Avera Eureka Health Care Center
202 J AVENUE, Eureka, SD 57437
Eureka, South Dakota · CMS verdict
Avera Eureka Health Care Center's CMS overall star rating runs in line with the South Dakota state average (2.9) and reflects average quality by the federal five-star measure.
The rating and the PlainElderCare Index below summarize federal inspection, staffing, and outcome data, they measure specific, documented dimensions of this facility, not a holistic verdict on the care your family member would receive. Visit in person, talk with staff and current residents' families, and weigh your family member's specific needs before choosing.
Avera Eureka Health Care Center in Eureka, South Dakota holds a CMS overall rating of 3 of 5 stars and a PlainElderCare Quality & Compliance Index of 69 of 100 (grade D). Its CMS inspection record lists a moderate number of deficiencies. Figures are from CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Quality & Compliance Index (thinner bed book)
Its certified bed capacity sits in the lower U.S. bed tercile (≤80). A transparent composite of this facility's CMS Care Compare sub-ratings and its federal inspection record. It complements, and does not replace, the official CMS overall star rating shown at the top of the page. How this is calculated.
How the 69 is built
Each segment is a dimension's weighted points toward the score, summing to 69.
Weights: health inspections 30%, staffing 25%, quality measures 25%, inspection record 20%; any dimension CMS has not published drops out and its weight redistributes (no silent deflation). Inspection record is benchmarked against all rated US nursing homes. Source: CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Avera Eureka Health Care Center's thinner certified-bed book
Quality ratings
On Care Compare (data as of April 2026), the overall star is a roll-up of three separately tracked sub-ratings: health inspection, staffing, and quality measures. The comparison chart below shows where each one sits relative to South Dakota.
What each sub-rating measures
The health inspection rating reflects on-site surveyor findings from the last three cycles. The staffing rating compares case-mix-adjusted nurse hours per resident day to national benchmarks, and quality measures aggregate 15 clinical indicators including pressure ulcers, falls with injury, and long-stay antipsychotic use.
Size and setting
Located in Eureka, South Dakota. Bed capacity and average daily census, where CMS reports them, are in Facility details below. Its ownership type, listed in Facility details, can influence staffing patterns, reinvestment decisions, and admissions policy. With occupancy around 93%, bed usage here sits in the range typical of a stabilized facility.
Same-ownership peers
Within South Dakota, Avera Eureka Health Care Center is one of 50 non profit - corporation nursing homes CMS rates. Its 3-star overall rating sits above the non profit - corporation-segment average of 3.0 stars, ahead of roughly 44% of same-ownership peers in the state. Same-segment comparisons like this one strip out the business-model factor, leaving a cleaner read on facility-level performance than a raw state average would give.
Inspection record
On the regulatory side, federal and state surveyors have documented a moderate number of deficiencies at this facility; the counts are in Facility details below. CMS has levied enforcement penalties - civil money penalties or denials of payment, during the same window. This volume of findings is worth reading past the count: CMS's F-tag scale separates isolated, low-harm citations from widespread or immediate-jeopardy ones, and only the full report shows which this facility has.
Where these figures come from
Figures above come from CMS Nursing Home Compare (Care Compare, data as of April 2026) with state cost medians from the CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See our methodology for vintage.
How Avera Eureka Health Care Center compares to South Dakota
CMS five-star sub-ratings (0–5) for this facility against the South Dakota facility-weighted average. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Bar = this facility's rating · vertical marker = South Dakota state average. Higher is better on all four CMS measures.
Where Avera Eureka Health Care Center ranks in South Dakota
Among the 95 CMS-rated nursing homes in South Dakota, Avera Eureka Health Care Center’s 3-star overall rating is higher than 48% of them. The bars show how all South Dakota homes spread across the CMS 1-to-5 scale; this facility’s band is highlighted.
16 South Dakota homes share this 3-star rating. Source: CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Facility details
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Beds | 56 |
| Residents | 52 |
| Ownership | Non profit - Corporation |
| County | Mc Pherson |
| Penalties | 1 |
| Deficiencies | 8 |
Source: CMS Care Compare Nursing Homes (data as of April 2026)
What do families ask most?
What is the quality rating for Avera Eureka Health Care Center? ▾
Avera Eureka Health Care Center has an overall CMS quality rating of 3 out of 5 stars. The health inspection, staffing, and quality measures sub-ratings behind it are compared with the South Dakota average in the chart on this page.
How much does a nursing home cost per month in South Dakota? ▾
The median cost for a semi-private nursing home room in South Dakota is $9,444 per month ($113,333 annually). A private room averages $10,190 per month. Costs are from the CareScout 2025 survey.
What services does Avera Eureka Health Care Center offer? ▾
Avera Eureka Health Care Center is a skilled nursing facility. CMS Care Compare does not list individual services or therapies, so ask the facility directly which it provides. Its bed capacity, census, and ownership type are in the Facility details table on this page.
Does Avera Eureka Health Care Center have any deficiencies or penalties? ▾
Avera Eureka Health Care Center has multiple deficiencies and enforcement penalties recorded by CMS; the counts are in the Facility details table. A count in this range makes it worth asking staff or the facility directly which findings were minor paperwork versus resident-care issues.
What are the alternatives to a nursing home in South Dakota? ▾
In South Dakota, alternatives include assisted living ($4,900/mo), home health aides ($8,437/mo), and adult day care (N/A/mo).
Keep reading
Also see the South Dakota elder-care overview and highest-rated states. Provider ID: 435078.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.