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PRAIRIE HEIGHTS HEALTHCARE is a for profit - limited liability company nursing home in ABERDEEN, SD with 99 certified beds.
Capacity
99 residents
Location
Aberdeen, SD
Status
Listed in a public registry
400 8TH AVENUE NW, Aberdeen, South Dakota 57401
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 31, 2025, state inspectors cited 1 health deficiency (the South Dakota average is 6.7).
Nurses and nurse aides spend 3 hours 32 minutes with each resident a day, below the South Dakota average of 3 hours 47 minutes.
Medicare has not fined Prairie Heights Healthcare in the last three years.
| Measure | This home |
|---|---|
| Nurse and aide time per resident, per day | 3 hours 32 minutesBelow the South Dakota average |
| Registered nurse time per resident, per day | 32 minutesBelow the South Dakota average |
5 health citations in the last three years. Each one is a federal standard inspectors found the home was not meeting.
July 31, 2025 · Standard inspection · 1 citation
Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.
October 24, 2024 · Complaint investigation · 2 citations
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
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.
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State inspectors visited on July 31, 2025 and cited 1 health deficiency. The South Dakota average is 6.7.
Nurses and aides spend 3 hours 32 minutes with each resident per day, including 32 minutes from registered nurses.
Medicare's records show no fines against Prairie Heights Healthcare in the last three years.
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.