Avantara Pierre
Medicare-certified950 EAST PARK STREET, Pierre, SD 57501
Skilled Nursing
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Medicare-certifiedSkilled Nursing
Avera Maryhouse Long Term Care
Pierre, South DakotaMedicare inspection record
About Avera Maryhouse Long Term Care
AVERA MARYHOUSE LONG TERM CARE is a non profit - corporation nursing home in PIERRE, SD with 80 certified beds.
Community at a glance
Capacity
80 residents
Location
Pierre, SD
Status
Listed in a public registry
Care & services offered
Skilled Nursing
Contact & location
717 EAST DAKOTA, Pierre, South Dakota 57501
Medicare inspection record
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 September 11, 2025, state inspectors cited 2 health deficiencies (the South Dakota average is 6.7).
Nurses and nurse aides spend 4 hours 37 minutes with each resident a day, above the South Dakota average of 3 hours 47 minutes.
Medicare has not fined Avera Maryhouse Long Term Care in the last three years.
Staffing
| Measure | This home |
|---|---|
| Nurse and aide time per resident, per day | 4 hours 37 minutesAbove the South Dakota average |
| Registered nurse time per resident, per day | 1 hour 1 minuteAbove the South Dakota average |
| Nursing staff who left in the past year | 47% |
Inspections
6 health citations in the last three years. Each one is a federal standard inspectors found the home was not meeting.
September 11, 2025 · Standard inspection · 2 citations
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsCorrected Oct 24, 2025Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Infection ControlCorrected Oct 24, 2025
July 2, 2025 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and ExploitationFrom a complaintCorrected Aug 15, 2025
March 21, 2024 · Standard inspection · 3 citations+
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Nutrition and DietaryCorrected May 6, 2024Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Infection ControlCorrected May 6, 2024Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected May 6, 2024
Fines and payment denials
No fines or Medicare payment denials in the last three years.
About the home, per Medicare
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Legal business name
- Avera St Marys
- Medicare-certified beds
- 80
- Average residents per day
- 58
- Accepts
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- August 26, 1985
- Part of a chain
- Avera Health, 13 homes
- Inside a hospital
- Yes
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes
- CMS Certification Number
- 435034
Location
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717 EAST DAKOTAPierre, SD 57501
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Questions about Avera Maryhouse Long Term Care
How did Avera Maryhouse Long Term Care do on its last inspection?+
State inspectors visited on September 11, 2025 and cited 2 health deficiencies. The South Dakota average is 6.7.
How much nursing care does each resident get at Avera Maryhouse Long Term Care?+
Nurses and aides spend 4 hours 37 minutes with each resident per day, including 1 hour 1 minute from registered nurses. 47% of nursing staff left over the past year.
Has Avera Maryhouse Long Term Care been fined by Medicare?+
Medicare's records show no fines against Avera Maryhouse Long Term Care in the last three years.
Does Medicare cover skilled nursing?+
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.
How much does a nursing home cost?+
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.
What is the CMS star rating?+
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.