Avantara North
Skilled Nursing
1620 North 7th Street, Rapid City, SD 57701
Our Golden LivingCenter would like to extend you a warm welcome. Your doctor has recommended that you receive certain care, and we are happy that you chose us to provide you with that care. Our staff will review your doctor’s orders, and then you and your family will have an opportunity to help us plan how you can get the care that your doctor has ordered. Our comprehensive approach ensures our residents receive the most innovative and expert care possible, while our compassion and dedication keeps our focus exclusively on the individual.
Operated by Legacy Healthcare, which runs 81 communities in our directory.
Avantara North is licensed for 68 beds, about typical for the area, where senior care communities in Rapid City average about 67 beds.
Federal reporting puts occupancy at about 97% of its licensed beds, which is high; communities this full often maintain a waiting list, so it is worth calling well before you need a place.
Medicare rates this community 3 out of 5 stars overall, a score based on health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. Its most recent standard health inspection was in February 2026 and recorded 7 deficiencies.
Residents receive about 3.1 hours of nursing care per day on average, including 1.0 hours from a registered nurse. Communities in Rapid City average about 3.6 hours. Nursing staff turnover over the past year was about 35%.
The community is located in Pennington County, SD.
Inspection record
In its last three standard inspections and any complaint visits, federal inspectors cited 17 problems at Avantara North. 2 findings involved harm to a resident. 8 came from investigating complaints by residents or families.
In the last three years Medicare fined this home twice, a total of $24,108.
Findings from the most recent inspection cycle
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Caused harm to a resident, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
Quality of Life and Care
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
Infection Control
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Rights
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Nursing and Physician Services
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
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.
Avantara North offers nursing home care and senior living.
Facility details
- Organization type for-profit corporation
- Beds / units 68
- Occupancy 97%
- Nursing hours per resident/day 3.1
- Annual staff turnover 35%
- Last health inspection February 2026
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