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Bowdle Nursing Home

Nursing Home Facility

8001 W 5th Street, Po Box 556, Bowdle, SD 57428

Nursing Home Care Senior Living

Bowdle Nursing Home is a senior care community located in Bowdle, SD. It provides nursing home care and senior living for older adults in the Bowdle area. To learn more or schedule a tour, call (605) 285-6146.

Bowdle Nursing Home is licensed for 27 beds, about typical for the area, where senior care communities in Edmunds County average about 29 beds.

Medicare rates this community 4 out of 5 stars overall, a score based on health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. Its most recent standard health inspection was in July 2025 and recorded 2 deficiencies.

Residents receive about 3.8 hours of nursing care per day on average, including 0.4 hours from a registered nurse. Nursing staff turnover over the past year was about 35%.

The community is located in Edmunds County, SD.

Medicare five-star ratings

  • Overall ★★★★★ 4/5
  • Health inspections ★★★★★ 4/5
  • Staffing ★★★★★ 4/5
  • Quality measures ★★★★★ 3/5

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Care Compare. Ratings apply to Medicare/Medicaid-certified nursing homes and are updated by CMS monthly.

Inspection record

In its last three standard inspections and any complaint visits, federal inspectors cited 5 problems at Bowdle Nursing Home. None of them caused harm to a resident.

Findings from the most recent inspection cycle

  • Could cause more than minimal harm, widespread Nursing and Physician Services

    Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.

    Inspected July 2025. Corrected by March 7, 2025.

  • Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern Infection Control

    Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

    Inspected July 2025. Corrected by September 8, 2025.

A citation on its own does not mean poor care, and most are corrected within weeks. What matters most is how serious the findings were and whether the same problems keep coming back. When you visit, it is fair to ask the administrator what inspectors found and what has changed since.

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Health Deficiencies and Penalties files, updated monthly. See the full record on Medicare Care Compare.

Bowdle Nursing Home offers nursing home care and senior living.

Facility details

  • Organization type Government - City
  • Beds / units 27
  • Nursing hours per resident/day 3.8
  • Annual staff turnover 35%
  • Last health inspection July 2025

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