Sanford Care Center Vermillion
SANFORD CARE CENTER VERMILLION in VERMILLION, SD — inspection on January 29, 2026.
Found 2 citations. Severity: Standard violations.
Health inspections identify deficiencies that facilities must correct within required timeframes. Violations range from minor documentation issues to serious safety concerns and are subject to follow-up verification.
Inspection Findings
Review of the provider's 4/11/25 revised Abuse and
seclusion.*Patients and residents must not be subjected to any kind of abuse by anyone, including,
agencies serving the individual, family members, legal guardians or personal representatives, friends or other individuals.- Verbal abuse refers to any use of oral, written, or gestured language that includes disparaging and derogatory terms to the resident or their families, or within their hearing distance, to describe patients/residents, regardless of their age, ability to comprehend or disability.
43A098 01/29/2026
Sanford Care Center Vermillion 125 S Walker Street Vermillion, SD 57069
Review of the provider's 10/22/25 Missing Person-Elopement policy revealed:*It is the facility's responsibility to protect patients/residents from harm. If a patient or resident should wander from the facility grounds/property without notice, the following procedure will be followed:-Elopement will be defined as any resident leaving the grounds of the facilities without knowledge of staff, or any patient/resident unable to be located on the grounds/facilities.-When a resident is discovered as missing or door alarm is activated, the DON/Charge Nurse will immediately be notified. At the Care Center, a beeper system hooked up to the call light system is activated and lights at the end of the hallway in question will flash red.
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Source: This inspection report was downloaded directly from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) via Medicare.gov. CMS releases nursing home inspection reports in bulk. The findings reflect what state surveyors documented in the official Form CMS-2567 Statement of Deficiencies on the date of the inspection.
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