Avera Sister James Care Center
2111 West 11Th Street, Yankton, SD, 57078
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CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation · Chain: Avera Health
- Certified beds
- 194 · avg 189 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 33.8% — lower than most South Dakota nursing homesSouth Dakota avg: 49.0% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 28.3% — lower than most South Dakota nursing homesSouth Dakota avg: 37.2% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 0 departed — near the South Dakota averageSouth Dakota avg: 0.3 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 435070
- Certified beds
- 194 beds · avg 189 residents/day
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Sacred Heart Health Services
- Chain affiliation
- Avera Health
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Avera Health chain — 13 facilities across 3 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 3.5 / 5.
Disclosed owners (19 on record)
- John j Hurley
Corporate Director · since 2020
- Roxanne p Seifert
Corporate Director · since 2020
- Steve Schindler
Corporate Director · since 2020
- Julie Lautt
Corporate Officer · since 2020
- Amy Leon
Corporate Director · since 2019
- Bernie Hunhoff
Corporate Director · since 2019
+ 13 additional owners on the federal record.
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 7 of 7)
- G0689·Feb 5, 2026Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D0554·Jan 8, 2025
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
- E0926·Jan 8, 2025
Environmental Deficiencies
Have policies on smoking.
- E0676·Jan 24, 2024Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
- D0658·Sep 14, 2023
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- D0625·Sep 14, 2023
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
- E0812·Aug 11, 2022
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Fire-safety citations
2 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Aug 11, 2022. 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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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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