Wakonda Heritage Manor Avera

• Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected May 21, 2026

• Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Jun 19, 2026

• Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected May 29, 2026

• Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected May 29, 2026

• Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected May 29, 2026

• Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

  Severity G of L: actual harm, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Mar 13, 2025

• Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Mar 13, 2025

• Meet requirements for sections of health care facilities separated by fire resistive construction.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Feb 12, 2025

• Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Jul 3, 2024

• Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Nov 10, 2023

• Meet requirements for sections of health care facilities separated by fire resistive construction.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Oct 20, 2023

Wakonda Heritage Manor Avera offers Skilled Nursing / Long Term Care.

Wakonda Heritage Manor Avera is located at 515 Ohio Street in Wakonda, South Dakota.

Wakonda Heritage Manor Avera is a small skilled nursing and long-term care community in rural South Dakota, licensed for up to 38 residents. Feedback is limited to a handful of Google reviews, with the available comment praising the quality of resident care.

Wakonda Heritage Manor Avera had 4 government inspection visits in the last three years, with 11 citations on file according to CMS Care Compare data. The full history, including what each citation was for and whether it was corrected, is in the inspection section on this page.

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