9 of the 98 nursing homes in South Dakota are excellent.
June 2023Where are all the providers and patients?
There are 98 skilled nursing facilities in South Dakota caring for roughly 4,800 patients.
The two maps below show:
This first map shows how far you have to drive to find good care.
The way to read the map is, if you choose the 15 minute drive time map and you live beneath a yellow region then you have less than a 15 minute drive to a 5 star nursing home. The color indicates the quality of care.
Using the controls below the map can also change the map to show a 30 minute drive and see how that is. You can also can choose between Overall star, Quality star, Health star, and Staffing star.
You can click on a state or county to focus on it. And click the "Clear Focus" button to see data for more areas.
Drive time map controls
Next, the dots map shows a colored dot for each patient in South Dakota, grouped by county. We color each dot based on the overall star the nursing home earns.
Yellow is best. starstarstarstarstar
One dot per resident map controls
Click on one of the states or counties with dots to see performance summary for that area.
As you do you will notice that buildings with fewer residents, in general, have better quality.
How does quality change through time?
Medicare/Medicaid rate Nursing homes on a 5 Star scale. Both their performance and the rating system change through time.
These graphs show the quality of care the average patient receives in South Dakota. And how that has changed through time.
Hover over the graphs to see the data values change
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Occupancy
4,799 residents in 5,675 beds (85%).
Data as of June 2023
This is the most recent day this group's data changed on Care Compare.
COVID-19 shows up in the data
The "Occupancy" chart shows how many patients are in this group of nursing homes through time. From May to September 2020, Medicare/Medicaid paused reporting that number of patients in nursing homes.
They started reporting it again in October 2020. In the "Occupancy" graph above you can see a little cliff drop off at that time.
Not all of that decrease in occupancy is from patients dying. Nursing homes also help people after they leave the hospital, but need more care before they go home.
At the start of the pandemic hospitals stopped doing elective surgeries. For instance, when a patient gets a knee replacement surgery some times they get extra care in a nursing home.
Because people were not getting those surgeries they did not need nursing home care. In addition to COVID deaths, that pause in the surgery-to-nursing-home pipeline increased the occupancy drop shown in the graph.
Steady performance, on average
With enough providers, most of the time the graphs above are pretty steady. Any blips are from changes in how Medicare/Medicaid evaluates nursing homes. So sometimes you will notice dips in the Quality or Staffing rating graphs. Thats when Medicare/Medicaid raised their standards of performance. And set the expectation for all nursing homes to do better.
There are two dips in the "Staffing" graph. The March 2018 one is from Medicare/Medicaid requiring providers to report payroll information. That made it harder for the providers to fudge their staffing numbers. The July 2022 one is from Medicare/Medicaid adding turnover and weekend staffing levels to how they calculated the staffing star. The thinking being that lower staff turnover means better care. And also that nursing happens 7 days a week, not just Monday to Friday.
It is reassuring to see the graphs come back up as the people working in the nursing homes do better.
Performance changes in space and time
The animation below shows performance across the state. The average performance across the state is mostly steady. But performance at an individual nursing home can vary quite a bit. You can see the # of stars stays almost constant but the performance mosaic changes every 3 months.
In the animation each colored region shows the performance of a nursing home in that part of the state, in each of the components of the 5 star rating. Yellow is best.
Who are the providers to use (and avoid!) in South Dakota?
We here at PlainProof don't know anything about the people working or living in the buildings in this report. We don't know if their facilities are nice or shabby. We don't know if they are kind or not.
All the conclusions below are from the data the provider has reported to Medicare and Medicaid. We don't know if any of them will be a good fit for you or who you're searching for care for. But we do know whether they've been consistently good at providing care.
Consistently good care means above average care (starstarstarstar) for substantial portion (more than 75%!) of the nursing home's existence (or past 5 years).
Why does consistently good performance matter? Well because it shows they have systems in place that can weather challenges the nursing home business faces while continuing to provide qualtiy care.
In addition to our list below you can use these Medicare provided resources: guide for choosing a nursing home and checklist to help find the right place for you.
Stars by the numbers As of June 2023
There are 4797 residents living in nursing homes in South Dakota.
About 3 of every 8 residents (1864 residents, 38.9%) live in below average nursing homes that are currently rated starstar or fewer stars by Medicare/Medicaid.
Stars | Overall Star | Quality Star | Health Star | Staffing Star |
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No stars | 0 0% | 0 0% | 0 0% | 0 0% |
star | 1061 22% | 363 8% | 957 20% | 653 14% |
starstar | 804 17% | 983 20% | 884 18% | 608 13% |
starstarstar | 789 16% | 1332 28% | 1226 26% | 910 19% |
starstarstarstar | 967 20% | 1089 23% | 1017 21% | 1823 38% |
starstarstarstarstar | 1178 25% | 1030 21% | 713 15% | 803 17% |
OK thats great, so who are the good ones?
Click through the 4 sections below to see alphabetical lists of providers. They are grouped by consistency and quality of their performance over time. There are also 44 providers that are kind of in the middle of the road performance-wise, that we are not showing you here.
Good, consistent providers
4 that are consistently good overall
- Avera Brady Health And RehabMitchell, SD, 57301
- Good Samaritan Society De SmetDe Smet, SD, 57231
- Westhills Village Health Care FacilityRapid City, SD, 57701
- Medicine Wheel VillageEagle Butte, SD, 57625
5 with good quality consistently
- Avera Brady Health And RehabMitchell, SD, 57301
- Avera Sister James Care CenterYankton, SD, 57078
- Good Samaritan Society Sioux Falls CenterSioux Falls, SD, 57104
- Medicine Wheel VillageEagle Butte, SD, 57625
- The Neighborhoods At BrookviewBrookings, SD, 57006
Providers doing well now.
41 that are good overall
- Avantara MilbankMilbank, SD, 57252
- Avera Bormann ManorParkston, SD, 57366
- Avera Mother Joseph Manor Retirement CommunityAberdeen, SD, 57401
- Avera Prince Of PeaceSioux Falls, SD, 57103
- Avera Rosebud Country Care CenterGregory, SD, 57533
- Avera Sister James Care CenterYankton, SD, 57078
- Bethesda HomeWebster, SD, 57274
- Bethesda Home Of AberdeenAberdeen, SD, 57401
- Clarkson Health CareRapid City, SD, 57702
- Faulkton Senior LivingFaulkton, SD, 57438
- Good Samaritan Society HowardHoward, SD, 57349
- Good Samaritan Society ScotlandScotland, SD, 57059
- Kadoka Nursing HomeKadoka, SD, 57543
- Lake Andes Senior LivingLake Andes, SD, 57356
- Platte Care CenterPlatte, SD, 57369
- Sd Human Services Center - Geriatric ProgramYankton, SD, 57078
- The Neighborhoods At BrookviewBrookings, SD, 57006
- Tieszen Memorial HomeMarion, SD, 57043
- Wakonda Heritage ManorWakonda, SD, 57073
- Avantara Lake NordenLake Norden, SD, 57248
- Avantara WatertownWatertown, SD, 57201
- Avera Eureka Health Care CenterEureka, SD, 57437
- Avera Maryhouse Long Term CarePierre, SD, 57501
- Avera Oahe ManorGettysburg, SD, 57442
- Bethany Home - BrandonBrandon, SD, 57005
- Bowdle Nursing HomeBowdle, SD, 57428
- Dow Rummel VillageSioux Falls, SD, 57104
- Estelline Nursing And Care CenterEstelline, SD, 57234
- Good Samaritan Society CanistotaCanistota, SD, 57012
- Good Samaritan Society CantonCanton, SD, 57013
- Good Samaritan Society MillerMiller, SD, 57362
- Good Samaritan Society TyndallTyndall, SD, 57066
- Good Samaritan Society WagnerWagner, SD, 57380
- Michael J Fitzmaurice South Dakota Veterans HomeHot Springs, SD, 57747
- Prairie Estates Healthcare CommunityElk Point, SD, 57025
- Prairie Heights HealthcareAberdeen, SD, 57401
- Prairie View Healthcare CenterWoonsocket, SD, 57385
- Scotchman Living CenterPhilip, SD, 57567
- United Living CommunityBrookings, SD, 57006
- Weskota Manor IncWessington Springs, SD, 57382
- White River Health Care CenterWhite River, SD, 57579
37 with good quality
- Avantara MilbankMilbank, SD, 57252
- Avera Bormann ManorParkston, SD, 57366
- Avera Prince Of PeaceSioux Falls, SD, 57103
- Bowdle Nursing HomeBowdle, SD, 57428
- Diamond Care CenterBridgewater, SD, 57319
- Dow Rummel VillageSioux Falls, SD, 57104
- Estelline Nursing And Care CenterEstelline, SD, 57234
- Faulkton Senior LivingFaulkton, SD, 57438
- Good Samaritan Society CantonCanton, SD, 57013
- Good Samaritan Society ScotlandScotland, SD, 57059
- Tieszen Memorial HomeMarion, SD, 57043
- Walworth County Care Center, IncSelby, SD, 57472
- Westhills Village Health Care FacilityRapid City, SD, 57701
- Wilmot Care Center IncWilmot, SD, 57279
- Avantara ArlingtonArlington, SD, 57212
- Avantara PierrePierre, SD, 57501
- Avantara WatertownWatertown, SD, 57201
- Avera Eureka Health Care CenterEureka, SD, 57437
- Avera Oahe ManorGettysburg, SD, 57442
- Bethesda HomeWebster, SD, 57274
- Bethesda Home Of AberdeenAberdeen, SD, 57401
- Bethesda Of BeresfordBeresford, SD, 57004
- Clarkson Health CareRapid City, SD, 57702
- Firesteel Healthcare CommunityMitchell, SD, 57301
- Fountain Springs Healthcare CenterRapid City, SD, 57702
- Good Samaritan Society - St Martin VillageRapid City, SD, 57702
- Good Samaritan Society HowardHoward, SD, 57349
- Good Samaritan Society TyndallTyndall, SD, 57066
- Jenkin's Living CenterWatertown, SD, 57201
- Kadoka Nursing HomeKadoka, SD, 57543
- Lake Andes Senior LivingLake Andes, SD, 57356
- Menno-olivet Care CenterMenno, SD, 57045
- Palisade Healthcare CenterGarretson, SD, 57030
- Platte Care CenterPlatte, SD, 57369
- Rolling Hills HealthcareBelle Fourche, SD, 57717
- Sd Human Services Center - Geriatric ProgramYankton, SD, 57078
- Wakonda Heritage ManorWakonda, SD, 57073
Providers with consistent problems
Skip these.2 that are consistently bad overall
- Good Samaritan Society Sioux Falls CenterSioux Falls, SD, 57104
- Bennett County Hospital And Nursing HomeMartin, SD, 57551
1 that consistently have bad quality
- Bennett County Hospital And Nursing HomeMartin, SD, 57551
Providers doing not so well now.
35 that are below average overall
- Aurora Brule Nursing Home IncWhite Lake, SD, 57383
- Avantara ArlingtonArlington, SD, 57212
- Avantara Clark CityClark, SD, 57225
- Avantara GrotonGroton, SD, 57445
- Avantara Mountain ViewRapid City, SD, 57702
- Avantara RedfieldRedfield, SD, 57469
- Bethany Home Sioux FallsSioux Falls, SD, 57105
- Bethesda Of BeresfordBeresford, SD, 57004
- Diamond Care CenterBridgewater, SD, 57319
- Fountain Springs Healthcare CenterRapid City, SD, 57702
- Good Samaritan Society CorsicaCorsica, SD, 57328
- Good Samaritan Society New UnderwoodNew Underwood, SD, 57761
- Rolling Hills HealthcareBelle Fourche, SD, 57717
- Sanford Care Center VermillionVermillion, SD, 57069
- St William's Care CenterMilbank, SD, 57252
- Tekakwitha Living CenterSisseton, SD, 57262
- Winner Regional Healthcare CenterWinner, SD, 57580
- Aberdeen Health And RehabAberdeen, SD, 57401
- Alcester Care And Rehab Center, IncAlcester, SD, 57001
- Avantara ArrowheadRapid City, SD, 57702
- Avantara NortonSioux Falls, SD, 57105
- Avantara PierrePierre, SD, 57501
- Avantara Saint CloudRapid City, SD, 57701
- Centerville Care And Rehab Center IncCenterville, SD, 57014
- Dells Nursing And Rehab Center IncDell Rapids, SD, 57022
- Firesteel Healthcare CommunityMitchell, SD, 57301
- Good Samaritan Society Sioux Falls VillageSioux Falls, SD, 57106
- Highmore HealthHighmore, SD, 57345
- Menno-olivet Care CenterMenno, SD, 57045
- Palisade Healthcare CenterGarretson, SD, 57030
- Riverview Healthcare CenterFlandreau, SD, 57028
- Sanford Chamberlain Care CenterChamberlain, SD, 57325
- Seven Sisters Living CenterHot Springs, SD, 57747
- Spearfish Canyon HealthcareSpearfish, SD, 57783
- Strand-kjorsvig Community Rest HomeRoslyn, SD, 57261
27 with below average quality
- Aberdeen Health And RehabAberdeen, SD, 57401
- Aurora Brule Nursing Home IncWhite Lake, SD, 57383
- Avantara Clark CityClark, SD, 57225
- Avantara GrotonGroton, SD, 57445
- Avantara Mountain ViewRapid City, SD, 57702
- Avantara NorthRapid City, SD, 57701
- Avantara NortonSioux Falls, SD, 57105
- Avera Mother Joseph Manor Retirement CommunityAberdeen, SD, 57401
- Bethany Home - BrandonBrandon, SD, 57005
- Centerville Care And Rehab Center IncCenterville, SD, 57014
- Good Samaritan Society CorsicaCorsica, SD, 57328
- Good Samaritan Society Luther ManorSioux Falls, SD, 57105
- Good Samaritan Society MillerMiller, SD, 57362
- Monument Health Sturgis Care CenterSturgis, SD, 57785
- Oakview TerraceFreeman, SD, 57029
- Riverview Healthcare CenterFlandreau, SD, 57028
- Spearfish Canyon HealthcareSpearfish, SD, 57783
- Weskota Manor IncWessington Springs, SD, 57382
- Alcester Care And Rehab Center, IncAlcester, SD, 57001
- Avantara ArrowheadRapid City, SD, 57702
- Bethel Lutheran HomeMadison, SD, 57042
- Dells Nursing And Rehab Center IncDell Rapids, SD, 57022
- Eastern Star Home Of South Dakota, IncRedfield, SD, 57469
- Sanford Chamberlain Care CenterChamberlain, SD, 57325
- Scotchman Living CenterPhilip, SD, 57567
- Strand-kjorsvig Community Rest HomeRoslyn, SD, 57261
- Sunset Manor Avera HealthIrene, SD, 57037
Where to from here?
Well we haven't made the analysis of why staffing stars are so low across the country or more general analyses of stars. So those things are coming sometime soon. And this data can change every month. If you want to know when we do add to this sign up below:
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Plus all the counties within South Dakota
- Aurora county nursing homes
- Beadle county nursing homes
- Bennett county nursing homes
- Bon Homme county nursing homes
- Brookings county nursing homes
- Brown county nursing homes
- Brule county nursing homes
- Butte county nursing homes
- Charles Mix county nursing homes
- Clark county nursing homes
- Clay county nursing homes
- Codington county nursing homes
- Davison county nursing homes
- Day county nursing homes
- Dewey county nursing homes
- Douglas county nursing homes
- Edmunds county nursing homes
- Fall River county nursing homes
- Faulk county nursing homes
- Grant county nursing homes
- Gregory county nursing homes
- Haakon county nursing homes
- Hamlin county nursing homes
- Hand county nursing homes
- Hughes county nursing homes
- Hutchinson county nursing homes
- Hyde county nursing homes
- Jackson county nursing homes
- Jerauld county nursing homes
- Kingsbury county nursing homes
- Lake county nursing homes
- Lawrence county nursing homes
- Lincoln county nursing homes
- Marshall county nursing homes
- McCook county nursing homes
- McPherson county nursing homes
- Meade county nursing homes
- Mellette county nursing homes
- Miner county nursing homes
- Minnehaha county nursing homes
- Moody county nursing homes
- Pennington county nursing homes
- Perkins county nursing homes
- Potter county nursing homes
- Roberts county nursing homes
- Sanborn county nursing homes
- Spink county nursing homes
- Tripp county nursing homes
- Turner county nursing homes
- Union county nursing homes
- Walworth county nursing homes
- Yankton county nursing homes
Where is the data from?
To get money for treating Medicare and Medicaid patients nursing homes must:
- Get inspected about once a year.
- Send payroll information about every three months.
- Report quality of care information weekly.
Medicare & Medicaid then take that information and boil it down into a 5 star rating.
On this page we have gone through some of that information and use our nursing home analysis software to do this data analysis for providers in South Dakota.