Best Nursing Homes in South Dakota — 2026 Rankings

South Dakota has 97 CMS-certified skilled nursing facilities. The state averages 15.2 deficiencies per facility, with 1 facilities receiving zero citations in their latest CMS survey cycle. Rankings below are based on official CMS Health Deficiency data.

Top-Ranked Facilities (Fewest Deficiencies)

  1. Good Samaritan Society - Wagner — Wagner (0 deficiencies)
  2. Estelline Nursing And Care Center — Estelline (1 deficiencies)
  3. Good Samaritan Society Howard — Howard (2 deficiencies)
  4. Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home — Viborg (3 deficiencies)
  5. Walworth County Care Center, Inc — Selby (3 deficiencies)
  6. White River Health Care Center — White River (3 deficiencies)
  7. Avantara Lake Norden — Lake Norden (4 deficiencies)
  8. Avantara Clark City — Clark (5 deficiencies)
  9. Avera Brady Health And Rehab — Mitchell (5 deficiencies)
  10. Bowdle Nursing Home — Bowdle (5 deficiencies)
  11. Clarkson Health Care — Rapid City (5 deficiencies)
  12. Eastern Star Home Of South Dakota, Inc — Redfield (5 deficiencies)
  13. Faulkton Senior Living — Faulkton (5 deficiencies)
  14. Good Samaritan Society Scotland — Scotland (5 deficiencies)
  15. Prairie Heights Healthcare — Aberdeen (5 deficiencies)
  16. Sd Human Services Center - Geriatric Program — Yankton (5 deficiencies)
  17. Wakonda Heritage Manor — Wakonda (5 deficiencies)
  18. Weskota Manor Inc — Wessington Springs (5 deficiencies)
  19. Avera Sister James Care Center — Yankton (6 deficiencies)
  20. Bethesda Home — Webster (6 deficiencies)
  21. Avantara Watertown — Watertown (7 deficiencies)
  22. Bethesda Home Of Aberdeen — Aberdeen (7 deficiencies)
  23. Dow Rummel Village — Sioux Falls (7 deficiencies)
  24. Platte Care Center — Platte (7 deficiencies)
  25. Tieszen Memorial Home — Marion (7 deficiencies)

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