Firesteel Healthcare Center
Nursing Home Facility
1120 East 7th Avenue, Mitchell, SD 57301
Firesteel Healthcare Center, located in Mitchell, South Dakota is a 148 bed facility with a long-standing history of serving the healthcare needs of the community
Operated by Mission Healthcare, which runs 8 communities in our directory.
Firesteel Healthcare Center is licensed for 125 beds, about typical for the area, where senior care communities in Mitchell average about 105 beds.
Federal reporting puts occupancy at about 86% of its licensed beds.
Medicare rates this community 1 out of 5 stars overall, a score based on health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. Communities in Mitchell average about 3.0 stars. Its most recent standard health inspection was in April 2025 and recorded 15 deficiencies.
Residents receive about 3.5 hours of nursing care per day on average, including 0.5 hours from a registered nurse. Communities in Mitchell average about 3.9 hours. Nursing staff turnover over the past year was about 55%.
The community is located in Davison County, SD.
Inspection record
In its last three standard inspections and any complaint visits, federal inspectors cited 33 problems at Firesteel Healthcare Center. 8 findings involved harm to a resident. 21 came from investigating complaints by residents or families.
In the last three years Medicare fined this home 6 times, a total of $153,308.
Findings from the most recent inspection cycle
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Caused harm to a resident, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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Caused harm to a resident, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.
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Caused harm to a resident, a pattern
Infection Control
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
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Caused harm to a resident, one or a few residents
Environmental
Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
Quality of Life and Care
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Pharmacy Service
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, widespread
Nutrition and Dietary
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
Resident Rights
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
Resident Rights
Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
Administration
Inform resident or representatives choice to enter into binding arbitration agreement and right to refuse.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
Administration
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Rights
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
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.
Firesteel Healthcare Center offers nursing home care, respite care, and senior living.
Facility details
- Organization type for-profit corporation
- Beds / units 125
- Religious affiliation Lutheran
- Occupancy 86%
- Nursing hours per resident/day 3.5
- Annual staff turnover 55%
- Last health inspection April 2025
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