Avera Prince Of Peace is certified as a Medicare and Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 1992-10-01. Medicare covers short-term skilled nursing care (typically up to 100 days after a qualifying hospital stay). Medicaid covers long-term care for residents who meet financial eligibility requirements. Contact the facility at (605) 322-5600 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

Avera Prince Of Peace holds an overall CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) rating of 3 out of 5 stars. This is made up of three components: Health Inspection (2★), Staffing (5★), and Quality of Resident Care (4★). Our independent composite quality score — which uses the raw underlying CMS numbers to break ties between similarly-rated facilities — is 84.3/100, placing it #1935 of 14703 facilities nationally and #9 of 97 in South Dakota. Star ratings are a useful starting point, but the composite score and individual sub-ratings give a more complete picture for families comparing facilities.

Each resident at Avera Prince Of Peace receives a reported average of 5 hours 23 minutes of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 1 hour 23 minutes; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 34 minutes; Nurse Aide — 3 hours 26 minutes. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 4 hours 59 minutes per resident per day. The CMS Staffing Rating for this facility is 5 out of 5. The national average for total nursing hours is approximately 3.5 hrs/day. Total nursing staff turnover is 27.7%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

The facility has received 6 fine(s) over the 5-year period, totaling $39,000. One substantiated complaint was recorded across the 5-year period. In the most recent CMS reporting period, the facility received 0 fine(s) totaling $0, and 0 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 0. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 72.0 (lower scores are better). Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, Avera Prince Of Peace ranks 1935th out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 84.3/100), placing it in the top 25% nationwide. Within SD, it ranks 9th out of 97 nursing homes. In Sioux Falls, it ranks 2nd out of 7 facilities. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #717 nationally and RN hours rank #723 nationally (#5 in SD). Our composite quality score of 84.3/100 weighs health inspections, quality of resident care, staffing hours, compliance record, and five-year performance trends — giving a more complete picture than CMS star ratings alone, which can place hundreds of facilities in the same 5-star bucket. To browse and compare all nursing homes in Sioux Falls, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/south_dakota/sioux-falls/