Avera Maryhouse Long Term Care
Nursing Home Facility
717 East Dakota, Pierre, SD 57501
Avera Maryhouse Long Term Care is a senior care community located in Pierre, SD. It provides nursing home care and senior living for older adults in the Pierre area. To learn more or schedule a tour, call (605) 224-3163.
Operated by Avera Health, which runs 10 communities in our directory.
Avera Maryhouse Long Term Care is licensed for 80 beds, about typical for the area, where senior care communities in Pierre average about 73 beds.
Federal reporting puts occupancy at about 73% of its licensed beds. That is below the Pierre average of roughly 82%.
Medicare rates this community 5 out of 5 stars overall, a score based on health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. Communities in Pierre average about 3.5 stars. Its most recent standard health inspection was in September 2025 and recorded 2 deficiencies.
Residents receive about 4.6 hours of nursing care per day on average, including 1.0 hours from a registered nurse. Communities in Pierre average about 3.7 hours. Nursing staff turnover over the past year was about 47%.
The community is located in Hughes County, SD.
Inspection record
In its last three standard inspections and any complaint visits, federal inspectors cited 9 problems at Avera Maryhouse Long Term Care. None of them caused harm to a resident. 1 came from investigating complaints by residents or families.
Findings from the most recent inspection cycle
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Rights
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Infection Control
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
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.
Avera Maryhouse Long Term Care offers nursing home care and senior living.
Facility details
- Organization type Non profit - Corporation
- Beds / units 80
- Occupancy 73%
- Nursing hours per resident/day 4.6
- Annual staff turnover 47%
- Last health inspection September 2025
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