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Federal update · July 2026

Nursing Home Rating Changes in South Dakota: July 2026 Update

In the July 2026 federal update, 24 nursing homes in South Dakota changed their overall Medicare rating (9 lower, 15 higher), 1 were added to the federal Special Focus watch list, and 1 were newly flagged with the federal abuse indicator. These are factual changes in the U.S. federal (CMS) data, comparing the July 2026 release with June 2026.

9
Rating downgraded
15
Rating improved
1
Added to watch list
1
Newly abuse-flagged

Newly added to the federal watch list 1 facility

Avantara Watertown
Watertown, SD
SFF candidate

The Special Focus Facility program flags nursing homes with a persistent pattern of serious quality problems.

Newly flagged with the federal abuse indicator 1

Avantara Watertown
Watertown, SD
Abuse indicator added

Overall rating downgraded 9

Avantara Milbank
Milbank, SD
2 → 1 ★
Avantara Mountain View
Rapid City, SD
3 → 2 ★
2 → 1 ★
Bethel Lutheran Home
Madison, SD
3 → 2 ★
3 → 2 ★
Faulkton Senior Living
Faulkton, SD
5 → 4 ★
2 → 1 ★
5 → 4 ★

Overall rating improved 15

Jenkin's Living Center
Watertown, SD
1 → 3 ★
Avantara Huron
Huron, SD
1 → 2 ★
Avera Oahe Manor
Gettysburg, SD
1 → 2 ★
Clarkson Health Care
Rapid City, SD
4 → 5 ★
1 → 2 ★
2 → 3 ★
Kadoka Nursing Home
Kadoka, SD
3 → 4 ★
2 → 3 ★
Seven Sisters Living Center
Hot Springs, SD
3 → 4 ★
Sun Dial Manor
Bristol, SD
2 → 3 ★
1 → 2 ★
4 → 5 ★
4 → 5 ★
4 → 5 ★
2 → 3 ★

Changes compare the July 2026 U.S. federal (CMS) nursing home release with the June 2026 release. The facts are CMS's; the presentation is Open Care Data's. Ratings and flags can change again in future updates. Open Care Data is not affiliated with CMS, Medicare, or any government agency. How we use this data.

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