NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Nursing Homes in South Dakota

96 Medicare-certified nursing homes in South Dakota; CMS rates 93 of them, 21.5% with 5 stars and 20.4% with 1. Listed highest-rated first, page 2 of 2.

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Overall rating, 93 rated homes

  1. 5 stars20
  2. 4 stars10
  3. 3 stars19
  4. 2 stars25
  5. 1 star19

Source: CMS Five-Star Quality Rating System, overall rating, South Dakota; file processed Jul 1, 2026. 3 homes are not rated (newly certified or withheld).

Compare South Dakota's homes

  1. Staffing: nurse hours per resident
  2. Inspections: deficiencies and fines
  3. Staffing, every state ranked
  4. Deficiencies, every state ranked

South Dakota nursing homes, highest-rated first

  1. Spearfish Canyon HealthcareSpearfish, SD · 105 beds · Lawrence CountyInspections 2 of 5 · Staffing 3 of 5 · Quality 4 of 5 2 of 5
  2. Avantara Mountain ViewRapid City, SD · 101 beds · Pennington CountyInspections 2 of 5 · Staffing 3 of 5 · Quality 3 of 5 2 of 5
  3. Good Samaritan Society Sioux Falls CenterSioux Falls, SD · 98 beds · Minnehaha CountyInspections 2 of 5 · Staffing 4 of 5 · Quality 2 of 5 2 of 5
  4. Good Samaritan Society Luther ManorSioux Falls, SD · 92 beds · Minnehaha CountyInspections 2 of 5 · Staffing 4 of 5 · Quality 2 of 5 2 of 5
  5. Michael J Fitzmaurice South Dakota Veterans HomeHot Springs, SD · 78 beds · Fall River CountyInspections 2 of 5 · Quality 4 of 5 2 of 5
  6. United Living CommunityBrookings, SD · 67 beds · Brookings CountyInspections 2 of 5 · Staffing 4 of 5 · Quality 2 of 5 2 of 5
  7. Sanford Care Center VermillionVermillion, SD · 66 beds · Clay CountyInspections 2 of 5 · Staffing 4 of 5 · Quality 2 of 5 2 of 5
  8. Avantara PierrePierre, SD · 65 beds · Hughes CountyInspections 2 of 5 · Staffing 3 of 5 · Quality 2 of 5 2 of 5
  9. Estelline Nursing and Care CenterEstelline, SD · 60 beds · Hamlin CountyInspections 3 of 5 · Staffing 1 of 5 · Quality 4 of 5 2 of 5
  10. St William's Care CenterMilbank, SD · 60 beds · Grant CountyInspections 2 of 5 · Staffing 3 of 5 · Quality 3 of 5 2 of 5
  11. Good Samaritan Society - St Martin VillageRapid City, SD · 60 beds · Pennington CountyInspections 2 of 5 · Staffing 4 of 5 · Quality 3 of 5 2 of 5
  12. Bethel Lutheran HomeMadison, SD · 59 beds · Lake CountyInspections 2 of 5 · Staffing 4 of 5 · Quality 4 of 5 2 of 5
  13. Avantara RedfieldRedfield, SD · 58 beds · Spink CountyInspections 2 of 5 · Staffing 3 of 5 · Quality 2 of 5 2 of 5
  14. Sunset Manor Avera HealthIrene, SD · 58 beds · Clay CountyInspections 2 of 5 · Staffing 4 of 5 · Quality 2 of 5 2 of 5
  15. Avera Eureka Health Care CenterEureka, SD · 56 beds · Mc Pherson CountyInspections 2 of 5 · Staffing 4 of 5 · Quality 4 of 5 2 of 5
  16. Good Samaritan Society CantonCanton, SD · 56 beds · Lincoln CountyInspections 3 of 5 · Staffing 4 of 5 · Quality 1 of 5 2 of 5
  17. Avera Oahe ManorGettysburg, SD · 53 beds · Potter CountyInspections 3 of 5 · Staffing 1 of 5 · Quality 2 of 5 2 of 5
  18. Medicine Wheel VillageEagle Butte, SD · 50 beds · Dewey CountyInspections 1 of 5 · Staffing 5 of 5 · Quality 5 of 5 2 of 5
  19. Centerville Care and Rehab Center IncCenterville, SD · 42 beds · Turner CountyInspections 2 of 5 · Staffing 3 of 5 · Quality 2 of 5 2 of 5
  20. Good Samaritan Society New UnderwoodNew Underwood, SD · 41 beds · Pennington CountyInspections 2 of 5 · Staffing 3 of 5 · Quality 3 of 5 2 of 5
  21. Tekakwitha Living CenterSisseton, SD · 40 beds · Roberts CountyInspections 2 of 5 · Staffing 2 of 5 · Quality 3 of 5 2 of 5
  22. Bethesda Of BeresfordBeresford, SD · 39 beds · Union CountyInspections 2 of 5 · Staffing 4 of 5 · Quality 4 of 5 2 of 5
  23. Avantara GrotonGroton, SD · 37 beds · Brown CountyInspections 3 of 5 · Staffing 3 of 5 · Quality 1 of 5 2 of 5
  24. Strand-Kjorsvig Community Rest HomeRoslyn, SD · 35 beds · Day CountyInspections 1 of 5 · Staffing 5 of 5 · Quality 4 of 5 2 of 5
  25. Good Samaritan Society Sioux Falls VillageSioux Falls, SD · 177 beds · Minnehaha CountyInspections 1 of 5 · Staffing 4 of 5 · Quality 3 of 5 1 of 5
  26. Firesteel Healthcare CenterMitchell, SD · 125 beds · Davison CountyInspections 1 of 5 · Staffing 2 of 5 · Quality 2 of 5 1 of 5
  27. Rolling Hills HealthcareBelle Fourche, SD · 83 beds · Butte CountyInspections 1 of 5 · Staffing 2 of 5 · Quality 2 of 5 1 of 5
  28. Avera Mother Joseph Manor Retirement CommunityAberdeen, SD · 81 beds · Brown CountyInspections 2 of 5 · Staffing 4 of 5 · Quality 1 of 5 1 of 5
  29. Aberdeen Health And RehabAberdeen, SD · 78 beds · Brown CountyInspections 1 of 5 · Staffing 4 of 5 · Quality 2 of 5 1 of 5
  30. Avantara Saint CloudRapid City, SD · 78 beds · Pennington CountyInspections 2 of 5 · Staffing 1 of 5 · Quality 2 of 5 1 of 5
  31. Avantara ArrowheadRapid City, SD · 68 beds · Pennington CountyInspections 1 of 5 · Staffing 2 of 5 · Quality 2 of 5 1 of 5
  32. Riverview Healthcare CenterFlandreau, SD · 63 beds · Moody CountyInspections 1 of 5 · Staffing 3 of 5 · Quality 2 of 5 1 of 5
  33. Bethany Home - BrandonBrandon, SD · 60 beds · Minnehaha CountyInspections 1 of 5 · Staffing 4 of 5 · Quality 1 of 5 1 of 5
  34. Avantara MilbankMilbank, SD · 55 beds · Grant CountyInspections 1 of 5 · Staffing 2 of 5 · Quality 2 of 5 1 of 5
  35. Palisade Healthcare CenterGarretson, SD · 55 beds · Minnehaha CountyInspections 1 of 5 · Staffing 2 of 5 · Quality 4 of 5 1 of 5
  36. Avantara WatertownWatertown, SD · 51 beds · Codington CountyInspections 1 of 5 · Staffing 3 of 5 · Quality 2 of 5 1 of 5
  37. Good Samaritan Society MillerMiller, SD · 50 beds · Hand CountyInspections 2 of 5 · Staffing 2 of 5 · Quality 1 of 5 1 of 5
  38. Good Samaritan Society DE SmetDe Smet, SD · 46 beds · Kingsbury CountyInspections 2 of 5 · Staffing 3 of 5 · Quality 1 of 5 1 of 5
  39. Sanford Chamberlain Care CenterChamberlain, SD · 44 beds · Brule CountyInspections 2 of 5 · Staffing 4 of 5 · Quality 1 of 5 1 of 5
  40. Lake Andes Senior LivingLake Andes, SD · 43 beds · Charles Mix CountyInspections 1 of 5 · Staffing 3 of 5 · Quality 4 of 5 1 of 5
  41. Five Counties Nursing HomeLemmon, SD · 38 beds · Perkins CountyInspections 1 of 5 · Staffing 2 of 5 · Quality 1 of 5 1 of 5
  42. Diamond Care CenterBridgewater, SD · 36 beds · Mc Cook CountyInspections 1 of 5 · Staffing 1 of 5 · Quality 4 of 5 1 of 5
  43. Wilmot Care Center IncWilmot, SD · 26 beds · Roberts CountyInspections 1 of 5 · Staffing 5 of 5 · Quality 1 of 5 1 of 5
  44. Avantara NortonSioux Falls, SD · 110 beds · Minnehaha County Not rated
  45. Good Samaritan Society - WagnerWagner, SD · 50 beds · Charles Mix County Not rated
  46. Custer Care And Rehab CenterCuster, SD · 43 beds · Custer County Not rated

How to read this list

South Dakota hosts 96 Medicare-certified nursing homes that participate in the CMS Five-Star Quality Rating System, each tracked by a unique six-digit CMS Certification Number (CCN) and evaluated on Health Inspection, Staffing, and Quality Measures components. Certification is required for any long-term care facility that bills Medicare or Medicaid for skilled nursing services, so this roster functions as a near-complete directory of the state's licensed SNF (skilled nursing facility) beds, excluded are assisted-living residences, independent-living communities, and memory-care units that operate outside the Medicare/Medicaid reimbursement system. This page uses 14,693 Medicare-certified nursing-home records from CMS Care Compare, with NPPES context where available. Every figure is traceable in the methodology.

The facilities on this page are paginated across 2 pages (50 per page) and sorted by CMS Overall Star Rating with highest-rated homes first, so if you're searching for the top-performing nursing homes in South Dakota you can read from the top; if you're researching a specific facility name, use browser find or the search tool. Each listing shows the Overall star, the three component ratings (Health, Staffing, Quality), bed count, and county, drill into the facility's profile page for full deficiency counts, inspection cycle history, RN hours per resident per day, fines, and Special Focus or abuse-icon flags. Remember that identical Overall stars can mask very different underlying profiles: a 4-star facility with 1-star Staffing reads differently than a 4-star facility with 4-star Staffing.

CMS refreshes the Five-Star dataset monthly as new state surveys are uploaded, so ratings can shift; the figures here come from the file CMS processed on Jul 1, 2026. Important: PlainDoctor presents these ratings exactly as CMS publishes them at data.cms.gov - no custom scoring, no rankings, no editorial adjustments. This directory is a starting point for research, not a placement recommendation or medical advice; choosing a nursing home for yourself or a loved one is a high-stakes healthcare decision that should involve in-person tours, staff interviews, reading the full survey deficiency reports, and consulting licensed clinicians, hospital discharge planners, and elder-care attorneys or advisors who understand the financial and Medicaid implications.

States with the most nursing homes

  1. Texas1,177
  2. California1,165
  3. Ohio922
  4. Florida694
  5. Illinois667

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Source: CMS Five-Star Quality Rating System, Nursing Home Provider Information, processed Jul 1, 2026 (data.cms.gov).

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Jul 1, 2026.