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10 Best Nursing Homes in Emmet, SD

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Emmet is home to many senior care options, including nursing homes. The term “nursing home” is often used as a catchall for any type of senior care. But it can also refer to actual nursing homes, or skilled nursing facilities, which provide the highest level of medical and rehabilitative care outside of a hospital. Of the 103 nursing homes, assisted living, and memory care communities in Emmet, the best fit for your loved one will depend on their budget and needs. The cost of nursing home care in Emmet is about $3,844, but costs tend to increase as care needs increase. To learn more, browse our 165 reviews and explore the services and amenities available in your area.

 

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Nursing Homes Facilities near Emmet, SD

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Photo of Good Samaritan Society-Sioux Fall Village
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living, Nursing Homes
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
Photo of Good Samaritan Home Health
Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Photo of Golden LivingCenter - Covington Heights
Provides: Nursing Homes
Care types provided by this community
Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
Nursing homes are many things to many people. Whatever your needs, our goal is to provide compassionate nursing care in a clean, comfortable setting where you will feel at home. Individualized attention begins as soon as you are admitted, and our skilled nurses meet with you regularly to discuss...
Photo of Pine Lane Hartington
Provides: Assisted Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Photo of Legends on Lake Lorraine
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Photo of Good Samaritan Society-Luther Manor
Provides: Nursing Homes
Care types provided by this community
Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
Photo of Platte Living
Provides: Assisted Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Photo of Prime Assisted Living
Provides: Assisted Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Peace of Mind for the Entire Family!As a tenant of Prime Living Apartments, you will quickly feel like one of the family.  You can rest assured that you will be receiving the best care and services in a warm and dignified manner.  Prime Living Apartments is an affordable assisted living...
Photo of Edgewood Prairie Crossings in Sioux Falls
Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Photo of Touchmark at All Saints
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Waterford at All Saints began as the All Saints School in 1884 and was the first building in Sioux Falls to be named to the National Register of Historical Places. The restored main building and All Saints School have been blended with new construction to form the present Waterford at All Saints...
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Photo of Costello Property Management
Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Photo of Meadows on Sycamore North Grove
Provides: Assisted Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Photo of Edgewood Greenleaf Sioux Falls LLC
Provides: Assisted Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Assisted Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Regency Square is a leader in skilled nursing in the Siouxland area. Our professional therapy team is available to provide physical, occupational, and speech therapy. While we have several residents that return to their own home after a short-term stay, Regency Square also offers a comforting,...
Photo of Stonebridge Suites of Rock Rapids
Provides: Assisted Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Photo of Rock Rapids Health Ctr
Provides: Assisted Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Provides: Assisted Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Photo of Carriage House Retirement Home
Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Photo of Hillcrest Care Ctr
Provides: Assisted Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Photo of Tuff Memorial Home
Provides: Assisted Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Photo of Bethany Meadows
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Photo of Helping Hand Assisted Living
Provides: Assisted Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Photo of Siouxland Residential Svc
Provides: Assisted Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Provides: Assisted Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Photo of Good Samaritan Society-George
Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living, Nursing Homes
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.

Cost of nursing homes in Emmet, SD

The average cost of senior living in Emmet is $3,844 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Vermillion, SD with an average of $2,055 per month.

Nursing homes costs in Emmet, SD, vs. nearby cities

Emmet, SD
$3,844/mo
$4,995/mo
$3,756/mo

Nursing homes costs in Emmet, SD, vs. state and national averages

Emmet, SD
$3,844/mo
U.S. national average
$4,946/mo

Nursing homes costs in Emmet, SD, vs. other senior living options

$3,831/mo
Nursing Homes
$3,844/mo

Nursing homes costs in Emmet, SD, by floor plan type

Studio
$4,201/mo
1 Bedroom
$4,184/mo
2 Bedroom
$4,687/mo

Senior living costs in Emmet vs. state and national costs

Cost comparison table showing community type costs by location. This table contains 4 rows of data across 4 columns.
Column communityType: Community type
Column destination: Emmet, SD
Column state: South Dakota
Column national: U.S.
Community typeEmmet, SDSouth DakotaU.S.
Nursing Homes$3,844/mo$3,895/mo$4,946/mo
Assisted Living$3,831/mo$3,895/mo$4,698/mo
Memory Care$3,831/mo$3,895/mo$4,946/mo
Independent Living$3,665/mo$3,040/mo$4,153/mo
Nursing Homes
Emmet, SD:$3,844/mo
South Dakota:$3,895/mo
U.S.:$4,946/mo
Assisted Living
Emmet, SD:$3,831/mo
South Dakota:$3,895/mo
U.S.:$4,698/mo
Memory Care
Emmet, SD:$3,831/mo
South Dakota:$3,895/mo
U.S.:$4,946/mo
Independent Living
Emmet, SD:$3,665/mo
South Dakota:$3,040/mo
U.S.:$4,153/mo
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Nursing homes costs in Emmet, SD, over time

The line graph below shows how monthly nursing homes costs have shifted over the past five years in Emmet and how those changes compare with state and national trends. The figures represent quarterly averages of what seniors actually paid after moving into A Place for Mom partner communities.

Emmet, SDSD stateNational

Nursing homes cost trends in Emmet, SD

The table below shows how monthly nursing homes costs in Emmet have changed in the last two years and how those changes compare with state and national trends. The figures represent averages of actual costs paid by seniors who moved into A Place for Mom partner communities in 2023 and 2024.

Cost comparison table showing 2023 and 2024 median costs by location. This table contains 3 rows of data across 4 columns.
Column location: Location
Column cost2024: 2024 average cost
Column cost2023: 2023 average cost
Column percentChange: Percent change
Location2024 average cost2023 average costPercent change
Emmet, SD$4,369/mo$4,628/mo-5.6%
South Dakota$4,477/mo$4,500/mo-0.5%
National$5,121/mo$4,854/mo+5.5%
Emmet, SD
2024 average cost:$4,369/mo
2023 average cost:$4,628/mo
Percent change:-5.6%
South Dakota
2024 average cost:$4,477/mo
2023 average cost:$4,500/mo
Percent change:-0.5%
National
2024 average cost:$5,121/mo
2023 average cost:$4,854/mo
Percent change:+5.5%
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Discover the many ways to pay for senior living

Planning ahead can better position you to make good choices for your loved one’s care in the future. But if your aging family member needs care now, there are ways to finance the cost of long-term care through a combination of approaches.

What families are saying about nursing homes in Emmet

Recent reviews for nursing homes in Emmet

Washington Crossing in Sioux Falls, SD

4.5
I like the feeling of the hominess here and my apt is very nice, the staff is very nice and they are attentive too. I enjoy going to the dining room for my meals and they offer 4 choices at each meal which is nice. I really like living in this community.

Lawton Senior Living

5.0
A very loving and caring staff. The food was very tasty and well prepared. My wife was only a resident for eleven days but she was treated very well. I would highly recommend this facility.

StoneyBrook Suites Sioux Falls

5.0
Our family feels that Stoneybrook Suites is a very good choice at a great price point.

Emmet nursing homes services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Emmet nursing homes communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Emmet, but support comparisons against nationwide offerings. Our Senior Living Advisors can help you find communities that fit your preferences.

Availability of select care services in Emmet nursing homes

Nursing homes communities offer a variety of care services and visiting health care providers to meet seniors’ health needs. The chart below shows the percentage of nursing homes partners in Emmet that offer these care services compared to the percentage of partners that offer them nationally.
Emmet, SDNational
Full medication management
Full medication management
20%
2.5%
Doctor on call
Doctor on call
5%
9.8%
24-Hour awake staff
24-Hour awake staff
93.8%
23.5%
Diabetic care
Diabetic care
97.5%
23.9%
*Visiting health care professionals
*Visiting health care professionals
21.3%
10%
Home care agency on-site
Home care agency on-site
6.3%
0.8%
Non-ambulatory care
Non-ambulatory care
95%
20.3%
Respite or short term stays
Respite or short term stays
13.8%
7%
Hospice available on-site
Hospice available on-site
18.8%
17.5%
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*Including nurse, dentist, OT, PT, speech or podiatrist

Availability of select dementia care services in Emmet nursing homes

Our community partners provide many services to keep residents with dementia or other memory concerns safe and engaged. Below, take a look at what percentage of Emmet Nursing Homes partners offer the selected dementia care services compared to the percentage of partners nationally.
Emmet, SDNational
Dementia behaviors care
Dementia behaviors care
20%
4%
Specialized memory care training for staff
Specialized memory care training for staff
8.8%
0.2%
Secured community and/or wander guard
Secured community and/or wander guard
15%
5.5%
Memory care only community
Memory care only community
5%
1.3%
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Availability of select dietary accommodations in Emmet nursing homes

Nursing homes communities help seniors maintain a balanced diet by accommodating their health needs, allergies, and other restrictions. Below you’ll find the percentage of Emmet partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Emmet, SDNational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
8.8%
0.6%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
10%
1.4%
No sugar
No sugar
10%
1.4%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
11.3%
3.6%
0.0%20.0%40.0%60.0%80.0%100%

Availability of select dining options in Emmet nursing homes

Our nursing homes communities know that seniors want top-quality meals and options for how they dine. The chart below indicates the percentage of Emmet communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Emmet, SDNational
Professional chef
Professional chef
7.5%
0.2%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
13.8%
0.5%
Room service
Room service
11.3%
0.4%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
5%
0.7%
0.0%20.0%40.0%60.0%80.0%100%

Availability of select programs and activities in Emmet nursing homes

Senior living communities offer a variety of programming to keep seniors socially, mentally, and physically vibrant. The chart below shows what percentage of partnered nursing homes communities in Emmet offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Emmet, SDNational
Activity director
Activity director
15%
0.4%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
7.5%
0.3%
Community service programs
Community service programs
10%
0.3%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
21.3%
6.5%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
16.3%
0.4%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
20%
6.7%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
13.8%
0.4%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
10%
0.3%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
13.8%
0.3%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
15%
0.4%
Live performances
Live performances
16.3%
0.4%
Dances
Dances
8.8%
0.2%
Fitness center
Fitness center
11.3%
0.3%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
13.8%
0.4%
0.0%20.0%40.0%60.0%80.0%100%

Frequently Asked Questions

Ponderosa Lodge Senior Living, The Heritage at Northern Hills and Bickford of Sioux City are the top-rated nursing homes facilities near Emmet, South Dakota. See full list of communities.
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