Aurora Brule Nursing Home Inc: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Aurora Brule Nursing Home Inc is a 44-bed for-profit nursing home in White Lake, South Dakota. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.33 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 8% below the South Dakota average of 2.52.
Aurora Brule Nursing Home Inc
408 South Johnston StreetWhite Lake, SD 57383
Aurora County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Aurora Brule Nursing Home Inc, nurse aides logged 2.33 hours per resident per day, 8% below the South Dakota average. With about 44 residents a day, that works out to roughly 103 aide hours a day, or about 13 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 13% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | South Dakota avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.33 | 2.52 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.49 | 0.47 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.47 | 0.80 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.29 | 3.79 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.87 | 3.26 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
CMS publishes no nursing staff turnover figure for Aurora Brule Nursing Home Inc in this release. No administrators left over the same period.
CMS note: Staffing data not submitted or not valid for calculating turnover.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jul 24, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 9 health deficiencies (South Dakota average 6.9). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $17,928 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 2024 | Fine | $17,928 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Aurora Brule Nursing Home Inc holds 3 of 5 overall; the South Dakota average is 2.9.
About Aurora Brule Nursing Home Inc
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Aurora-Brule Nursing Home
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Oct 16, 2014
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Aurora Brule Nursing Home Inc
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Platte Care Center Platte | 24.3 | 48 | 2.72 | 4.17 | 41.9% | 5 | $20,183 |
| Weskota Manor Inc Wessington Springs | 25.7 | 40 | 2.24 | 3.40 | 37.5% | 4 | None |
| Sanford Chamberlain Care Center Chamberlain | 31.1 | 44 | 2.54 | 3.69 | 56.9% | 1 | $124,961 |
| Prairie View Healthcare Center Woonsocket | 31.1 | 42 | 2.43 | 3.61 | 73.1% | 3 | $8,512 |
| Avera Brady Health and Rehab Mitchell | 33.2 | 84 | 2.84 | 4.40 | 43.4% | 5 | None |
| Firesteel Healthcare Center Mitchell | 35.1 | 125 | 2.40 | 3.47 | 55.0% | 1 | $153,308 |
| Lake Andes Senior Living Lake Andes | 40.3 | 43 | 2.20 | 3.15 | 38.2% | 1 | $102,440 |
| Avera Bormann Manor Parkston | 42.5 | 50 | 2.52 | 3.63 | 42.6% | 3 | $47,187 |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.