United Living Community: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
United Living Community is a 67-bed nonprofit nursing home in Brookings, South Dakota. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.62 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 44% above the South Dakota average of 2.52, and 50.0% nursing staff turnover (South Dakota average 48.2%).
United Living Community
405 First AveBrookings, SD 57006
Brookings 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 United Living Community, nurse aides logged 3.62 hours per resident per day, 44% above the South Dakota average. With about 65 residents a day, that works out to roughly 236 aide hours a day, or about 29 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 12% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | South Dakota avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.62 | 2.52 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.56 | 0.47 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.59 | 0.80 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.78 | 3.79 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.22 | 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
50.0% of nursing staff at United Living 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 69.2%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Dec 4, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 9 health deficiencies (South Dakota average 6.9). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $33,027 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 10, 2025 | Fine | $20,332 |
| May 23, 2024 | Fine | $12,695 |
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. United Living Community holds 2 of 5 overall; the South Dakota average is 2.9.
About United Living Community
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: United Retirement Center
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 1, 1994
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near United Living Community
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| The Neighborhoods at Brookview Brookings | 2.0 | 79 | 3.49 | 4.60 | 53.6% | 5 | None |
| Riverview Healthcare Center Flandreau · SFF candidate · abuse citation | 20.9 | 63 | 2.26 | 3.62 | 66.7% | 1 | $176,867 |
| Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe Care Center Flandreau | 21.1 | 42 | — | — | — | 3 | $27,967 |
| Estelline Nursing and Care Center Estelline · many days without an RN | 22.9 | 60 | 1.38 | 2.04 | 28.8% | 4 | $16,826 |
| Hendricks Community Hospital Hendricks · many days without an RN | 23.4 | 48 | 2.38 | 3.53 | 56.9% | 1 | None |
| Bethel Lutheran Home Madison | 26.7 | 59 | 2.42 | 3.73 | 52.2% | 2 | $56,430 |
| Avantara Lake Norden Lake Norden | 27.6 | 50 | 2.14 | 3.23 | 32.6% | 5 | None |
| Good Samaritan Society - Pipestone Pipestone | 31.2 | 82 | 2.43 | 3.70 | 51.7% | 3 | $17,345 |
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.