CMS Care Compare · 2026 3 nursing homes South Dakota

Charles Mix County, South Dakota

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County inventory for Charles Mix County, South Dakota is drawn from U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Nursing Home Compare / Home Health Compare (14,710 Medicare-certified nursing homes nationwide) with cost context from the private CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey - see our methodology. CMS star-quality signature

Rated homes in Charles Mix County average 2.5 CMS stars (lower tercile, ≤2.5) across 3 nursing homes - 141 licensed beds, CareScout 2025 South Dakota medians.

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Sheet SD-CHARLES-MIX-SOUTH-DAKOTA · Charles Mix, SD

NH-SMALL · BEDS-FEW · STAR-LOW · HH-NONE · RANK-MID · PHOTO-NONE · AL-LOW · BOOK-FULL

  • NH-SMALL 3 homes
  • BEDS-FEW 141 beds
  • STAR-LOW 2.5★ avg
  • HH-NONE 0 agencies
  • RANK-MID #1,043/2,851
  • PHOTO-NONE No peer
  • AL-LOW $4,900/mo
  • BOOK-FULL 3/3 NH · 0 HH

Stamps lead with CMS star-quality tercile (low) plus nursing-home inventory, licensed beds, Home Health Compare agencies, corpus NH-count rank, photo-finish peer, and CareScout assisted-living medians.

What weaker CMS stars show for Charles Mix County

CMS star quality runs softer in Charles Mix County: rated homes average 2.5/5 (lower tercile, ≤2.5) across 3 nursing homes and 141 licensed beds.

CareScout 2025 South Dakota medians frame mid-pack counties like this: assisted living $4,900/mo, semi-private nursing $9,444/mo, private nursing $10,190/mo, home health aide $8,437/mo. Local Charles Mix County providers may sit above or below those state medians.

Star counts run softer here (1 at 1★, 1 at 4★). Ownership leans Non profit - Corporation (67% of 3 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Platte Care Center. Pair the ladder with inspection notes, staffing, distance, and specialty units before treating any single home as a fit.

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Sources: CMS Nursing Home Compare + CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See methodology.

$4,900
Assisted Living / mo
$9,444
Nursing (Semi) / mo
$8,437
Home Care / mo
2.5
Avg CMS Rating

Top facilities in Charles Mix, SD

Ranked by CMS overall star rating, not an editorial "best of" pick. Visit in person and consult a care professional before choosing.

  1. 1
    Platte Care Center
    4★
  2. 2
    Lake Andes Senior Living
    1★
  3. 3
    Good Samaritan Society - Wagner
    NR

Nursing Homes in Charles Mix County

3 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.

Facility City Rating Beds Ownership
Platte Care Center Platte 4/5 48 Non profit - Corporation
Lake Andes Senior Living Lake Andes 1/5 43 For profit - Individual
Good Samaritan Society - Wagner Wagner N/A 50 Non profit - Corporation

Read next when stars run softer

Read CMS stars with Charles Mix County's 2.5 average
Mid-pack context for Charles Mix: How inspection, staffing, and quality measures combine when the county mean sits below 3★.
Choosing among 3 Charles Mix County homes
Softer-star neighbourhood: A visit checklist that starts from CMS stars, then adds staffing, ownership, and specialty units.
Nursing home vs assisted living near Charles Mix
Sparse home-health path: Care-level and cost differences before you shortlist a CMS-certified facility.
Cost calculator for Charles Mix County planning
Sparse home-health path: State CareScout medians rolled into a monthly planning estimate.

Continue on the South Dakota elder-care overview or the highest-rated states ranking. Costs shown are South Dakota state-level medians from CareScout 2025 (county-level cost data is not available).

Read our methodology - how CMS Care Compare and CareScout 2025 are joined for Charles Mix County.