Eastern Star Home of South Dakota, Inc: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Eastern Star Home of South Dakota, Inc is a 30-bed nonprofit nursing home in Redfield, South Dakota. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.41 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 35% above the South Dakota average of 2.52, and 30.4% nursing staff turnover (South Dakota average 48.2%).
Eastern Star Home of South Dakota, Inc
126 W 12th AvenueRedfield, SD 57469
Spink 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 Eastern Star Home of South Dakota, Inc, nurse aides logged 3.41 hours per resident per day, 35% above the South Dakota average. With about 30 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 7% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | South Dakota avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.41 | 2.52 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.57 | 0.47 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.63 | 0.80 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.61 | 3.79 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.29 | 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
30.4% of nursing staff at Eastern Star Home of South Dakota, Inc 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 40.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Aug 7, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 2 health deficiencies (South Dakota average 6.9). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $17,096 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 2024 | Fine | $17,096 |
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. Eastern Star Home of South Dakota, Inc holds 4 of 5 overall; the South Dakota average is 2.9.
About Eastern Star Home of South Dakota, Inc
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Legal Business Name Not Available
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Nov 20, 2002
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Eastern Star Home of South Dakota, Inc
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Avantara Redfield Redfield | 0.4 | 58 | 2.00 | 3.03 | 52.1% | 2 | $23,044 |
| Faulkton Senior Living Faulkton | 31.9 | 41 | 1.55 | 2.59 | 57.1% | 4 | None |
| Good Samaritan Society Miller Miller | 33.2 | 50 | 2.67 | 3.81 | 70.8% | 1 | $96,127 |
| Avantara Clark City Clark | 38.4 | 35 | 2.72 | 4.17 | 42.4% | 4 | $11,057 |
| Avantara Huron Huron | 38.6 | 119 | 2.28 | 3.40 | 54.7% | 2 | $8,338 |
| Bethesda Home of Aberdeen Aberdeen | 41.0 | 86 | 2.41 | 3.79 | 38.9% | 3 | $25,265 |
| Prairie Heights Healthcare Aberdeen | 41.8 | 99 | 2.21 | 3.53 | — | 4 | None |
| Avera Mother Joseph Manor Retirement Community Aberdeen | 41.9 | 81 | 2.65 | 4.06 | 55.7% | 1 | $8,824 |
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.