Overview
Five Counties Nursing Home has a Medicare overall rating of 1 out of 5, below the South Dakota average of 3.0. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Lemmon. It scores best on staffing (2 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 2.9 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 97% of nursing homes in South Dakota (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 0.7 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on May 7, 2026, found 4 health deficiencies, fewer than the South Dakota average of 6.1. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $20,703 in the past three years.
Five Counties Nursing Home is a nonprofit facility with 38 certified beds, caring for about 35 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1995.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- May 7, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 4
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $20,703
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff2.88 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.75 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.16 hrs
- Nurse aides1.98 hrs
- Physical therapists0.04 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 38
- Average residents per day
- 35
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- September 1, 1995
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes