Overview
Prairie Heights Healthcare has a Medicare overall rating of 4 out of 5, above the South Dakota average of 3.0. It is the highest-rated of the 4 nursing homes in Aberdeen. It scores best on health inspections (4 of 5) and lowest on staffing (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.7 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 52% 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 31, 2025, found 1 health deficiency, fewer than the South Dakota average of 6.1. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 76% of South Dakota nursing homes have been fined.
Prairie Heights Healthcare is a for-profit facility with 99 certified beds, caring for about 63 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1967.
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 25%
Top 31%
Top 26%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- July 31, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 1
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.68 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.49 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.84 hrs
- Nurse aides2.35 hrs
- Physical therapists0.18 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 99
- Average residents per day
- 63
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- January 1, 1967
- 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