Here are 5 Nursing Homes in Brown County, SD

Nurse hours

3.53 /day

Staff turnover

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Prairie Heights runs 3.53 nurse hours per resident each day, roughly 8% under the national average, and weekends drop about 14% below its own weekday staffing. Those gaps explain why CMS gives it the lowest staffing rating even as quality measures score top marks and the last inspection, in July 2025, came back clean: five deficiencies, none causing harm, none tied to abuse. That's a home that treats residents well by the measures families notice most, but it's doing so with thinner coverage than most places, especially on Saturdays and Sundays. Worth asking how call lights get answered when weekend numbers dip.

Nurse hours

3.79 /day

Staff turnover

39%

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Bethesda Home of Aberdeen runs on a church-affiliated nonprofit model with 86 certified beds, and its staffing sits just under the national mark at 3.79 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 2% below average. The bigger issue is consistency: weekend coverage drops about 21% below what the home provides on weekdays. Turnover lands at 38.9%, which is actually better than the 45.8% national figure, so the workforce is more stable than most. The current inspection record shows 12 deficiencies, including one at the harm or jeopardy level, with no abuse citations. The most recent inspection was March 2026.

Nurse hours

3.61 /day

Staff turnover

39%

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Aberdeen Health and Rehab is a for-profit limited liability company home with 78 certified beds, and its staffing numbers tell two different stories. Nurses provide 3.61 hours per resident day, about 7% under the national average, and weekends run roughly 16% thinner than weekdays, but annual turnover of 38.6% actually beats the national 45.8%, so people tend to stay once hired. The trouble sits elsewhere: a 1-out-of-5 inspection rating, 24 deficiencies on the current record including four at the harm level and two tied to abuse, and $64,270 in fines across four penalties. The most recent inspection was June 4, 2026.

Nurse hours

4.06 /day

Staff turnover

56%

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Avera Mother Joseph Manor runs a nonprofit shop with 81 certified beds, and the nurse staffing numbers look solid on paper, 4.06 hours per resident day, a bit above the national figure. But weekends tell a different story, with hours dropping roughly 17% below the home's own weekday levels, and annual turnover sits at 55.7%, well past the national 45.8%. The inspection record is where the real concern lives: 18 deficiencies, three of them serious enough to reach harm or jeopardy, plus one fine of $8,824. A 2025-12-17 inspection keeps the record current, though a 2-star inspection rating and 1-star quality measures don't inspire confidence. Strong staffing scores alone can't carry a record like this.

Nurse hours

3.72 /day

Staff turnover

37%

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Avantara Groton runs 37 beds under for-profit LLC ownership, and its nurse staffing sits about 4% under the national average, with weekends roughly 12% thinner than weekdays. Turnover is where it looks better than most: 37% against a national 45.8%. The trouble is care quality, CMS scores it 1 out of 5 on quality measures, and the current record carries 22 deficiencies, one serious enough to reach harm or jeopardy level, plus a $6,168 fine. That combination of thin weekend coverage, weak measured outcomes, and a harm-level finding is what pulls the grade down, even though staffing hours and turnover aren't the main problem here.