — since 2014
Girard, Ken
Officer — since 2012
Henriksen, Donna
Officer — since 2013
Huot, Ron
Officer — since 2013
Johnsen, Jill
Officer — since 2012
Knudson, Cheryl
Officer — since 2011
Mccue, Margo
Officer — since 2009
Nelsen, Julie
Officer — since 2017
Peterson, Ronald
Officer — since 2008
Sacred Heart Health Services
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 1994
Stockland, Robin
Officer · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2017
Wakonda Heritage Manor
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 1994

Regulatory standing

Federal court records
13 naming its parent company — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)
Licensed / certified since
1996-02-01
CMS overall rating
5 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
4 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
$12,675 total
Last standard inspection
2026-05-07
Nurse staffing
3.8 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges
$486 per day (≈ $14,770/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
84% Medicaid · 10% Medicare · 6% private/other
Occupancy
56% (fiscal year 2023)
Vs. state median
18% above the SD median of $412/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
38
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.
2026-05-07Health inspection4 citations
F-0604
D · No harm found
Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
Corrected 2026-05-29
F-0641
D · No harm found
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Corrected 2026-06-19
F-0695
D · No harm found
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2026-05-29
F-0921
D · No harm found
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Corrected 2026-05-29
2025-02-13Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations
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 2025-03-13
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 2025-03-13
5 earlier / fire-safety inspections (5 citations)
2024-06-24Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0803
D · No harm foundFood safetyFrom a complaint
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 2024-07-03
2023-10-19Health inspection1 citation
F-0880
D · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2023-11-10
2026-05-07Fire-safety inspection1 citation
K-0712
D · No harm found
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Corrected 2026-05-21
2025-02-13Fire-safety inspection1 citation
K-0131
D · No harm found
Meet requirements for sections of health care facilities separated by fire resistive construction.
Corrected 2025-02-12
2023-10-19Fire-safety inspection1 citation
K-0131
D · No harm found
Meet requirements for sections of health care facilities separated by fire resistive construction.
Corrected 2023-10-20

Federal penalties

2025-02-13Fine$12,675
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 435094.

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