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Spearfish Canyon Healthcare, located in beautiful Spearfish, South Dakota, offers a range of skilled care services for seniors. With skilled nursing, long term & short term care, and a variety of therapies including physical, occupational, and speech, this community ensures comprehensive care. Seniors can enjoy the serene surroundings and the sense of community as they work on regaining their independence and well-being.
Fostering compassionate, individualized care to each resident, Spearfish Canyon Healthcare offers various amenities and programs designed for residents wellness and healing, such as pain management, wound care, and social services. With specialized therapies for post-surgical recovery, stroke recovery, and cardiac care, residents receive the support they need. Additional services like dental care, dialysis, and hospice care further enhance the quality of life, making Spearfish Canyon Healthcare a place where seniors can thrive.
Daily nursing hours per resident by staff type, reported to CMS. Higher is generally better — compare this facility to state and national averages to see where staffing stands.
| Staff type | Hours / Day / Resident | vs state avg |
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Registered Nurse (RN)
RNs hold the highest nursing license and can assess residents, interpret test results, and direct care plans. More RN hours per day often signals stronger clinical oversight and faster response to health changes.
| 20m per day | ▼ 58% State avg: 48m per day · National avg: 41m per day |
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LPN / LVN
Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) or Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVNs) deliver routine hands-on care — medication administration, wound dressing, and monitoring vital signs. They work under RN supervision and make up a large share of daily bedside care.
| 39m per day | ▲ 34% State avg: 29m per day · National avg: 52m per day |
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Nurse Aide
Certified Nurse Aides (CNAs) provide the most direct day-to-day assistance: bathing, dressing, feeding, and mobility. Nurse aide hours are typically the largest staffing category and directly affect residents' quality of life.
| 2h 17m per day | ▼ 13% State avg: 2h 37m per day · National avg: 2h 21m per day |
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Total Nursing (Weekend)
Combined nursing hours (RN + LPN + Nurse Aide) per resident per day on weekends. Staffing often drops on weekends — this figure reveals whether the facility maintains adequate coverage outside of weekday hours.
| 2h 50m per day | ▼ 15% State avg: 3h 19m per day · National avg: 3h 26m per day |
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Physical Therapist
Hours per resident per day provided by licensed Physical Therapists (PTs) or PT Assistants. PT services help residents recover mobility after injury or illness and are especially important for post-acute (short-stay) rehabilitation.
| 6m per day | ▲ 100% State avg: 3m per day · National avg: 4m per day |
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RN (Weekend)
Registered nurse hours specifically on weekends. Facilities sometimes reduce RN presence on Saturdays and Sundays — a low weekend RN figure compared to weekday hours can indicate reduced clinical oversight when most administrative staff are absent.
| 11m per day | ▼ 65% State avg: 31m per day · National avg: 29m per day |
Spearfish Canyon Healthcare is administrated by Charlotte Pentheny.
Building Type: Single-story
Fitness and Recreation
In South Dakota, the Department of Health, Office of Health Care Facilities Licensure is the state agency responsible for conducting unannounced surveys and monitoring facility quality.
This scorecard compares key inspection, citation, and complaint metrics at this facility against the South Dakota state average. Metrics rated ≥15% worse than average are highlighted in red; those ≥15% better are highlighted in green.
Deficiencies are formal regulatory issues recorded during state inspections.
| Metric | This Facility | SD Average | vs. SD Avg |
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Total deficiencies
Formal regulatory issues recorded by inspectors across all inspection types.
| 23 | 19 | This facility has 21% more total deficiencies than a typical South Dakota nursing home (23 vs. SD avg 19). Click this badge to view the full South Dakota ranking.↑ 21% worse |
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Deficiencies per year
Average deficiencies per year since 2023.
| 7.7 | 6.3 | This facility has 22% more deficiencies per year than a typical South Dakota nursing home (7.7 vs. SD avg 6.3). Click this badge to view the full South Dakota ranking.↑ 22% worse |
An editor-reviewed summary of the themes and findings across this facility's recent inspection reports.
The most recent inspection on August 28, 2025, identified multiple deficiencies related to the environment, medication management, infection control, and resident care practices. Earlier inspections showed a pattern of issues including resident safety concerns such as elopement, falls, and burns, as well as lapses in infection prevention, communication, and investigation of complaints. Complaint investigations substantiated incidents involving resident elopement, injury from hot liquids, and inadequate repositioning and incontinence care, with corrective actions implemented. Enforcement actions such as fines or license suspensions were not listed in the available reports. The facility’s inspection history indicates ongoing challenges with safety and infection control, with no clear trend of improvement or worsening over time.
Spearfish Canyon Healthcare is located in Spearfish, South Dakota.
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48.0 miles from city center
Estimated distance in miles from Spearfish's city center to Spearfish Canyon Healthcare's address, calculated via Google Maps.
— 0.26 miles to nearest hospital (Spearfish Regional Surgery Center)
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These measures show how residents usually do over time at this home, based on health outcomes and preventive care.
CMS star rating based on long-stay quality measure performance. 5 stars = significantly above average, 1 star = significantly below average.
Number of hospitalizations per 1,000 long-stay resident days.
0.72
52% better than South Dakota averageSouth Dakota average: 1.51
Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1,000 long-stay resident days.
0.85
54% better than South Dakota averageSouth Dakota average: 1.85
CMS star rating based on short-stay quality measure performance. 5 stars = much above average, 1 star = much below average.
Percentage of short-stay residents who were re-hospitalized after their nursing home admission.
11.8%
45% better than South Dakota averageSouth Dakota average: 21.5%
Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit.
14.0%
20% worse than South Dakota averageSouth Dakota average: 11.7%
Percentage of SNF residents who experience falls with major injury during their stay.
1.1%
45% worse than South Dakota averageSouth Dakota average: 0.8%
Percentage of residents at or above expected ability to care for themselves at discharge.
37.5%
30% worse than South Dakota averageSouth Dakota average: 53.7%
Rate of successful return to home or community from a skilled nursing facility.
57.1%
13% better than South Dakota averageSouth Dakota average: 50.6%
Quality measures are calculated from Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessments. For most measures, lower percentages indicate better care quality.
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Spearfish Canyon Healthcare is in the North 10th Street neighborhood of Spearfish.
Spearfish Canyon Healthcare has a walk score of 50. Moderately walkable. Some errands can be accomplished on foot, with a mix of nearby amenities.
According to SD state health department records, Spearfish Canyon Healthcare's license number is 10686.
According to SD state health department records, Spearfish Canyon Healthcare's license expires on June 30, 2026.
Charlotte Pentheny is the administrator of Spearfish Canyon Healthcare.
Spearfish Canyon Healthcare has 105 beds.
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