Overview
Fountain Springs Healthcare has a Medicare overall rating of 3 out of 5, in line with the South Dakota average of 3.0. It ranks 5th of 8 nursing homes in Rapid City. Its strongest area is health inspections (3 of 5), and its weakest is quality of care (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.7 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 51% 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 December 9, 2025, found 10 health deficiencies, more than the South Dakota average of 6.1. 3 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 2 fines totaling $22,526 in the past three years.
Fountain Springs Healthcare is a for-profit facility with 90 certified beds, caring for about 84 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1998.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 63%
Top 53%
Top 55%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- December 9, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 10
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 3
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 2 totaling $22,526
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 2
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.69 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.71 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.89 hrs
- Nurse aides2.09 hrs
- Physical therapists0.18 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 90
- Average residents per day
- 84
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- February 1, 1998
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- None
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes