Lake Andes Senior Living
740 East Lake St, Lake Andes, SD, 57356
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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
- For profit - Individual · Chain: Accura Healthcare
- Certified beds
- 43 · avg 42 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 33.3% — lower than most South Dakota nursing homesSouth Dakota avg: 49.0% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 37.5% — near the South Dakota averageSouth Dakota avg: 37.2% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 2 fines · $102,440 total
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 435097
- Certified beds
- 43 beds · avg 42 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Individual
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Lake Andes Health Care Center, Inc.
- Chain affiliation
- Accura Healthcare
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Accura Healthcare chain — 41 facilities across 4 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 2.4 / 5.
Disclosed owners (7 on record)
- Paul d Berndt
W-2 Managing Employee · since 2024
- Molly Wright
W-2 Managing Employee · since 2023
- American Healthcare Management Services Llc
Operational/managerial Control · 100% · since 2019
- Ted a Leneave
Corporate Officer · since 2019
- Tealwood Enterprise Inc
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · since 2012
- Howard a Groff
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 50% · since 2008
+ 1 additional owner on the federal record.
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Immediate-jeopardy citations (CMS scope/severity J–L) are the most serious category federal inspectors issue — meaning a deficiency placed residents in immediate risk of serious harm. Ask the facility for the corrective-action plan filed with CMS, and consider contacting your state long-term care ombudsman for context.
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 21)
- D0880·Aug 21, 2025
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- E0812·Aug 21, 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.
- D0689·Aug 21, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- G0689·Oct 16, 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.
- F0944·Sep 5, 2024
Administration Deficiencies
Conduct mandatory training, for all staff, on the facility’s Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement Program.
- K0880·Sep 5, 2024
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- F0867·Sep 5, 2024
Administration Deficiencies
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
- E0842·Sep 5, 2024
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20242 fines · $102K
Most recent events
- Oct 16, 2024Fine · $11K
- Sep 5, 2024Fine · $92K
Largest single fine on record: $92K.
Fire-safety citations
1 Life-Safety-Code citation on file. Most recent: Sep 5, 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.
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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