Gregory, SD · 25.4 miles away
Platte Care Center
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⌖ Platte, SD · Charles Mix County
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Medicare overall rating 5 of 5 stars
Certified beds48
Medicare / MedicaidMedicaid only
OwnershipNon-profit (corporation)
About Platte Care Center
Platte Care Center is a 48-bed nonprofit nursing home in Platte, 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 (Nov 2025), inspectors found 3 problems, fewer than the South Dakota average of 6.7. 1 citation in its recent inspections was for residents being harmed or put in immediate danger. Nurses and aides spend about 4 hr 10 min a day with each resident, about the same as the South Dakota average of 3 hr 47 min. About 42% of its nursing staff left in the past year. Medicare fined it $20,183 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 namePlatte Care Center
LocationCharles Mix County, South Dakota
Phone(605) 337-3131
Address609 East 7th, Platte, SD 57369 · Charles Mix County
CMS provider number43A072
Ownership typeNon-profit (corporation)
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceJuly 1, 1982 (44 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
2 strengths 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 inspection3 (Nov 2025)South Dakota average: 6.7. Most citations are minor and corrected within weeks.Strength
- Registered nurse time per resident53 min a daySouth Dakota average: 48 minStrength
About average
- Nurse staffing per resident4 hr 10 min a daySouth Dakota average: 3 hr 47 minAbout average
- Nursing staff turnover42% a yearSouth Dakota average: 48%About average
Things to ask about
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- Serious health citations1 for actual harmCitations where inspectors found residents were harmed or put in immediate danger, most recently in Feb 2026 (within the past year).Ask about this
- Fines and penalties2 fines totaling $20,183Federal penalties from the last three years, most recently in Feb 2026 (within the past year). The national average is $30,972 per home.Worth asking about
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 injury8.4%State average: 5.5%Worse than average
- Pressure sores (bedsores)14.2%State average: 4.6%Worse than average
- Given antipsychotic drugs25.8%State average: 24.6%About average
- Hospital stays per 1,000 resident days1.7State average: 1.5About 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, up from 4 stars in January 2019. It has ranged from 2 to 5 stars and changed 9 times.
Overall rating5★
Health inspections4★
Staffing5★
Quality of care2★
Nurse hours per resident per day4.2
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
| Month | Overall | Inspections | Staffing | Quality | Nurse hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2019 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3.8 |
| Jan 2020 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3.6 |
| Jan 2021 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3.6 |
| Jan 2022 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4.5 |
| Jan 2023 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3.8 |
| Jan 2024 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4.1 |
| Feb 2025 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3.5 |
| Feb 2026 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3.4 |
| Sep 2026 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4.2 |
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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