Yankton County, South Dakota
County inventory for Yankton 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 Yankton County average 5.0 CMS stars (upper tercile, >3.46) across 2 nursing homes - 256 licensed beds, CareScout 2025 South Dakota medians.
County care plate
Sheet SD-YANKTON-SOUTH-DAKOTA · Yankton, SD
NH-ONE · BEDS-SMALL · STAR-HIGH · HH-SMALL · RANK-MID · PHOTO-NONE · AL-LOW · BOOK-FULL
- NH-ONE 2 homes
- BEDS-SMALL 256 beds
- STAR-HIGH 5.0★ avg
- HH-SMALL 1 HH
- RANK-MID #1,997/2,851
- PHOTO-NONE No peer
- AL-LOW $4,900/mo
- BOOK-FULL 2/2 NH · 1/1 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 Yankton County
CMS star quality is the standout for Yankton County: rated homes average 5.0/5 (upper tercile, >3.46) across 2 nursing homes and 256 licensed beds, with 1 home-health agency mapped.
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 (2 at 5★). Ownership leans Non profit - Corporation (50% of 2 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Avera Sister James Care Center, Sd Human Services Center - Geriatric Program. 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 Yankton County
2 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avera Sister James Care Center | Yankton | 5/5 | 187 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Sd Human Services Center - Geriatric Program | Yankton | 5/5 | 69 | Government - State |
Home Health Agencies in Yankton County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Avera @ Home | Yankton | 3.0 |
Read next for stronger-star Yankton
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 Yankton County.