Overview
Avantara Groton 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 Groton. Its strongest area is health inspections (3 of 5), and its weakest is quality of care (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.7 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 53% of nursing homes in South Dakota (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 0.6 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on December 11, 2025, found 9 health deficiencies, more than the South Dakota average of 6.1. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $6,168 in the past three years.
Avantara Groton is a for-profit facility with 37 certified beds, caring for about 43 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1991.
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.
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- December 11, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 9
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $6,168
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.70 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.62 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.44 hrs
- Nurse aides2.64 hrs
- Physical therapists0.11 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 37
- Average residents per day
- 43
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- January 1, 1991
- 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