Centerville · 57014
Centerville Care and Rehab Center
500 Vermillion St
Centerville, SD 57014
Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home
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⌖ Viborg, SD · Turner County
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Medicare overall rating 5 of 5 stars
Certified beds46
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipNon-profit (corporation)
About Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home
Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home is a 46-bed nonprofit nursing home in Viborg, SD. Medicare rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (much above average); the average in South Dakota is 2.9. At its last full inspection (Jun 2026), inspectors found 0 problems, fewer than the South Dakota average of 6.7. Nurses and aides spend about 3 hr 55 min a day with each resident, about the same as the South Dakota average of 3 hr 47 min. About 52% of its nursing staff left in the past year. Medicare fined it $32,536 in the last three years.
Written from Medicare’s published figures; nothing here is paid for or written by the home. Our methodology
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Key details
Facility namePioneer Memorial Nursing Home
LocationTurner County, South Dakota
Phone(605) 326-5161
Address315 North Washington St, Viborg, SD 57070 · Turner County
CMS provider number435120
Ownership typeNon-profit (corporation)
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceApril 1, 2004 (22 years)
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Quality & inspections
Explore this facility's official CMS inspection history, staffing levels and quality measures below — sourced directly from Medicare's public records.
Ratings and inspection data on this page come directly from CMS's public records and are never altered for any paid listing. Medicare data as of September 2026.
What Medicare found
1 strength and 2 things to ask about in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home. 2 care-quality measures are worse than the state average in the rehab and long-term care section below.
Strengths
- Health citations at last inspection0 (Jun 2026)South Dakota average: 6.7. Most citations are minor and corrected within weeks.Strength
About average
- Nurse staffing per resident3 hr 55 min a daySouth Dakota average: 3 hr 47 minAbout average
- Nursing staff turnover52% a yearSouth Dakota average: 48%About average
Things to ask about
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- Fines and penalties1 fine totaling $32,536Federal penalties from the last three years, most recently in Oct 2023 (about 3 years ago). The national average is $30,972 per home.Ask about this
- Registered nurse time per resident30 min a daySouth Dakota average: 48 minWorse than state average
Source: Medicare (CMS) inspection, penalty and staffing records, compared with the South Dakota average. Problems may have been corrected since; ask the home about anything listed here. How we choose these
Short-term rehab or long-term care?
Medicare rates these separately, and many homes are better at one than the other.
Long-term care
For residents who live at the home for months or years.
- Falls with a major injury15.3%State average: 5.5%Worse than average
- Pressure sores (bedsores)3.0%State average: 4.6%Better than average
- Given antipsychotic drugs31.2%State average: 24.6%Worse than average
- Hospital stays per 1,000 resident days0.7State average: 1.5Better than average
Source: Medicare (CMS) quality measures, compared with the South Dakota average. Lower is better for every rate shown.
Ratings over time
Its overall Medicare rating is 5 stars now, the same as 5 stars in January 2019. It has ranged from 1 to 5 stars and changed 9 times.
Overall rating5★
Health inspections5★
Staffing4★
Quality of care4★
Nurse hours per resident per day3.9
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
| Month | Overall | Inspections | Staffing | Quality | Nurse hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2019 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3.9 |
| Jan 2020 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4.3 |
| Jan 2021 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4.7 |
| Jan 2022 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4.2 |
| Jan 2023 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3.7 |
| Jan 2024 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3.6 |
| Feb 2025 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4.2 |
| Feb 2026 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3.7 |
| Sep 2026 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3.9 |
Source: Medicare (CMS) monthly Care Compare releases since 2019. Medicare has changed how some ratings are calculated over the years and paused most inspections in 2020, so some jumps reflect rule changes rather than changes at the home. Our methodology
See the full inspection reportEvery citation, fine, staffing figure and quality measure Medicare publishes for this home
From Medicare’s September 2026 data. Each inspection is dated below; staffing comes from payroll records for a recent quarter, and resident outcomes cover the latest period Medicare reports.
Inspection summary
How this facility compares to state and national averages on CMS-reported problems.
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Three-survey history
Citation counts across this facility's three most recent inspection cycles, so you can see whether problems are trending up, down, or holding steady.
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