Overview
Walworth County Care Center has a Medicare overall rating of 5 out of 5, above the South Dakota average of 3.0. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Selby. Its strongest area is health inspections (5 of 5), and its weakest is staffing (4 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.1 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 90% of nursing homes in South Dakota (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 0.5 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on April 30, 2026, found 5 health deficiencies, fewer than the South Dakota average of 6.1. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 76% of South Dakota nursing homes have been fined.
Walworth County Care Center is a nonprofit facility with 50 certified beds, caring for about 48 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 2007.
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 4%
Top 3%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- April 30, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 5
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.06 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.48 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.43 hrs
- Nurse aides2.14 hrs
- Physical therapists0.11 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 50
- Average residents per day
- 48
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- January 1, 2007
- 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