Residents and families describe moments when staffing affects care.
Several reviews point to staffing limits as the reason care felt delayed, rushed, or inconsistent—especially around meals, help requests, and rehab time. One reviewer also describes communication breakdowns and a lack of timely check-ins, with “short staff” offered as the explanation. On the positive side, at least one family member contrasts the team’s effort with ongoing staff shortages, while still saying the staff is largely friendly and professional.
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Memory care support stands out
Families seeking dementia support describe the memory care experience positively.
Reviews that mention dementia or a memory care unit describe the environment and staff support as a key reason they were grateful for the care. One family member specifically thanks staff members for the “outstanding care” for a memory care resident, while another describes hospice care in a memory care unit and highlights cleanliness and friendliness. Two other reviews focus on a dementia-related situation and share strongly negative experiences they felt did not meet expectations, indicating mixed experiences for these needs.
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Staff kindness is a consistent thread
Across reviews, people repeatedly describe the staff as caring and helpful.
Most reviews talk about staff being kind, compassionate, friendly, and supportive during short-term rehab, long-term care, and end-of-life care. Families describe staff helping residents stay comfortable, involving families, and treating residents with dignity, including in difficult transitions. A small number of reviews are sharply critical of specific staff interactions or overall care quality, but the dominant pattern is appreciation for how people were treated.
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Cleanliness is mentioned often
Clean, well-kept spaces come up frequently in reviews.
Multiple reviews describe the facility as clean and well kept, and some also mention a clean, pleasant feel during visits. At least a couple of reviews raise concerns about cleanliness, including claims of filthiness and items left in shared or common areas. Overall, cleanliness is a recurring topic with both positive and negative mentions in the review set.
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Dining and food get mixed notes
Dining experiences are mentioned, with generally neutral to mixed feedback.
Some reviewers describe the dining area as clean and say the food was fine. Others focus more on care and staffing than meals, so dining rarely carries the main weight of the reviews. Where dining is mentioned directly, feedback stays relatively restrained compared with the broader attention to staff and care.
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Features
Housing
105 resident community capacity
Types of Care
Skilled Nursing Facility
Amenities
Air-conditioning
Beauty salon
Cable or satellite TV
Computer center
Dining room
Fitness room
Fully furnished
Gaming room
Garden
Housekeeping services
Kitchenette
Move-in coordination
Outdoor space
Private bathrooms
Restaurant-style dining
Small library
Telephone
Wellness center
Wi-Fi/high-speed internet available
Transportation
Community operated transportation
Transportation arrangement
Transportation arrangement (non-medical)
Transportation to doctors appointments
Care Services
12-16 hour nursing
24-hour call system
24-hour supervision
Activities of daily living assistance
Assistance with bathing
Assistance with dressing
Assistance with transfers
Diabetes diet
Meal preparation and service
Medication management
Mental wellness program
Special dietary restrictions
Dining
Diabetes diet
Special dietary restrictions
Activities
Community-sponsored activities
Concierge services
Fitness programs
Planned day trips
Resident-run activities
Scheduled daily activities
Nearby Places of Interest
Restaurants
Millstone Family Restaurant (0.1 miles)
Leones' Creamery (0.4 miles)
Antunez (0.5 miles)
Spearfish Brewing (0.5 miles)
Jade Palace (0.5 miles)
Green Oven Bakery (0.5 miles)
Common Grounds (0.5 miles)
Hospitals
Spearfish Regional Surgery Center (0.3 miles)
Spearfish hospital (0.5 miles)
Physicians
Queen City Regional Medical Center (0.3 miles)
Christi A. Childers, DO (0.4 miles)
Black Hills Dermatology & Laser Surgery Centre (0.5 miles)
Family Medical Center (0.5 miles)
Spearfish Regional Medical Clinic (0.5 miles)
Black Hills Dermatology Center (0.5 miles)
Spearfish Eye Care Center (0.5 miles)
Pharmacies
Monument Health Home+ Pharmacy (0.3 miles)
Medicap Pharmacy (0.4 miles)
Walgreens (0.5 miles)
Safeway Number 583 (0.5 miles)
Walmart Pharmacy (2.2 miles)
White Drug (10.6 miles)
Thrifty White Pharmacy (10.6 miles)
Places of Worship
Foundation for Christian Discipleship Campus Ventu (0.4 miles)
All Angels Episcopal Church (0.5 miles)
United Methodist Church (1.5 miles)
The Basin (2.1 miles)
General Conference Of Seventh-Day Adventists (2.1 miles)
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105 resident community capacity
Skilled Nursing Facility
Air-conditioning
Beauty salon
Cable or satellite TV
Computer center
Dining room
Fitness room
Fully furnished
Gaming room
Garden
Housekeeping services
Kitchenette
Move-in coordination
Outdoor space
Private bathrooms
Restaurant-style dining
Small library
Telephone
Wellness center
Wi-Fi/high-speed internet available
Community operated transportation
12-16 hour nursing
24-hour call system
Activities of daily living assistance
Assistance with bathing
Assistance with dressing
Assistance with transfers
Diabetes diet
Medication management
Mental wellness program
Special dietary restrictions
Concierge services
Planned day trips
Specialized diabetic care with on-site activities.
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