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Bowdle Nursing Home
⌖ Bowdle, SD · Edmunds County
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Medicare overall rating 4 of 5 stars
Certified beds27
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipGovernment (city)
About Bowdle Nursing Home
Bowdle Nursing Home is a 27-bed government-run nursing home in Bowdle, 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 (Jul 2025), inspectors found 2 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 48 min a day with each resident, about the same as the South Dakota average of 3 hr 47 min. About 35% of its nursing staff left in the past year. It has had no federal fines in the last three years.
Written from Medicare’s published figures; nothing here is paid for or written by the home. Our methodology
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Key details
Facility nameBowdle Nursing Home
LocationEdmunds County, South Dakota
Phone(605) 285-6146
Address8001 W 5th Street, Bowdle, SD 57428 · Edmunds County
CMS provider number435107
Ownership typeGovernment (city)
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceSeptember 1, 1997 (29 years)
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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
4 strengths and 1 thing to ask about in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home. 1 care-quality measure is worse than the state average in the rehab and long-term care section below.
Strengths
- Serious health citationsNone on recordNo citations for actual harm or immediate jeopardy since Jul 2025.Strength
- Fines and penaltiesNoneNo federal fines or payment denials in the last three years.Strength
- Health citations at last inspection2 (Jul 2025)South Dakota average: 6.7. Most citations are minor and corrected within weeks.Strength
- Nursing staff turnover35% a yearSouth Dakota average: 48%Strength
About average
- Nurse staffing per resident3 hr 48 min a daySouth Dakota average: 3 hr 47 minAbout average
Things to ask about
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- Registered nurse time per resident23 min a daySouth Dakota average: 48 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 injury6.0%State average: 5.5%About average
- Pressure sores (bedsores)0.8%State average: 4.6%Better than average
- Given antipsychotic drugs6.3%State average: 24.6%Better than average
- Hospital stays per 1,000 resident days1.8State average: 1.5Worse than average
Source: Medicare (CMS) quality measures, compared with the South Dakota average. Lower is better for every rate shown.
Ratings over time
Its overall Medicare rating is 4 stars now, down from 5 stars in January 2019. It has ranged from 1 to 5 stars and changed 16 times.
Overall rating4★
Health inspections4★
Staffing4★
Quality of care3★
Nurse hours per resident per day3.8
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
| Month | Overall | Inspections | Staffing | Quality | Nurse hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2019 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4.0 |
| Jan 2020 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4.0 |
| Jan 2021 | 2 | 2 | – | 4 | 3.5 |
| Jan 2022 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3.3 |
| Jan 2023 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3.8 |
| Jan 2024 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4.0 |
| Feb 2025 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3.9 |
| Feb 2026 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4.3 |
| Sep 2026 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3.8 |
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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