Nursing HomeInspections

Aurora Brule Nursing Home INC

Nursing home in White Lake, SD

Medicare & Medicaid certified3★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address
408 South Johnston Street, White Lake, SD 57383
Phone
(605) 249-2216
Listed under
For-profit
Medicare CCN
435132
Overall star rating
3 of 5 ★★★☆☆
Health inspection rating
3 of 5
Staffing rating
2 of 5
Quality measures rating
4 of 5
Certified beds
44
Average residents per day
44
Ownership
For-profit, corporation
Legal business name
Aurora-Brule Nursing Home
Certified for
Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
Oct 16, 2014
Changed ownership in last 12 months
No
Continuing care retirement community
No
Located inside a hospital
No
Resident or family council
Resident council
Sprinklers in all required areas
Yes

CMS certification number 435132. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Jul 24, 2025. CMS lists 16 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Mar 1, 2023 to Jul 24, 2025): 2 from complaint inspections, 1 at the “actual harm” level or higher.

InspectionCitationSeverity
Jul 24, 2025Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
Resident Rights		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jul 24, 2025Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Pharmacy Service		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jul 24, 2025Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in…
Pharmacy Service		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jul 24, 2025Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Jul 24, 2025Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Jul 24, 2025Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Jul 24, 2025Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Pharmacy Service		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Jul 24, 2025Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Jul 24, 2025Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
May 14, 2024Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Apr 23, 2024Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection		G
Actual harm, isolated
Mar 6, 2024Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.
Administration		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated

Showing the 12 most recent of 16. Full inspection reports are on Medicare Care Compare.

Severity letters follow CMS's scope-and-severity grid: A–C potential for minimal harm, D–F potential for more than minimal harm, G–I actual harm, J–L immediate jeopardy. Most citations are corrected; a citation is what inspectors found on that date. Source: CMS Health Deficiencies file, processed Aug 1, 2026.

Fines and payment denials

CMS records 1 fine totalling $17,928 in the last three years.

Mar 6, 2024Fine: $17,928

Source: CMS Penalties file, processed Aug 1, 2026. Amounts are as CMS reports them and may reflect later reductions or appeals.

Staffing

Total nurse staffing per resident per day
3.29 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
0.47 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day
2.33 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends
2.87 hours
Administrators who left in the past year
0

From payroll-based staffing data the facility submits to CMS. Hours are per resident per day.

A citation is what inspectors found on one date; most are corrected within weeks. Look for patterns — the same problem cited in several inspections — and for anything at the G–L level (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). The full inspection narrative (Form CMS-2567) is linked from Medicare Care Compare, and your state long-term care ombudsman can tell you about complaints.