Overview
Sunset Manor Avera Health has a Medicare overall rating of 1 out of 5, below the South Dakota average of 3.0. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Irene. Its strongest area is staffing (4 of 5), and its weakest is quality of care (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 5.2 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 96% of nursing homes in South Dakota (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 0.7 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on December 31, 2025, found 7 health deficiencies, more than the South Dakota average of 6.1. 3 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 3 fines totaling $56,946 in the past three years.
Sunset Manor Avera Health is a nonprofit facility with 58 certified beds, caring for about 50 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1997.
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 31, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 7
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 3
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 3 totaling $56,946
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 3
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff5.16 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.68 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.54 hrs
- Nurse aides3.93 hrs
- Physical therapists0.01 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Other
- Certified beds
- 58
- Average residents per day
- 50
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- January 1, 1997
- 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