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Nursing homes in South Dakota
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Nursing homes in South Dakota

Nursing homes provide 24-hour nursing care and help with daily living, for long stays or short rehab stays after a hospital admission.

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Top rated nursing homes in South Dakota

CMS gives every certified nursing home an overall rating from 1 to 5 stars, built from health inspections, staffing and quality measures.

1

Alcester Care And Rehab Center, Inc

Based in Alcester, SD

5 out of 5 stars, Overall rating, from CMS Overall rating

Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home with 44 certified beds. Ownership: for profit - corporation.

Other CMS ratings: Health inspections 5 of 5, Quality measures 3 of 5, Staffing 3 of 5.

2

Avantara Lake Norden

Based in Lake Norden, SD

5 out of 5 stars, Overall rating, from CMS Overall rating

Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home with 50 certified beds. Ownership: for profit - limited liability company. Part of Legacy Healthcare.

Other CMS ratings: Health inspections 4 of 5, Quality measures 5 of 5, Staffing 4 of 5.

3

Avera Brady Health and Rehab

Based in Mitchell, SD

5 out of 5 stars, Overall rating, from CMS Overall rating

Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home with 84 certified beds. Ownership: non profit - corporation. Part of Avera Health.

Other CMS ratings: Health inspections 5 of 5, Quality measures 4 of 5, Staffing 5 of 5.

4

Avera Maryhouse Long Term Care

Based in Pierre, SD

5 out of 5 stars, Overall rating, from CMS Overall rating

Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home with 80 certified beds. Ownership: non profit - corporation. Part of Avera Health.

Other CMS ratings: Health inspections 5 of 5, Quality measures 4 of 5, Staffing 5 of 5.

5

Avera Sister James Care Center

Based in Yankton, SD

5 out of 5 stars, Overall rating, from CMS Overall rating

Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home with 194 certified beds. Ownership: non profit - corporation. Part of Avera Health.

Other CMS ratings: Health inspections 4 of 5, Quality measures 4 of 5, Staffing 5 of 5.

6

Bethesda Home

Based in Webster, SD

5 out of 5 stars, Overall rating, from CMS Overall rating

Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home with 50 certified beds. Ownership: non profit - church related.

Other CMS ratings: Health inspections 4 of 5, Quality measures 4 of 5, Staffing 5 of 5.

7

Clarkson Health Care

Based in Rapid City, SD

5 out of 5 stars, Overall rating, from CMS Overall rating

Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home with 49 certified beds. Ownership: non profit - corporation.

Other CMS ratings: Health inspections 4 of 5, Quality measures 4 of 5, Staffing 5 of 5.

8

Good Samaritan Society Howard

Based in Howard, SD

5 out of 5 stars, Overall rating, from CMS Overall rating

Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home with 45 certified beds. Ownership: non profit - corporation. Part of Good Samaritan Society.

Other CMS ratings: Health inspections 5 of 5, Quality measures 5 of 5, Staffing 3 of 5.

9

Good Samaritan Society Scotland

Based in Scotland, SD

5 out of 5 stars, Overall rating, from CMS Overall rating

Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home with 45 certified beds. Ownership: non profit - corporation. Part of Good Samaritan Society.

Other CMS ratings: Health inspections 4 of 5, Quality measures 3 of 5, Staffing 5 of 5.

10

Menno-Olivet Care Center

Based in Menno, SD

5 out of 5 stars, Overall rating, from CMS Overall rating

Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home with 41 certified beds. Ownership: non profit - corporation.

Other CMS ratings: Health inspections 5 of 5, Quality measures 2 of 5, Staffing 5 of 5.

How these listings are sourced

  • Medicare data. Home health agencies, hospices and nursing homes come from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (home health file of October 2026, nursing home file of September 2026). Star ratings are CMS ratings. Each card links to the provider's Care Compare record.
  • Ranking. Rated providers are listed first, highest CMS rating first. Providers CMS has not rated come after them, because no rating is unknown, not bad. Nobody can pay for a place on this list.

Nursing homes by city in South Dakota

How nursing homes is paid for

  • Medicare Part A covers up to 100 days of skilled nursing facility care in each benefit period after a qualifying inpatient hospital stay, when daily skilled care is needed.
  • Medicare doesn't pay for long-term custodial care in a nursing home.
  • Medicaid pays for nursing home care for people who qualify. CMS lists whether each home is certified for Medicare, Medicaid or both.

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