Golden Livingcenter - Lake Norden
Skilled Nursing
803 Park Street, Lake Norden, SD 57248
Our Golden LivingCenter would like to extend you a warm welcome. Your doctor has recommended that you receive certain care, and we are happy that you chose us to provide you with that care. Our staff will review your doctor’s orders, and then you and your family will have an opportunity to help us plan how you can get the care that your doctor has ordered. Our comprehensive approach ensures our residents receive the most innovative and expert care possible, while our compassion and dedication keeps our focus exclusively on the individual.
Operated by Legacy Healthcare, which runs 80 communities in our directory.
Golden Livingcenter - Lake Norden is licensed for 50 beds.
Federal reporting puts occupancy at about 94% of its licensed beds, which is high; communities this full often maintain a waiting list, so it is worth calling well before you need a place.
Medicare rates this community 5 out of 5 stars overall, a score based on health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. Its most recent standard health inspection was in March 2025 and recorded 3 deficiencies.
Residents receive about 3.2 hours of nursing care per day on average, including 0.8 hours from a registered nurse. Nursing staff turnover over the past year was about 33%.
The community is located in Hamlin County, SD.
Inspection record
In its last three standard inspections and any complaint visits, federal inspectors cited 6 problems at Golden Livingcenter - Lake Norden. 2 findings involved harm to a resident, including 1 that put residents in immediate danger. 2 came from investigating complaints by residents or families.
Findings from the most recent inspection cycle
-
Put residents in immediate danger, one or a few residents
Nutrition and Dietary
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.
-
Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
Pharmacy Service
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
-
Minimal harm or the potential for it, a pattern
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
A citation on its own does not mean poor care, and most are corrected within weeks. What matters most is how serious the findings were and whether the same problems keep coming back. When you visit, it is fair to ask the administrator what inspectors found and what has changed since.
Golden Livingcenter - Lake Norden offers nursing home care and senior living.
Facility details
- Organization type for-profit corporation
- Beds / units 50
- Occupancy 94%
- Nursing hours per resident/day 3.2
- Annual staff turnover 33%
- Last health inspection March 2025
Resident & family reviews
No one has shared a review of Golden Livingcenter - Lake Norden yet. If you or someone you love has lived here, what you saw could help another family make this decision with more confidence.