Prairie Heights Healthcare: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Prairie Heights Healthcare is a 99-bed for-profit nursing home in Aberdeen, South Dakota, part of Eduro Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.21 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 12% below the South Dakota average of 2.52.
Prairie Heights Healthcare
400 8th Avenue NWAberdeen, 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 Prairie Heights Healthcare, nurse aides logged 2.21 hours per resident per day, 12% below the South Dakota average. With about 63 residents a day, that works out to roughly 139 aide hours a day, or about 17 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 14% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | South Dakota avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.21 | 2.52 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.79 | 0.47 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.53 | 0.80 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.53 | 3.79 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.03 | 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 Prairie Heights Healthcare in this release.
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 31, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 1 health deficiency (South Dakota average 6.9). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Prairie Heights Healthcare holds 4 of 5 overall; the South Dakota average is 2.9.
About Prairie Heights Healthcare
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Eduro Healthcare, 34 homes
- Legal name: Aberdeen Nursing and Rehab Center LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 1, 1967
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Prairie Heights Healthcare
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Avera Mother Joseph Manor Retirement Community Aberdeen | 0.5 | 81 | 2.65 | 4.06 | 55.7% | 1 | $8,824 |
| Aberdeen Health and Rehab Aberdeen | 1.1 | 78 | 2.52 | 3.61 | 38.6% | 1 | $64,270 |
| Bethesda Home of Aberdeen Aberdeen | 1.6 | 86 | 2.41 | 3.79 | 38.9% | 3 | $25,265 |
| Avantara Groton Groton | 19.1 | 37 | 2.51 | 3.72 | 37.0% | 2 | $6,168 |
| Prince of Peace Care Center Ellendale | 37.1 | 55 | 2.43 | 3.45 | 83.6% | 4 | None |
| Sun Dial Manor Bristol | 37.1 | 37 | 2.47 | 4.08 | 55.6% | 3 | $24,528 |
| Avantara Redfield Redfield | 41.6 | 58 | 2.00 | 3.03 | 52.1% | 2 | $23,044 |
| Wheatcrest Hills Healthcare Center Britton | 41.7 | 60 | 1.90 | 2.69 | 32.4% | 3 | $37,553 |
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.