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Medicare-certifiedSkilled Nursing

Fountain Springs Healthcare

Rapid City, South DakotaMedicare inspection record
(605) 343-3555

About Fountain Springs Healthcare

Fountain Springs Healthcare brings skilled nursing and rehabilitation services to Rapid City, South Dakota with compassionate, personalized care. Our team focuses on recovery and wellness, helping patients regain independence through evidence-based treatment and therapeutic support in a setting where healing comes first.

Community at a glance

Capacity

90 residents

Location

Rapid City, SD

Status

Listed in a public registry

Care & services offered

Skilled Nursing

Contact & location

2000 WESLEYAN BLVD, Rapid City, South Dakota 57702

(605) 343-3555

Medicare inspection record

From CMS Care Compare, the federal record every Medicare-certified nursing home is held to. Data as of September 1, 2026. Check it on Medicare.gov

At its most recent standard inspection, on December 9, 2025, state inspectors cited 10 health deficiencies (the South Dakota average is 6.7).

Nurses and nurse aides spend 3 hours 47 minutes with each resident a day, about the same as the South Dakota average.

Medicare fined Fountain Springs Healthcare 2 times in the last three years, $22,526 in total.

Staffing

MeasureThis home
Nurse and aide time per resident, per day3 hours 47 minutes
Registered nurse time per resident, per day44 minutesBelow the South Dakota average
Nursing staff who left in the past year54%Above the South Dakota average

Inspections

15 health citations in the last three years. Each one is a federal standard inspectors found the home was not meeting.

February 12, 2026 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation

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

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintAlready fixed before the inspection

December 9, 2025 · Standard inspection · 7 citations

  • Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected Dec 16, 2025
  • Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Dec 16, 2025
  • Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Nursing and Physician ServicesCorrected Dec 16, 2025
  • PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Dec 16, 2025
  • Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Dec 16, 2025
  • Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsCorrected Dec 16, 2025
  • Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsCorrected Dec 16, 2025
December 9, 2025 · Complaint investigation · 2 citations+
  • Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningFrom a complaintCorrected Dec 16, 2025
  • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintAlready fixed by Aug 7, 2025
May 28, 2025 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation+
  • Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and ExploitationFrom a complaintAlready fixed by Jan 24, 2025
August 15, 2024 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation+
  • Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

    Immediate danger to residents, a few residents (level J)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintAlready fixed by Jul 24, 2024
May 22, 2024 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation+
  • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintAlready fixed by May 21, 2024
April 4, 2024 · Standard inspection · 1 citation+
  • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Infection ControlCorrected May 22, 2024
January 2, 2024 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation+
  • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

    Residents were harmed, a few residents (level G)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintAlready fixed by Dec 26, 2023

Fines and payment denials

2 fines totaling $22,526 in the last three years.

  • August 15, 2024Fine: $16,801
  • January 2, 2024Fine: $5,725

About the home, per Medicare

Ownership
For profit - Limited Liability company
Legal business name
Fountain Springs SNF Operations, LLC
Medicare-certified beds
90
Average residents per day
82
Accepts
Medicare and Medicaid
First certified
February 1, 1998
Part of a chain
Evergreen Healthcare Group, 43 homes
Inside a hospital
No
Continuing care retirement community
No
Resident or family council
None
Sprinklers in all required areas
Yes
CMS Certification Number
435110

Location

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2000 WESLEYAN BLVDRapid City, SD 57702

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Questions about Fountain Springs Healthcare

How did Fountain Springs Healthcare do on its last inspection?+

State inspectors visited on December 9, 2025 and cited 10 health deficiencies, 3 of them from complaint investigations. The South Dakota average is 6.7.

How much nursing care does each resident get at Fountain Springs Healthcare?+

Nurses and aides spend 3 hours 47 minutes with each resident per day, including 44 minutes from registered nurses. 54% of nursing staff left over the past year.

Has Fountain Springs Healthcare been fined by Medicare?+

Yes. Medicare fined Fountain Springs Healthcare 2 times in the last three years, totaling $22,526.

Does Medicare cover skilled nursing?+

Medicare covers up to 100 days of skilled nursing per benefit period after a qualifying 3-day hospital stay — fully for the first 20 days, then with a daily copay. Long-term custodial stays are generally not covered.

How much does a nursing home cost?+

A semi-private room averages about $7,900 per month nationally; private rooms cost more. Medicaid is the largest payer for long-term nursing home care.

What is the CMS star rating?+

Medicare rates nursing homes 1 to 5 stars on its Care Compare site. We don't repeat those stars here. Each nursing home page shows Medicare's underlying record instead: inspections, staffing and fines, with a link to check it on Medicare.gov.

Senior living in Rapid City Skilled Nursing in South Dakota Skilled Nursing guide Information last updated October 2026