Lake Andes Senior Living: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Lake Andes Senior Living is a 43-bed for-profit nursing home in Lake Andes, South Dakota, part of Accura Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.20 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 13% below the South Dakota average of 2.52, and 38.2% nursing staff turnover (South Dakota average 48.2%).
Lake Andes Senior Living
740 East Lake StLake Andes, SD 57356
Charles Mix 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 Lake Andes Senior Living, nurse aides logged 2.20 hours per resident per day, 13% below the South Dakota average. With about 39 residents a day, that works out to roughly 86 aide hours a day, or about 11 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 5% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | South Dakota avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.20 | 2.52 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.40 | 0.47 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.55 | 0.80 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.15 | 3.79 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.99 | 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
38.2% of nursing staff at Lake Andes Senior Living 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 37.5%.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Aug 21, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 3 health deficiencies (South Dakota average 6.9). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $102,440 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 2024 | Fine | $10,839 |
| Sep 5, 2024 | Fine | $91,601 |
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. Lake Andes Senior Living holds 1 of 5 overall; the South Dakota average is 2.9.
About Lake Andes Senior Living
- Ownership: For profit - Individual
- Chain: Accura Healthcare, 41 homes
- Legal name: Lake Andes Health Care Center, Inc.
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Mar 1, 1996
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Lake Andes Senior Living
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Good Samaritan Society - Wagner Wagner | 13.6 | 50 | — | — | — | — | None |
| Platte Care Center Platte | 21.9 | 48 | 2.72 | 4.17 | 41.9% | 5 | $20,183 |
| Avera Bormann Manor Parkston | 32.2 | 50 | 2.52 | 3.63 | 42.6% | 3 | $47,187 |
| Good Samaritan Society Tyndall Tyndall | 35.6 | 68 | 2.39 | 3.58 | 58.5% | 3 | $44,815 |
| Aurora Brule Nursing Home Inc White Lake | 40.3 | 44 | 2.33 | 3.29 | — | 3 | $17,928 |
| Good Samaritan Society Scotland Scotland | 41.4 | 45 | 2.31 | 3.52 | 45.5% | 5 | None |
| Avera Rosebud Country Care Center Gregory | 45.0 | 30 | 3.70 | 5.39 | — | 4 | None |
| Avera Brady Health and Rehab Mitchell | 45.3 | 84 | 2.84 | 4.40 | 43.4% | 5 | None |
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.