Avantara Huron: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Avantara Huron is a 119-bed for-profit nursing home in Huron, South Dakota, part of Legacy Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.28 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 10% below the South Dakota average of 2.52, and 54.7% nursing staff turnover (South Dakota average 48.2%).
Avantara Huron
1345 Michigan Avenue SWHuron, SD 57350
Beadle 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 Avantara Huron, nurse aides logged 2.28 hours per resident per day, 10% below the South Dakota average. With about 68 residents a day, that works out to roughly 154 aide hours a day, or about 19 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) | 2.28 | 2.52 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.47 | 0.47 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.65 | 0.80 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.40 | 3.79 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.95 | 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
54.7% of nursing staff at Avantara Huron left over the year CMS measured, against a South Dakota average of 48.2% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 12.5%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 12, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 10 health deficiencies (South Dakota average 6.9). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $8,338 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 14, 2024 | Fine | $8,338 |
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. Avantara Huron holds 2 of 5 overall; the South Dakota average is 2.9.
About Avantara Huron
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Legacy Healthcare, 89 homes
- Legal name: Huron SD Skilled Nursing Facility, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: May 3, 1968
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Avantara Huron
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Prairie View Healthcare Center Woonsocket | 20.8 | 42 | 2.43 | 3.61 | 73.1% | 3 | $8,512 |
| Weskota Manor Inc Wessington Springs | 24.9 | 40 | 2.24 | 3.40 | 37.5% | 4 | None |
| Good Samaritan Society de Smet De Smet | 33.7 | 46 | 2.10 | 3.40 | 64.4% | 1 | $27,989 |
| Avantara Redfield Redfield | 38.6 | 58 | 2.00 | 3.03 | 52.1% | 2 | $23,044 |
| Eastern Star Home of South Dakota, Inc Redfield | 38.6 | 30 | 3.41 | 4.61 | 30.4% | 4 | $17,096 |
| Good Samaritan Society Miller Miller | 38.9 | 50 | 2.67 | 3.81 | 70.8% | 1 | $96,127 |
| Good Samaritan Society Howard Howard | 41.7 | 45 | 2.34 | 3.39 | 53.7% | 5 | None |
| Avantara Clark City Clark | 44.2 | 35 | 2.72 | 4.17 | 42.4% | 4 | $11,057 |
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.