Bowdle · 57428
Bowdle Nursing Home
8001 W 5th Street
Bowdle, SD 57428
Avera Eureka Health Care Center
⌖ Eureka, SD · Mc Pherson County
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Medicare overall rating 4 of 5 stars
Certified beds56
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipNon-profit (corporation)
About Avera Eureka Health Care Center
Avera Eureka Health Care Center is a 56-bed nonprofit nursing home in Eureka, SD. Medicare rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (above average); the average in South Dakota is 2.9. At its last full inspection (Jun 2026), inspectors found 3 problems, fewer than the South Dakota average of 6.7. None of the problems in its recent inspections were found to have harmed residents. Nurses and aides spend about 3 hr 06 min a day with each resident, less than the South Dakota average of 3 hr 47 min. About 32% of its nursing staff left in the past year. Medicare fined it $12,252 in the last three years.
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Key details
Facility nameAvera Eureka Health Care Center
LocationMc Pherson County, South Dakota
Phone(605) 284-2145
Address202 J Avenue, Eureka, SD 57437 · Mc Pherson County
CMS provider number435078
Ownership typeNon-profit (corporation)
Operating companyAvera Health · 13 homes
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceMay 2, 1994 (32 years)
✓ Medicare✓ Medicaid
Certified for Medicaid; ask whether a Medicaid bed is available.
Quality & inspections
Explore this facility's official CMS inspection history, staffing levels and quality measures below — sourced directly from Medicare's public records.
Ratings and inspection data on this page come directly from CMS's public records and are never altered for any paid listing. Medicare data as of September 2026.
What Medicare found
3 strengths and 2 things to ask about in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home.
Strengths
- Serious health citationsNone on recordNo citations for actual harm or immediate jeopardy since Jun 2026.Strength
- Health citations at last inspection3 (Jun 2026)South Dakota average: 6.7. Most citations are minor and corrected within weeks.Strength
- Nursing staff turnover32% a yearSouth Dakota average: 48%Strength
About average
- Registered nurse time per resident48 min a daySouth Dakota average: 48 minAbout average
Things to ask about
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- Fines and penalties1 fine totaling $12,252Federal penalties from the last three years, most recently in Feb 2025 (about 1 year ago). The national average is $30,972 per home.Worth asking about
- Nurse staffing per resident3 hr 06 min a daySouth Dakota average: 3 hr 47 minWorse than state average
Source: Medicare (CMS) inspection, penalty and staffing records, compared with the South Dakota average. Problems may have been corrected since; ask the home about anything listed here. How we choose these
Short-term rehab or long-term care?
Medicare rates these separately, and many homes are better at one than the other.
Long-term care
For residents who live at the home for months or years.
- Falls with a major injury6.5%State average: 5.5%About average
- Pressure sores (bedsores)0.6%State average: 4.6%Better than average
- Given antipsychotic drugs5.3%State average: 24.6%Better than average
- Hospital stays per 1,000 resident days1.1State average: 1.5Better than average
Source: Medicare (CMS) quality measures, compared with the South Dakota average. Lower is better for every rate shown.
Who pays, and how full it is
Many residents here pay privately or through insurance. In South Dakota, Medicaid pays for 54% of resident days at a typical home.
- 46% Medicaid
- 7% Medicare
- 48% Private pay, insurance and other
Beds in use, on average91%South Dakota typical: 85%
Cost of care per resident day$295South Dakota typical: $330
Shares of resident days, from the home’s Medicare cost report for the year ending June 2025. The cost per day is what care costs the home to provide, not the price you would pay; ask the home for its private-pay rate. A busy home may have fewer open beds, so ask about availability.
Ratings over time
Its overall Medicare rating is 4 stars now, up from 2 stars in January 2019. It has ranged from 2 to 5 stars and changed 20 times.
Overall rating4★
Health inspections4★
Staffing4★
Quality of care4★
Nurse hours per resident per day3.1
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
| Month | Overall | Inspections | Staffing | Quality | Nurse hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2019 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3.0 |
| Jan 2020 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3.1 |
| Jan 2021 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3.0 |
| Jan 2022 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3.0 |
| Jan 2023 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3.3 |
| Jan 2024 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3.0 |
| Feb 2025 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3.2 |
| Feb 2026 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3.0 |
| Sep 2026 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3.1 |
Source: Medicare (CMS) monthly Care Compare releases since 2019. Medicare has changed how some ratings are calculated over the years and paused most inspections in 2020, so some jumps reflect rule changes rather than changes at the home. Our methodology
See the full inspection reportEvery citation, fine, staffing figure and quality measure Medicare publishes for this home
From Medicare’s September 2026 data. Each inspection is dated below; staffing comes from payroll records for a recent quarter, and resident outcomes cover the latest period Medicare reports.
Inspection summary
How this facility compares to state and national averages on CMS-reported problems.
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Three-survey history
Citation counts across this facility's three most recent inspection cycles, so you can see whether problems are trending up, down, or holding steady.
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