Overview
Sanford Chamberlain Care Center 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 Chamberlain. Its strongest area is staffing (4 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.0 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 69% of nursing homes in South Dakota (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 0.8 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on July 16, 2026, found 11 health deficiencies, more than the South Dakota average of 6.1. 1 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 4 fines totaling $124,961 in the past three years.
Sanford Chamberlain Care Center is a nonprofit facility with 44 certified beds, caring for about 40 residents on an average day. It accepts Medicaid and has participated since 1983.
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
- July 16, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 11
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 1
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 4 totaling $124,961
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 4
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.97 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.75 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.47 hrs
- Nurse aides2.75 hrs
- Physical therapists0.00 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 44
- Average residents per day
- 40
- Participates in
- Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- February 1, 1983
- 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