Nursing Homes / South Dakota / Madison
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Bethel Lutheran Home
1001 S Egan Ave, Madison, SD 57042
Medicare and Medicaid certified · Active
- Provider Type
- Skilled nursing facility and nursing facility
- Certified Beds
- 59
- Ownership
- Non profit - Church related
- Latest Standard Inspection
- Jul 17, 2025
The Public Record
What the Public Record Shows
Across 4 inspections from January 2023 to July 2025, state surveyors documented 12 findings at Bethel Lutheran Home; 12 have a recorded correction; CMS lists 2 enforcement actions in the window.
- Inspections
- 4
- 2023–2025, standard and complaint
- Findings
- 12
- Deficiencies cited by state inspectors
- Corrected
- 12
- Of 12 findings, with a recorded correction date
- Penalties
- 2
- 2 fines; payment not published
Recent Inspections
Latest 4 of 4, newest first. The full history is in the report.
- Standard health inspectionAll corrected
7 findings · enforcement action
- Complaint investigationAll corrected
1 finding
- Standard health inspectionAll corrected
3 findings · enforcement action
- Standard health inspectionAll corrected
1 finding
What This Record Cannot Tell You
Historical coverage varies by agency and location. Missing records do not mean that no complaint or violation occurred.
- Complaints not investigated onsite
- Allegations screened out by the state before an onsite visit are not published.
- Complaint allegations
- CMS publishes the deficiencies a complaint survey cited, not the allegation itself.
- Facility-reported incidents
- Self-reported incidents appear only if they led to an inspection.
- Follow-up visits
- CMS's files list standard, complaint and infection control surveys, not revisits; a correction date is the one CMS records.
- Fire safety inspections
- Published by CMS separately and not included in this record yet.
- Staffing levels and ownership history
- Published by CMS separately and not included in this record.
- Whether fines were paid
- CMS publishes the fines imposed, not whether or when they were paid.
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