Nursing homes in South Dakota

Compare 94 Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing homes across South Dakota (SD). The average overall CMS Five-Star rating is 2.8★ — below the national average (3.1★). Browse by city or provider.

South Dakota oversees 94 Medicare and Medicaid-certified nursing homes, which maintain an average CMS overall rating of 2.8 out of 5 stars. This directory enables users to evaluate facility performance based on official CMS Care Compare data, including specific metrics for health inspections, staffing levels, and quality measures. Visitors can browse homes by city or compare individual providers, such as the 5-star rated Avera Maryhouse Long Term Care in Pierre or facilities across Rapid City. Use this resource to identify high-performing centers or review the 19 locations currently holding a 5-star rating against those with lower designations.

Rating distribution

avg 2.8★ · 94 homes
5
19 (20%)
4
11 (12%)
3
19 (20%)
2
26 (28%)
1
19 (20%)

Aged Care Planning Regions

Official government regions used to plan and fund aged care across South Dakota.

Pennington
9 homes · 2 suburbs · avg 2.6
Minnehaha
9 homes · 4 suburbs · avg 2.4
Brown
5 homes · 2 suburbs · avg 3
Turner
3 homes · 3 suburbs · avg 3
Day
3 homes · 3 suburbs · avg 3
Clay
3 homes · 3 suburbs · avg 2.7
Hutchinson
3 homes · 3 suburbs · avg 4.3
Grant
2 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 2
Hughes
2 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 3.5
Codington
2 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 2.5
Roberts
2 homes · 2 suburbs · avg 1
Spink
2 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 3
Hamlin
2 homes · 2 suburbs · avg 4
Davison
2 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 3
Union
2 homes · 2 suburbs · avg 3.5
Yankton
2 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 5
Fall River
2 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 2.5
Brookings
2 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 3.5
Moody
2 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 2
Mc Cook
2 homes · 2 suburbs · avg 2.5
Bon Homme
2 homes · 2 suburbs · avg 3.5
Charles Mix
2 homes · 2 suburbs · avg 3
Beadle
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 3
Gregory
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 4
Butte
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 1
Lawrence
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 3
Tripp
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 2
Clark
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 4
Kingsbury
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 2
Miner
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 5
Lake
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 3
Mc Pherson
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 2
Faulk
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 5
Perkins
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 1
Hyde
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 3
Lincoln
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 2
Meade
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 2
Marshall
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 2
Edmunds
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 4
Sanborn
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 2
Walworth
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 5
Hand
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 1
Aurora
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 3
Jerauld
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 4
Haakon
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 3
Brule
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 1
Mellette
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 5
Jackson
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 3
Potter
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 1
Dewey
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 2
Custer
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 1

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