Nursing homes in Clay County, South Dakota
Clay County, South Dakota has 3 Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing homes with 162 certified beds in total. Their average CMS overall rating is 3.0 of 5 (the South Dakota average is 2.9), and 1 home has 4 or 5 stars. The median home reports 3.85 nurse staffing hours per resident per day. CMS lists fines in the past three years for 3 of the 3.
- Nursing homes
- 3
- Certified beds
- 162
- Average overall rating
- 3.0
- Certified beds in use
- 91.5%
All 3 homes
- 5 of 5 Wakonda Heritage Manor 38beds 95.3%in use 3.85nurse hours a day
- 2 of 5 Sanford Care Center Vermillion 66beds 93.6%in use 3.31nurse hours a day
- 2 of 5 Sunset Manor Avera Health 58beds 85.7%in use 5.10nurse hours a day
The circle and stars show the CMS overall rating from 1 to 5. Sorting is a convenience, not a recommendation; ratings do not include price or openings. Medicaid participation comes from CMS; ask each home whether a Medicaid bed is open.
Common questions
How many nursing homes are in Clay County, South Dakota?
CMS lists 3 certified nursing homes in Clay County, with 162 certified beds in total.
Which nursing homes in Clay County have a 5-star overall rating?
1 home has a 5-star overall rating from CMS: Wakonda Heritage Manor.
How full are nursing homes in Clay County?
On an average day about 91.5% of certified beds are in use across homes in Clay County. This is an average, so ask each home about current openings.
Where does this data come from?
All figures come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Provider Data Catalog. CMS does not publish prices, so costs are not shown.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, nursing home datasets processed Sep 1, 2026. All counties in South Dakota