313 S WATER ST, Kimball, SD 57355
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AURORA BRULE NURSING HOME INC is a for profit - corporation nursing home in WHITE LAKE, SD with 44 certified beds.
Capacity
44 residents
Location
White Lake, SD
Status
Listed in a public registry
408 SOUTH JOHNSTON STREET, White Lake, South Dakota 57383
From CMS Care Compare, the federal record every Medicare-certified nursing home is held to. Data as of September 1, 2026. Check it on Medicare.gov
At its most recent standard inspection, on July 29, 2026, state inspectors cited 9 health deficiencies (the South Dakota average is 6.7).
Nurses and nurse aides spend 3 hours 17 minutes with each resident a day, below the South Dakota average of 3 hours 47 minutes.
Medicare fined Aurora Brule Nursing Home Inc once in the last three years, $17,928 in total.
| Measure | This home |
|---|---|
| Nurse and aide time per resident, per day | 3 hours 17 minutesBelow the South Dakota average |
| Registered nurse time per resident, per day | 28 minutesBelow the South Dakota average |
21 health citations in the last three years. Each one is a federal standard inspectors found the home was not meeting.
July 29, 2026 · Standard inspection · 9 citations
Ensure that the resident and his/her doctor meet face-to-face at all required visits.
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Inform resident or representatives choice to enter into binding arbitration agreement and right to refuse.
Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
July 24, 2025 · Standard inspection · 9 citations
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.
1 fine totaling $17,928 in the last three years.
408 SOUTH JOHNSTON STREETWhite Lake, SD 57383
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State inspectors visited on July 29, 2026 and cited 9 health deficiencies, 2 of them from complaint investigations. The South Dakota average is 6.7.
Nurses and aides spend 3 hours 17 minutes with each resident per day, including 28 minutes from registered nurses.
Yes. Medicare fined Aurora Brule Nursing Home Inc once in the last three years, totaling $17,928.
Medicare covers up to 100 days of skilled nursing per benefit period after a qualifying 3-day hospital stay — fully for the first 20 days, then with a daily copay. Long-term custodial stays are generally not covered.
A semi-private room averages about $7,900 per month nationally; private rooms cost more. Medicaid is the largest payer for long-term nursing home care.
Medicare rates nursing homes 1 to 5 stars on its Care Compare site. We don't repeat those stars here. Each nursing home page shows Medicare's underlying record instead: inspections, staffing and fines, with a link to check it on Medicare.gov.