Avera Mother Joseph Manor Retirement Community: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Avera Mother Joseph Manor Retirement Community is a 81-bed nonprofit nursing home in Aberdeen, South Dakota, part of Avera Health. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.65 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 5% above the South Dakota average of 2.52, and 55.7% nursing staff turnover (South Dakota average 48.2%).
Avera Mother Joseph Manor Retirement Community
1002 North Jay StreetAberdeen, SD 57401
Brown 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 Avera Mother Joseph Manor Retirement Community, nurse aides logged 2.65 hours per resident per day, 5% above the South Dakota average. With about 78 residents a day, that works out to roughly 205 aide hours a day, or about 26 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 17% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | South Dakota avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.65 | 2.52 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.45 | 0.47 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.96 | 0.80 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.06 | 3.79 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.35 | 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
55.7% of nursing staff at Avera Mother Joseph Manor Retirement Community 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 43.8%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Dec 17, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 8 health deficiencies (South Dakota average 6.9). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $8,824 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 2024 | Fine | $8,824 |
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. Avera Mother Joseph Manor Retirement Community holds 1 of 5 overall; the South Dakota average is 2.9.
About Avera Mother Joseph Manor Retirement Community
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Chain: Avera Health, 13 homes
- Legal name: Avera St Lukes
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: May 11, 1990
- Located inside a hospital
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Avera Mother Joseph Manor Retirement Community
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Prairie Heights Healthcare Aberdeen | 0.5 | 99 | 2.21 | 3.53 | — | 4 | None |
| Bethesda Home of Aberdeen Aberdeen | 1.3 | 86 | 2.41 | 3.79 | 38.9% | 3 | $25,265 |
| Aberdeen Health and Rehab Aberdeen | 1.4 | 78 | 2.52 | 3.61 | 38.6% | 1 | $64,270 |
| Avantara Groton Groton | 18.7 | 37 | 2.51 | 3.72 | 37.0% | 2 | $6,168 |
| Sun Dial Manor Bristol | 36.7 | 37 | 2.47 | 4.08 | 55.6% | 3 | $24,528 |
| Prince of Peace Care Center Ellendale | 37.0 | 55 | 2.43 | 3.45 | 83.6% | 4 | None |
| Wheatcrest Hills Healthcare Center Britton | 41.2 | 60 | 1.90 | 2.69 | 32.4% | 3 | $37,553 |
| Avantara Redfield Redfield | 41.8 | 58 | 2.00 | 3.03 | 52.1% | 2 | $23,044 |
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.