Overview
United Living Community has a Medicare overall rating of 2 out of 5, below the South Dakota average of 3.0. It ranks 2nd of 2 nursing homes in Brookings. Its strongest area is staffing (4 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.8 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 90% of nursing homes in South Dakota (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 0.6 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on December 4, 2025, found 8 health deficiencies, more than the South Dakota average of 6.1. 1 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 2 fines totaling $33,027 in the past three years.
United Living Community is a nonprofit facility with 67 certified beds, caring for about 66 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1994. It is part of a continuing care retirement community.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- December 4, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 8
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 1
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 2 totaling $33,027
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 2
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff4.83 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.60 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.40 hrs
- Nurse aides3.83 hrs
- Physical therapists0.00 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 67
- Average residents per day
- 66
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- July 1, 1994
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- Yes
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes