Overview
Aurora Brule Nursing Home has a Medicare overall rating of 3 out of 5, in line with the South Dakota average of 3.0. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in White Lake. Its strongest area is quality of care (4 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (3 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.3 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 76% of nursing homes in South Dakota (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 0.5 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on July 29, 2026, found 9 health deficiencies, more than the South Dakota average of 6.1. 2 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $17,928 in the past three years.
Aurora Brule Nursing Home is a for-profit facility with 44 certified beds, caring for about 45 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 2014.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 48%
Top 42%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- July 29, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 9
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 2
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $17,928
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.31 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.45 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.45 hrs
- Nurse aides2.41 hrs
- Physical therapists0.00 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 44
- Average residents per day
- 45
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- October 16, 2014
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes