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Five Counties Nursing Home

A nursing home in Lemmon, South Dakota 57638

405 6th Avenue West, Lemmon, South Dakota 57638. (605) 374-3871.

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The short answer

Record last released by CMS on Oct 28, 2026.

The last 24 months 37 citations in 6 months of the last 36. Last cited May 2026. Most serious: actual harm (G). Every month

Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.

What these words mean7
Star ratings
CMS rates some kinds of place from 1 to 5 stars, more stars meaning better on CMS’s own measures for that kind: for a nursing home, its health inspections, staffing and quality measures. A rating is CMS’s summary of those measures; it doesn’t promise good care. Source: CMS, Care Compare and the Five-Star Quality Rating System.
Inspection (survey)
A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
Deficiency, citation, violation
What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
Scope and severity (A to L)
CMS grades each nursing home deficiency with a letter. A to C: no actual harm, with potential for minimal harm. D to F: no actual harm, but potential for more. G to I: actual harm. J to L: immediate jeopardy. Within each band, the letter rises as more residents were affected or could be: one or a few, a pattern, or widespread. Source: CMS, nursing home scope and severity grid (State Operations Manual, chapter 7).
Nurse staffing hours
The hours registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and nurse aides worked, per resident per day, from the payroll records each home sends CMS. Source: CMS, Payroll-Based Journal.
Fines and payment denials
A fine (civil money penalty) is money CMS makes a nursing home pay when it falls short of federal rules. A payment denial means Medicare and Medicaid stop paying for new admissions until the home meets the rules again. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.430 and 488.417.
Capacity
The most people the licence or certification lets the place care for at once: residents, children, beds or apartments, as the state counts them. It isn’t how many are there now. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.

What did inspectors find?

4 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The South Dakota average is 6.3.

Last standard inspection May 7, 2026.

Most serious in three years: actual harm (G), at a complaint inspection on Apr 9, 2025

Source:

CMS, Provider Information, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

When those citations happened

37 citations in 6 months of the last 36. Last cited May 2026. Most serious: actual harm (G). The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.

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No visit on record Visited, nothing cited A stronger orange is more serious, on its source’s own levels, read onto four bands: from the least serious it publishes to the most
Source:

Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.

All 37 citations in the last three years

Grouped by inspection, newest first. Each carries , from A, the least serious, to L, the most. 7 came from complaint inspections.

Source:

CMS, Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

May 7, 2026: standard inspection4 citations
  • Honor the resident’s right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

    Rule F0550. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jun 5, 2026.

  • Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.

    Rule F0554. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jun 5, 2026.

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

    Rule F0689. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jun 5, 2026.

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

    Rule F0812. E: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jun 5, 2026.

May 15, 2025: complaint inspection1 citation
  • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

    Rule F0689. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: May 27, 2025.

Apr 9, 2025: complaint inspection5 citations
  • Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.

    Rule F0686. G: actual harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: May 2, 2025.

  • Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.

    Rule F0760. G: actual harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: May 2, 2025.

  • Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.

    Rule F0610. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: May 27, 2025.

  • Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

    Rule F0658. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: May 27, 2025.

  • Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.

    Rule F0761. E: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: May 2, 2025.

Mar 12, 2025: standard inspection21 citations
  • Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.

    Rule F0582. E: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Apr 26, 2025.

  • Keep residents’ personal and medical records private and confidential.

    Rule F0583. E: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Apr 26, 2025.

  • Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.

    Rule F0610. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: May 27, 2025.

  • Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident’s most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted

    Rule F0655. E: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Apr 26, 2025.

  • Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

    Rule F0658. E: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Apr 26, 2025.

  • Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.

    Rule F0699. E: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Apr 26, 2025.

  • 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.

    Rule F0700. E: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: May 8, 2025.

  • Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.

    Rule F0725. F: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Apr 26, 2025.

  • Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.

    Rule F0727. F: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Apr 26, 2025.

  • Post nurse staffing information every day.

    Rule F0732. F: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Apr 26, 2025.

  • Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.

    Rule F0755. F: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: May 27, 2025.

  • Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.

    Rule F0758. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Apr 26, 2025.

  • Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.

    Rule F0761. E: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Apr 26, 2025.

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

    Rule F0812. F: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Apr 26, 2025.

  • Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.

    Rule F0835. F: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Apr 26, 2025.

  • Establish a governing body that is legally responsible for establishing and implementing policies for managing and operating the facility and appoints a properly licensed administrator responsible for managing the facility.

    Rule F0837. F: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Apr 26, 2025.

  • Inform resident or representatives choice to enter into binding arbitration agreement and right to refuse.

    Rule F0847. F: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: May 7, 2025.

  • Provide a neutral and fair arbitration process and agree to arbitrator and venue.

    Rule F0848. F: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: May 7, 2025.

  • Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.

    Rule F0851. F: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Apr 26, 2025.

  • Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities.

    Rule F0865. F: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Apr 26, 2025.

  • Regularly inspect all bed frames, mattresses, and bed rails (if any) for safety; and all bed rails and mattresses must attach safely to the bed frame.

    Rule F0909. E: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Apr 26, 2025.

Jan 22, 2025: complaint inspection1 citation
  • Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

    Rule F0684. E: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Feb 7, 2025.

Dec 6, 2023: standard inspection5 citations
  • 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.

    Rule F0625. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jan 20, 2024.

  • Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

    Rule F0658. E: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jan 20, 2024.

  • Provide basic life support, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel , subject to physician orders and the resident’s advance directives.

    Rule F0678. E: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jan 20, 2024.

  • Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident’s health.

    Rule F0692. E: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jan 20, 2024.

  • Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.

    Rule F0758. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jan 20, 2024.

Is it certified, and in good standing?

  • Certified for Medicare and Medicaid since Sep 1, 1995.
  • Not on CMS’s special focus list.
  • No abuse icon from CMS.
  • No change of ownership in the last 12 months.
  • CMS lists its ownership as non profit, corporation.
  • 38 certified beds.
Source:

CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

Has it been fined or penalized?

  • 1 fine in the last three years, $20,703 in all.
  • No Medicare payment denials in the last three years.
  • 7 citations in the last three years came from complaint inspections.
Source:

CMS, Penalties and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

Fines and payment denials, newest first
DateKindAmount
Mar 12, 2025Fine$20,703

Who does the caring?

2.88 nurse hours per resident per day

The South Dakota average is 3.86.

CMS publishes staffing about four months after the fact.

Source:

CMS, Provider Information and State and US Averages. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

Staffing measures
MeasureThis homeSouth Dakota average
Nurse hours per resident per day2.883.86
Of which registered nurses0.750.78
At weekends2.463.28
Nursing staff turnoverNot given48.6%
Registered nurse turnoverNot given37.5%
Administrators who leftNot givenNot given

Who owns it?

  • 2 owners or officers are people: Chad Michael Stroschein (corporate director, 0%); Chad Michael Stroschein (managing employee (on the payroll), 0%).
  • No private-equity firm among the owners CMS lists.
  • No real-estate investment trust among the owners CMS lists.
Source:

CMS, All Owners. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly.

CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

How do residents fare?

  • CMS rates its quality measures 1 of 5 (South Dakota average 2.7).
Source:

CMS, Provider Information and State and US Averages. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

CMS’s star ratings, from 1 to 5
MeasureRating
Overall rating1 of 5
Health inspections1 of 5
Staffing2 of 5
Quality measures1 of 5

How does it compare nearby?

  • Among the 12 nearest homes, within 90.8 miles, this one had the 5th most health citations at the latest inspection cycle (4; the middle value was 4).
Source:

CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

What the record doesn’t say

  • Complaints that didn’t lead to a citation aren’t published.
  • Inspections reach CMS’s data about six weeks after they happen, and staffing about four months after.
  • CMS publishes the inspectors’ full written findings in a separate monthly file, which isn’t loaded yet.
  • Fines and Medicare payment denials are the only enforcement CMS publishes; state licence actions aren’t included.

Sources

  • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Provider Information (4pq5-n9py).

    Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

  • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Health Deficiencies (r5ix-sfxw).

    Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

  • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Penalties (g6vv-u9sr).

    Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

  • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, All Owners (afe44b85-cc6d-40d7-b5df-00ae8910d1d2).

    Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

  • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, State and US Averages (xcdc-v8bm).

    Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

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Source:

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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