A
94.5/100
- Nurse hours
- 4.53 /day
- Staff turnover
- 31%
- Serious cites
- 0
Medicaid nursing homes in South Dakota
95 of South Dakota's 96 nursing homes are certified to accept Medicaid — and 82 accept both Medicare and Medicaid, which matters if a rehabilitation stay may turn into a long one.
Why dual certification matters
A stay often begins as Medicare-funded rehabilitation after a hospital admission and becomes long-term care when recovery stalls. If the home takes Medicare but not Medicaid, that transition means a move — at exactly the point when moving is hardest on the resident. Homes certified for both let the payer change without the address changing.
Questions to ask before admission
- Do you accept Medicaid, and do you limit how many Medicaid residents you take?
- If my relative spends down and moves onto Medicaid, can they stay in the same room?
- Do you require a period of private pay before accepting Medicaid? (Ask this in writing.)
- Who at the home helps families with the Medicaid application?
Best-graded Medicaid homes in South Dakota
A
93/100
- Nurse hours
- 4.44 /day
- Staff turnover
- 23%
- Serious cites
- 2
2 citation(s) involving actual harm or immediate jeopardy
A
90/100
- Nurse hours
- 5.40 /day
- Staff turnover
- 45%
- Serious cites
- 0
A
90/100
- Nurse hours
- 5.74 /day
- Staff turnover
- 25%
- Serious cites
- 1
1 citation(s) involving actual harm or immediate jeopardy
A
90/100
- Nurse hours
- 4.40 /day
- Staff turnover
- 43%
- Serious cites
- 0
A
88.5/100
- Nurse hours
- 4.62 /day
- Staff turnover
- 47%
- Serious cites
- 0
A
87.5/100
- Nurse hours
- 4.20 /day
- Staff turnover
- 34%
- Serious cites
- 1
1 citation(s) involving actual harm or immediate jeopardy
A
86/100
Sd Human Services Center - Geriatric Program
Yankton, SD · Yankton County
CMS 5/5
69 beds
Government
Medicaid
- Nurse hours
- 8.62 /day
- Staff turnover
- 37%
- Serious cites
- 0
A
86/100
- Nurse hours
- 3.80 /day
- Staff turnover
- 35%
- Serious cites
- 0
A
85/100
- Nurse hours
- 4.60 /day
- Staff turnover
- 54%
- Serious cites
- 0
A
85/100
- Nurse hours
- 4.10 /day
- Staff turnover
- 31%
- Serious cites
- 1
1 citation(s) involving actual harm or immediate jeopardy
B
82/100
White River Health Care Center
White River, SD · Mellette County
CMS 5/5
52 beds
Non-profit
Medicaid
- Nurse hours
- 5.48 /day
- Staff turnover
- 48%
- Serious cites
- 1
1 citation(s) involving actual harm or immediate jeopardy
B
82/100
- Nurse hours
- 4.40 /day
- Staff turnover
- 36%
- Serious cites
- 1
1 citation(s) involving actual harm or immediate jeopardy
B
81.5/100
- Nurse hours
- 5.39 /day
- Staff turnover
- —
- Serious cites
- 0
B
81/100
- Nurse hours
- 3.50 /day
- Staff turnover
- 44%
- Serious cites
- 0