Page 4 of Best Senior Communities in South Dakota

Overview of Edgewood Pierre

Administered by Melissa Johnson, Edgewood Pierre is an assisted living community in Pierre, South Dakota. It offers assisted living, adult day care, and memory care. The community is located at 1950 E. 4th Street in Hughes County. The two-story building has 86 beds and offers studio, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom apartments, giving residents several choices based on their space needs.

Serving residents for about one year, Edgewood Pierre features newer construction and recently built common areas. The surrounding neighborhood has a Walk Score of 6. It’s car-dependent, so most errands require a vehicle. Families who prefer a quieter residential setting instead of a busy commercial area may find the location appealing.

Residents take part in memory care programs offered in a home-like setting. Activities are designed around comfort and familiar daily routines. Shared amenities include a chapel, a family gathering room, several recreation rooms, a dedicated dining room, and an on-site fitness center. The community also provides transportation services and welcomes pets, giving residents both structured support and everyday flexibility.

Families considering Edgewood Pierre may ask about current availability for the studio, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom apartments because different floor plans may fill at different times.

Tieszen Memorial Home, located in Marion, South Dakota, offers skilled nursing, assisted living, memory care, and hospice services within a 64-bed campus. Skilled nursing units feature licensed medical oversight 24 hours a day. Assisted living residents receive help with daily routines like bathing, dressing, and medication management, while the memory care section provides a secure environment tailored for safety and supervision. End-of-life hospice support is also available on-site.

Daily care operations average 4 hours and 35 minutes of total nursing staff time per resident. The community maintains rehab services, skilled clinical care, and a wellness center to support physical recovery and ongoing health. Laura Wilson serves as administrator, and payment options include Medicare, Medicaid, and private funds, creating potential coverage avenues for long-term placement needs.

Interested families looking for multi-level care options in Marion can contact the Tieszen Memorial Home for further details or placement inquiries.

Overview of Palisade Healthcare Center

Palisade Healthcare Center in Garretson, South Dakota, offers skilled nursing, memory care, short-term rehabilitation, and respite care. The memory care division uses a secured layout to monitor individuals who need constant supervision, while respite options furnish temporary stays for primary family caregivers taking time away.

Administrator Carolyn Riggs oversees the 55-bed property. Daily care metrics average 3 hours and 23 minutes of hands-on nursing time per resident. Located in the Palisade Township neighborhood, the center sits in a car-dependent zone with a 37 walk score, meaning local trips require motor transit.

Older adults looking for long-term clinical care or specialized memory support can reach out to Palisade Healthcare Center to check openings, clarify financial options, or arrange a visit. Accepted funding methods cover Medicare, Medicaid, and private payment plans.

Overview of Prairie Heights Healthcare

Prairie Heights Healthcare in Aberdeen, South Dakota, offers top-notch senior living with a focus on individual wellness and recovery. Seniors can enjoy a variety of personalized care services to make their stay as comfortable as possible. Whether it’s skilled nursing, long-term care, short-term stays, or physical therapy, there’s something for everyone to feel at ease and well-cared for in this vibrant community.

Dedicated to providing a nurturing environment where residents can thrive, Prairie Heights Healthcare in Aberdeen offers a range of amenities and programs, including physical, occupational, and speech therapies tailored to each individual. With both long and short-term care options, residents can find support, learn new strategies, and connect with others in similar situations. Prairie Heights Healthcare is dedicated to helping residents achieve their personal health goals and maintain their independence.

Overview of Good Samaritan Society – St Martin Village

Good Samaritan Society, St Martin Village provides nursing home, assisted living, independent living, memory care, and respite care in Rapid City, SD. Assisted living provides help with daily tasks while a resident maintains an apartment, memory care offers supervision in a secured setting for someone at risk of wandering, and nursing home care provides licensed nursing care around the clock. Independent living supports private living with community services and no daily care, while respite care offers a short stay for a family whose usual caregiver needs to travel or recover.

With several care levels in one community, Good Samaritan Society, St Martin Village can suit a resident whose needs may grow over time without requiring a move to a different community. The community has 60 beds, and Jana McCroden serves as administrator. Rehabilitation services are available for residents who need therapy during recovery or ongoing care.

A swimming pool and wellness center support exercise and water-based activities, while walking trails and a community garden provide outdoor spaces for recreation. The community also has a salon, chapel, library, coffee house, woodshop, and scheduled activities, giving residents places for personal care, worship, hobbies, and social time. Home-based services and caregiver support are also available for residents and families who need assistance beyond the community setting.

The area has a Walk Score of 83, making it very walkable, with most errands possible on foot. Shops and other daily destinations within a short walk can help a resident who no longer drives get out independently.

Overview of Rolling Hills Healthcare

Rolling Hills Healthcare provides nursing home care, skilled nursing, and hospice care in Belle Fourche, South Dakota. Skilled nursing gives residents access to licensed nursing care, while hospice focuses on comfort for people nearing the end of life. The facility also offers short term rehabilitation and long term care, making it suitable both for someone recovering from an illness or procedure and for a resident who needs ongoing support.

Rolling Hills Healthcare has 83 beds. Individualized care plans, pain management, dental care, dialysis, podiatry services, and rehabilitation give residents access to care planning and several health services within the facility. Social activities are available too, providing structured options for residents who want activities during their stay.

Payment options include Medicaid, Medicare, and private pay. Gerald Bosen serves as the administrator.

Overview of Westhills Village

Westhills Village sits at 255 Texas St in Rapid City, South Dakota, in a stretch of the city that’s firmly car-dependent. The Walk Score here comes in at 21, so anyone visiting should plan on driving. There’s not much within walking distance, and that’s just the nature of this part of town.

The facility has 44 beds, and right now every single one is filled. A full house at one year of operation says something on its own; this is a place that filled up fast. Rehabilitation services and respite care are both available here, meaning residents can come in for short-term recovery work or for a temporary stay while family caregivers get a break.

Staffing runs around the clock, and the numbers back that up with real specificity. Registered nurses put in about 1 hour and 13 minutes per resident each day, while licensed practical nurses contribute another 28 minutes. Add nurse aide time, and the total nursing care residents receive averages 4 hours and 36 minutes per resident, per day.

Financially, Westhills Village takes Medicare and private pay, so there’s more than one route to covering costs depending on a family’s situation. There’s also a volunteer program woven into daily life here, which tends to matter more than people expect once they’re actually living somewhere.

South Dakota’s Department of Health, Office of Health Care Facilities Licensure oversees inspections, and the recurring focus areas, medication management, infection control, and resident rights, are the same categories regulators lean on everywhere. Between the full occupancy, the staffing hours, and the rehab and respite options on the table, Westhills Village reads as a facility that’s found its footing quickly and is running at real capacity.

Overview of Good Samaritan Society Sioux Falls Center

Good Samaritan Society Sioux Falls Center provides nursing home and skilled nursing care in Sioux Falls, SD. Skilled nursing includes licensed nursing care on site around the clock for residents who need ongoing clinical support. The community has 98 beds, with 4 hours and 5 minutes of nurse staffing per resident each day, representing the daily hands-on nursing time allocated per resident.

Short-term rehabilitation can suit someone who needs a temporary setting for rehabilitation rather than ongoing residence. Occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, and other rehabilitation services support residents who need therapy as part of their care. Medicare covers short-term skilled care after a hospital stay, Medicaid can help when savings may not cover a long stay, and private pay means the family pays directly.

A salon provides personal grooming within the community, while the chapel and religious services offer access to worship on site. Home-based services and caregiver support address care needs beyond the daily residential setting. Luke Wanous is the administrator.

Overview of Five Counties Nursing Home

Five Counties Nursing Home offers nursing home and skilled nursing care, assisted living, and independent living in Lemmon, South Dakota. Nursing home and skilled nursing care include licensed nursing care on site around the clock, while assisted living helps with daily tasks such as dressing, bathing, and medication while a resident keeps an apartment. Independent living provides private living with community services and no daily care.

Short term and long term care are available, covering temporary skilled stays as well as ongoing nursing care. Rehabilitation services support residents who need therapy as part of their care. The range of care levels may suit a resident whose needs grow over time, since moving to another level can happen without leaving the community or starting over socially.

Five Counties Nursing Home has 37 beds. Total nurse staffing is 3 hours and 51 minutes per resident each day, representing the daily nursing time assigned per resident. The community opened in 1951 and is administered by Jordan Fish.

Payment options include Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay. Medicare generally covers short term skilled care after a hospital stay rather than long term residence, while Medicaid may help when savings do not cover a long stay; private pay is also accepted. A Walk Score of 42 places the area in a car dependent setting, so most errands require a car or a ride, including routine outings for a resident who no longer drives.

Overview of Avantara Watertown

Forty-six beds are filled out of 51. Avantara Watertown runs at 90% occupancy, a solid number for a facility that only recently opened, sitting less than a mile from Prairie Lakes Hospital in Watertown’s 4th Avenue Northeast neighborhood. The address at 415 4th Ave. NE puts it in a moderately walkable part of the city (Walk Score 69), which matters for families who visit regularly.

At 168 days, the average length of stay sits in the middle range. This is not purely a 30-day Medicare rehab operation, but it’s also not a long-term custodial care setting by the numbers. The clinical menu reflects that positioning: stroke and neurological recovery, cardiac care, pulmonary care, oncology recovery, and orthopedic rehabilitation are the confirmed programs, all squarely in the post-acute specialty space. Administrator Lynna Speier leads a 51-bed facility in the Avantara network that is clearly built around structured medical recovery rather than extended residential care.

Registered nurses log 1 hour and 9 minutes per resident per day, with total nursing care at 3 hours and 35 minutes. Nurse aides account for 1 hour and 58 minutes of that total. Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay are all accepted.

Avantara Watertown is a compact, recently opened nursing home with a clinical program built for residents recovering from cardiac events, neurological incidents, cancer treatment, and orthopedic procedures, operating near hospital infrastructure that supports that care model.