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Aurora Brule Nursing Home

408 SOUTH JOHNSTON STREET, WHITE LAKE, SD, 57383

(605) 249-2216

44 licensed beds

★★★★★3/5CMS Five-Star overall3/5 health inspections2/5 staffing4/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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408 South Johnston Street

White Lake, SD 57383

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CMS facility ID

435132

Care type

Nursing home

County

Aurora

Facility name

Aurora Brule Nursing Home

Street address

408 SOUTH JOHNSTON STREET

City / state / ZIP

White Lake, SD 57383

Phone

(605) 249-2216

About this facility — Aurora Brule Nursing Home

Aurora Brule Nursing Home is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in White Lake, South Dakota. It is licensed for 44 beds — below the median for skilled nursing facilities in South Dakota (52 beds).

It is one of 1 senior care facility in White Lake and 96 skilled nursing facilities across South Dakota. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

Federal inspectors have cited Aurora Brule Nursing Home 17 times across 8 inspections in the last three years, including 2 food-safety citations, and CMS has imposed $17,928 in fines. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.

This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on August 31, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.

Facility background

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Ownership & operator

Ownership type

For profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Aurora County Development Corporation

Indirect owner — 100% stake — since 1967

Aurora-brule Nursing Home

Direct owner — 100% stake — since 1967

Caring Professionals Inc

Operational control — since 2013

Dodds, Craig

Director — since 2013

Gillen, Terasa

Operational control — since 2012

Stroschein, Chad

Operational control — since 2013

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since

2014-10-16

CMS overall rating

3 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

9 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

$17,928 total

Last standard inspection

2025-07-24

Nurse staffing

3.3 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges

$277 per day (≈ $8,420/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

85% Medicaid · 14% Medicare · 1% private/other

Occupancy

62% (fiscal year 2023)

Vs. state median

33% below the SD median of $412/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

Medicare

Accepted

Medicaid

Accepted

Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report · last verified 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 2 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.

2025-07-24Health inspection9 citations

F-0628

D · No harm found

Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.

Corrected 2025-09-01

F-0657

E · No harm found

Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

Corrected 2025-09-01

F-0658

E · No harm found

Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

Corrected 2025-09-01

F-0689

E · No harm found

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Corrected 2025-09-01

F-0759

E · No harm found

Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.

Corrected 2025-09-01

F-0760

D · No harm found

Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.

Corrected 2025-09-01

F-0761

D · No harm found

Ensure 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 locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.

Corrected 2025-09-01

F-0812

E · No harm foundFood safety

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

Corrected 2025-09-01

F-0880

E · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2025-09-01

2024-05-14Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0689

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Corrected 2024-05-04

4 earlier / fire-safety inspections (7 citations)

2024-04-23Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0689

G · Actual harmFrom a complaint

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Corrected 2024-04-21

2024-03-06Health inspection1 citation

F-0851

D · No harm found

Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.

Corrected 2024-04-12

2023-03-01Health inspection4 citations

F-0610

D · No harm found

Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.

Corrected 2023-03-28

F-0657

D · No harm found

Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

Corrected 2023-03-28

F-0812

E · No harm foundFood safety

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

Corrected 2023-03-28

F-0880

E · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2023-03-28

2023-03-01Fire-safety inspection1 citation

K-0712

E · No harm found

Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

Corrected 2023-03-21

Federal penalties

2024-03-06Fine$17,928

Citations and penalties from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (three-year survey window, refreshed monthly). Severity codes follow the federal scope/severity grid; “Immediate jeopardy” is the most serious grade CMS issues. CCN 435132.

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Source

CMS Nursing Home Compare

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Last verified 2026-08-31

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