Bowdle Nursing Home
8001 W 5Th Street, Bowdle, SD, 57428
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Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed June 2026.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- Government - City
- Certified beds
- 27 · avg 24 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 34.8% — lower than most South Dakota nursing homesSouth Dakota avg: 49.0% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 435107
- Certified beds
- 27 beds · avg 24 residents/day
- Ownership type
- Government - City
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Bowdle Hospital
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Disclosed owners (10 on record)
- Darwyn Kleffman
Adp of The Snf · since 2024
- Lacey l Kessler
Adp of The Snf · since 2024
- Russell Maier
Corporate Director · since 2023
- Amber Shaykett
Corporate Director · since 2022
- Darryn Barnhardt
Corporate Director · since 2022
- Rex Gab
Corporate Director · since 2022
+ 4 additional owners on the federal record.
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 5 of 5)
- E0880·Jul 25, 2025
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- F0727·Jul 25, 2025
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
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.
- D0880·Feb 8, 2024
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- E0812·Feb 8, 2024
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- D0755·Feb 8, 2024
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Fire-safety citations
3 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Apr 26, 2023. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Jun 1, 2026.
Facility background report
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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