SANFORD CARE CENTER VERMILLION — Nursing Home in VERMILLION, SD

125 S WALKER STREET, VERMILLION, SD, 57069 | 6056773500

CMS Five-Star Rating

★★☆☆☆ 2/5

Based on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures

Facility Overview

Medicaid
Certified Beds66
Average Residents/Day63.3
CMS Certification Number43A098

Staffing Levels

Hours Per Resident Day (HPRD)

Total Nurse Staffing 3.35 HPRD
RN Staffing 0.80 HPRD

Health Inspection Findings & Deficiencies

Most Recent Inspection January 29, 2026
Total Deficiencies 2 1 Severe

SANFORD CARE CENTER VERMILLION had 2 health inspection deficiencies on its most recent inspection (January 29, 2026), including 1 classified as severe.

Inspection Findings — January 29, 2026

  • Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. (Level D)
    Corrected — February 26, 2026
  • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (Level G)
    Corrected — February 26, 2026
CareQED Analysis

Sanford Care Center Vermillion is a 66-bed nursing home in Vermillion, South Dakota. It holds a 2-star CMS overall rating. Total nurse staffing is 3.3 hours per resident day, below the South Dakota average of 3.9. Its most recent inspection, in January 2026, cited 2 deficiencies, one of them severe.

There aren’t any clear standout strengths on the fact sheet. Ask how the facility has addressed the recent inspection findings — including infection prevention, resident rights and abuse-reporting concerns and activities — and what they’re doing to improve nurse staffing, which is below the state average.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is SANFORD CARE CENTER VERMILLION Medicare and Medicaid certified?

SANFORD CARE CENTER VERMILLION is not Medicare certified and Medicaid certified according to CMS data.

What is SANFORD CARE CENTER VERMILLION's CMS star rating?

SANFORD CARE CENTER VERMILLION has an overall CMS rating of 2 out of 5 stars.

How is staffing at SANFORD CARE CENTER VERMILLION?

SANFORD CARE CENTER VERMILLION reports 3.34756 total nurse hours per resident day.

Has SANFORD CARE CENTER VERMILLION had health inspection deficiencies?

On its most recent inspection, SANFORD CARE CENTER VERMILLION had 2 total deficiencies, including 1 classified as severe.

How many beds does SANFORD CARE CENTER VERMILLION have?

SANFORD CARE CENTER VERMILLION has 66 certified beds.

Data Source

This information is sourced from official CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) public datasets.

CMS Provider Information updated May 1, 2026.

CMS Survey Summary updated May 1, 2026.

CMS Health Deficiencies updated May 1, 2026.

CareQED last updated June 22, 2026.

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