Sun Dial Manor: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Sun Dial Manor is a 37-bed nonprofit nursing home in Bristol, South Dakota. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.47 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the South Dakota average of 2.52, and 55.6% nursing staff turnover (South Dakota average 48.2%).
Sun Dial Manor
410 Second StreetBristol, SD 57219
Day 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 Sun Dial Manor, nurse aides logged 2.47 hours per resident per day, about the same as the South Dakota average. With about 19 residents a day, that works out to roughly 48 aide hours a day, or about 6 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 11% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | South Dakota avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.47 | 2.52 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.63 | 0.47 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.98 | 0.80 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.08 | 3.79 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.63 | 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
55.6% of nursing staff at Sun Dial Manor left over the year CMS measured, against a South Dakota average of 48.2% and a US average of 45.8%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 21, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 11 health deficiencies (South Dakota average 6.9). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $24,528 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 2024 | Fine | $10,839 |
| Dec 21, 2023 | Fine | $13,689 |
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. Sun Dial Manor holds 3 of 5 overall; the South Dakota average is 2.9.
About Sun Dial Manor
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Sun Dial Manor Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 1, 1996
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Sun Dial Manor
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Bethesda Home Webster | 10.6 | 50 | 2.88 | 4.53 | 30.6% | 5 | None |
| Strand-Kjorsvig Community Rest Home Roslyn | 16.3 | 35 | 1.81 | 3.25 | 48.0% | 2 | $41,495 |
| Avantara Groton Groton | 18.6 | 37 | 2.51 | 3.72 | 37.0% | 2 | $6,168 |
| Wheatcrest Hills Healthcare Center Britton | 30.9 | 60 | 1.90 | 2.69 | 32.4% | 3 | $37,553 |
| Avantara Clark City Clark | 31.7 | 35 | 2.72 | 4.17 | 42.4% | 4 | $11,057 |
| Bethesda Home of Aberdeen Aberdeen | 35.6 | 86 | 2.41 | 3.79 | 38.9% | 3 | $25,265 |
| Avera Mother Joseph Manor Retirement Community Aberdeen | 36.7 | 81 | 2.65 | 4.06 | 55.7% | 1 | $8,824 |
| Prairie Heights Healthcare Aberdeen | 37.1 | 99 | 2.21 | 3.53 | — | 4 | 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.