Best Nursing Homes in South Dakota
Compare 96 Medicare-certified nursing homes in South Dakota by CMS five-star quality rating.
Nursing Homes in South Dakota — by the numbers
Star-rating distribution — South Dakota
About 18.9% of South Dakota's population is aged 65 or older (173,800 residents), which shapes demand for nursing homes. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.
Highest-rated in South Dakota
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Aurora County · Beadle County · Bon Homme County · Brookings County · Brown County · Brule County · Butte County · Charles Mix County · Clark County · Clay County · Codington County · Custer County · Davison County · Day County · Dewey County · Edmunds County · Fall River County · Faulk County · Grant County · Gregory County · Haakon County · Hamlin County · Hand County · Hughes County · Hutchinson County · Hyde County · Jackson County · Jerauld County · Kingsbury County · Lake County · Lawrence County · Lincoln County · Marshall County · Mc Cook County · Mc Pherson County · Meade County · Mellette County · Miner County · Minnehaha County · Moody County · Pennington County · Perkins County · Potter County · Roberts County · Sanborn County · Spink County · Tripp County · Turner County · Union County · Walworth County · Yankton County
How are these ratings calculated?
The CMS five-star quality rating comes from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Read our plain-language explainer for nursing homes to understand exactly what each star means — and what it does not.
Data as of June 20, 2026 · Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.