United Living Community
Nursing home in Brookings, South Dakota, CMS certification number 435079
405 First Ave, Brookings, SD 57006 · Brookings County
- CMS overall rating
- 2 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 67
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- December 4, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 8
- Fines in 3 years
- $33,027 (2)
Does United Living Community take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. United Living Community is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 2 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 2 of 5 |
| Staffing | 4 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 2 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 1 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours United Living Community reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 4.83
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.60
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.40
- Nurse aide hours
- 3.83
- Weekend total hours
- 4.20
- Nursing staff turnover
- 46.5%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 63.6%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on December 4, 2025 and cited 8 deficiencies, plus 1 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on May 23, 2024, found 5.
CMS shows an abuse icon for United Living Community. That means inspectors cited it for abuse, neglect or exploitation in the past year or two.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined United Living Community 2 times in the past 3 years, for $33,027 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 65.6 residents live here, about 98% of its 67 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 67
- Average residents per day
- 65.6
- Certified since
- July 1, 1994
- Part of a continuing care community
- Yes
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns United Living Community
- Legal business name
- United Retirement Center
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
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Who inspects nursing homes in South Dakota
South Dakota's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
Compare all nursing homes in South Dakota, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run United Living Community, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about United Living Community
What is the CMS star rating of United Living Community?
2 out of 5 stars overall.
Does United Living Community accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at United Living Community?
8 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns United Living Community?
United Retirement Center, non profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.