Hamlin County, South Dakota
County inventory for Hamlin 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 Hamlin County average 4.5 CMS stars (upper tercile, >3.46) across 2 nursing homes - 108 licensed beds, CareScout 2025 South Dakota medians.
County care plate
Sheet SD-HAMLIN-SOUTH-DAKOTA · Hamlin, SD
NH-ONE · BEDS-FEW · STAR-HIGH · HH-NONE · RANK-MID · PHOTO-NONE · AL-LOW · BOOK-FULL
- NH-ONE 2 homes
- BEDS-FEW 108 beds
- STAR-HIGH 4.5★ avg
- HH-NONE 0 agencies
- RANK-MID #1,601/2,851
- PHOTO-NONE No peer
- AL-LOW $4,900/mo
- BOOK-FULL 2/2 NH · 0 HH
Stamps lead with CMS star-quality tercile (high) plus nursing-home inventory, licensed beds, Home Health Compare agencies, corpus NH-count rank, photo-finish peer, and CareScout assisted-living medians.
What stronger CMS stars show for Hamlin County
CMS star quality is the standout for Hamlin County: rated homes average 4.5/5 (upper tercile, >3.46) across 2 nursing homes and 108 licensed beds.
With a thinner CMS book, cost context matters more per facility: CareScout 2025 South Dakota medians run assisted living $4,900/mo, semi-private nursing $9,444/mo, private nursing $10,190/mo, home health aide $8,437/mo. Verify rates with the named homes below.
Star counts skew stronger here (1 at 4★, 1 at 5★). Ownership leans For profit - Limited Liability company (50% of 2 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Avantara Lake Norden, Estelline Nursing and Care Center. Still weigh inspection history, staffing, bed size, and specialty units (dementia, rehab, ventilator) before visiting.
Sources: CMS Nursing Home Compare + CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See methodology.
Nursing Homes in Hamlin County
2 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avantara Lake Norden | Lake Norden | 5/5 | 48 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Estelline Nursing and Care Center | Estelline | 4/5 | 60 | Government - City |
Read next for stronger-star Hamlin
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 Hamlin County.