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AVANTARA NORTON Inspection Report, Violations & Safety Grade (SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota)

3600 SOUTH NORTON AVENUE, SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota 57105

Phone: 6053389891

Overview & Bed Count

Certified Beds

110

Avg Residents/Day

Ownership

For profit - Limited Liability company

Provider Type

Medicare and Medicaid

County

Minnehaha

Sprinkler Systems

Yes

Special Focus

SFF

Abuse Icon

Yes

CMS Star Ratings

OverallN/A

HealthN/A

StaffingN/A

QualityN/A

Nurse Staffing Check

Metric	This Facility	South Dakota Avg	Difference
RN Hours per Resident per Day	0.74	0.78	-0.04
Total Nurse Hours per Resident per Day	4.02	3.86	+0.16
CMS Staffing Rating	N/A	3.5/5	-
Nursing Staff Turnover	60.7%	48.6%	-

Health Citation History

75 health citations on record

Date	Category	Description	Severity
2026-03-31	Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies	Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.	G – Actual Harm
2026-03-31	Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies	Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.	G – Actual Harm
2026-03-31	Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies	Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.	G – Actual Harm
2026-03-31	Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies	Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.	G – Actual Harm
2026-03-31	Pharmacy Service Deficiencies	Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.	G – Actual Harm
2026-03-31	Resident Rights Deficiencies	Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.	E – Moderate Harm Potential
2026-03-31	Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies	Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.	E – Moderate Harm Potential
2026-03-31	Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies	Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted	E – Moderate Harm Potential
2026-03-31	Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies	Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.	E – Moderate Harm Potential
2026-03-31	Resident Rights Deficiencies	Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.	D – Moderate Harm Potential
2026-03-31	Resident Rights Deficiencies	Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.	D – Moderate Harm Potential
2026-03-31	Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies	Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.	D – Moderate Harm Potential
2026-03-31	Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies	Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.	D – Moderate Harm Potential
2026-03-31	Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies	Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.	D – Moderate Harm Potential
2026-03-31	Infection Control Deficiencies	Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.	D – Moderate Harm Potential
2026-02-04	Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies	Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.	G – Actual Harm
2026-02-04	Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies	Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.	G – Actual Harm
2026-02-04	Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies	Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.	G – Actual Harm
2025-12-30	Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies	Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.	D – Moderate Harm Potential
2025-12-30	Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies	Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.	D – Moderate Harm Potential
2025-11-14	Infection Control Deficiencies	Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.	E – Moderate Harm Potential
2025-07-10	Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies	Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.	G – Actual Harm
2025-07-10	Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies	Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.	D – Moderate Harm Potential
2025-07-10	Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies	Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.	D – Moderate Harm Potential
2025-07-10	Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies	Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.	D – Moderate Harm Potential
2025-04-10	Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies	Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.	E – Moderate Harm Potential
2025-04-10	Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies	Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.	D – Moderate Harm Potential
2025-04-10	Resident Rights Deficiencies	Prepare residents for a safe transfer or discharge from the nursing home.	D – Moderate Harm Potential
2025-03-05	Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies	Honor each resident's preferences, choices, values and beliefs.	H – Actual Harm
2025-03-05	Resident Rights Deficiencies	Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.	E – Moderate Harm Potential
2025-03-05	Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies	Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.	E – Moderate Harm Potential
2025-03-05	Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies	Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.	E – Moderate Harm Potential
2025-03-05	Administration Deficiencies	Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.	E – Moderate Harm Potential
2025-03-05	Administration Deficiencies	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.	E – Moderate Harm Potential
2025-03-05	Infection Control Deficiencies	Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.	E – Moderate Harm Potential
2025-03-05	Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies	Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.	D – Moderate Harm Potential
2025-03-05	Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies	Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.	D – Moderate Harm Potential
2024-12-27	Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies	Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.	D – Moderate Harm Potential
2024-11-14	Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies	Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.	D – Moderate Harm Potential
2024-10-29	Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies	Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.	G – Actual Harm
2024-10-29	Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies	Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.	D – Moderate Harm Potential
2024-09-26	Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies	Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted	D – Moderate Harm Potential
2024-08-21	Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies	Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.	G – Actual Harm
2024-08-21	Pharmacy Service Deficiencies	Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.	E – Moderate Harm Potential
2024-08-21	Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies	Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.	E – Moderate Harm Potential
2024-07-17	Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies	Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.	F – Moderate Harm Potential
2024-06-20	Resident Rights Deficiencies	Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.	G – Actual Harm
2024-06-20	Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies	Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.	D – Moderate Harm Potential
2024-04-16	Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies	Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.	D – Moderate Harm Potential
2024-03-13	Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies	Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.	G – Actual Harm

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Fire Safety Citation History

1 fire safety citation on record

Date	Category	Description	Severity
2025-03-05	Emergency Preparedness Deficiencies	Develop and maintain an Emergency Preparedness Program (EP).	D – Moderate Harm Potential

Total Penalties & Fines

$283,633

Total Fine Amount (CMS)

Number of Fines

Total Penalties

Date	Type	Fine Amount	Payment Denial
2026-03-31	Fine	$96,750	-
2026-02-04	Fine	$61,845	-
2025-03-05	Fine	$51,376	-
2024-09-26	Fine	$12,035	-
2024-07-17	Fine	$12,035	-
2024-06-20	Fine	$12,035	-
2024-03-13	Fine	$37,557	-

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