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Wheatcrest Hills Healthcare Center

1311 Vander Horck St, Britton, SD, 57430

Type
Nursing home
Medicare/Medicaid certified · CCN 435105

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Federal Quality Data

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.

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CMS Star Ratings

Overall2 / 5
Health inspections2 / 5
Staffing4 / 5
Quality measures3 / 5

Facility & Staffing

Ownership
For profit - Corporation · Chain: Evergreen Healthcare Group
Certified beds
60 · avg 44 residents/day
Total nursing staff turnover
34.4%lower than most South Dakota nursing homesSouth Dakota avg: 49.0% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
RN turnover
16.7%lower than most South Dakota nursing homesSouth Dakota avg: 37.2% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
Administrators who left
0 departednear the South Dakota averageSouth Dakota avg: 0.3 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare

Enforcement & Citations

Fines (past 3 years)
4 fines · $37,553 total

Medicare certification

CMS Certification Number
435105
Certified beds
60 beds · avg 44 residents/day
Ownership type
For profit - Corporation
Continuing-care community
No

CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026

Ownership & operations

Legal business name
Wheatcrest Hills Snf Operations, Llc
Chain affiliation
Evergreen Healthcare Group

CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026

Federal ownership record

For-profitLlcPrivate-equity investor in ownership

Chain affiliation

Part of the Evergreen Healthcare Group chain — 43 facilities across 6 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 2.4 / 5.

Parent entity

Pacific Northwest Snf Operations Holdings (sd) Llc

Disclosed owners (23 on record)

  • Wheatcrest Hills Snf Operations, Llc

    Adp of The Snf · since 2025

  • Couve Financial Services Llc

    Adp of The Snf · since 2025

  • Couve Healthcare Consulting Llc

    Adp of The Snf · since 2025

  • Pacific Northwest Opco Management Llc

    Adp of The Snf · since 2025

  • South Dakota Snf Consulting Llc

    Adp of The Snf · since 2025

  • (unnamed Owner)

    Adp of The Snf · since 2025

+ 17 additional owners on the federal record.

Recent change of ownership

August 2023 (2 years ago) · acquired from Wheatcrest Hills Healthcare Center

Transaction type: Change of Ownership

Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures + Change of Ownership, as of May 2026.

Federal inspection record

14 health citations on file5 from complaints4 federal fines totalling $38K

Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 14)

  • E0880·Dec 4, 2025

    Infection Control Deficiencies

    Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

  • E0812·Dec 4, 2025

    Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies

    Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

  • D0700·Dec 4, 2025

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

    Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail

  • G0686·Dec 4, 2025

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

    Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.

  • E0688·Jun 18, 2025Complaint

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

    Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.

  • G0689·Oct 30, 2024Complaint

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

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

  • D0812·Jul 10, 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.

  • E0806·Jul 10, 2024

    Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies

    Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options.

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Federal penalties

By year

  • 20251 fine · $5,541
  • 20243 fines · $32K

Most recent events

  • Dec 4, 2025Fine · $5,541
  • Oct 30, 2024Fine · $8,338
  • Jul 10, 2024Fine · $16K
  • Jul 10, 2024Fine · $8,031

Largest single fine on record: $16K.

Fire-safety citations

2 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Jul 10, 2024. 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.

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Where this information comes from

  • Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.

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