Sunset Manor Avera sits in Irene, South Dakota, where seniors can live more quietly in a small city, and the facility's been here since 1964, guided by Christian values from Avera and the local community with a Board of Directors from the Irene area, so while it's nonprofit and community-owned, it also keeps ties to the larger Avera Health network, which means Medicaid and Medicare are accepted and the care options line up with many different needs. You'll find services covering assisted living, skilled nursing, memory care for Alzheimer's or other dementia, independent living, adult day services, home care, hospice, long-term care, and rehabilitation, and it's always been focused on geriatric care, with specialized help for traumatic brain injury and challenging behavior programs, which not every facility around here does, and the numbers from 2023 say there were 58 Medicare/Medicaid-certified beds with 18,680 total resident days, so there's a lot of experience caring for different medical and daily needs. Residents have three meals a day served in a dining room, along with housekeeping and laundry services, and each apartment or suite includes heat and air conditioning, a kitchenette with a small fridge and sink, and a wireless call system, and there are smoke and fire detectors to improve safety, plus 24-hour on-site help if anyone needs assistance at any hour. You'll see common spaces like activity rooms, a beauty shop, a community room, devotional activities, and family can ask about floor plans and payment options to see what works best. The staff keep up with incontinence care, diabetic care, and non-ambulatory care, and there are independent and assisted living options, including support with bathing, dressing, or medication. Folks needing more medical care can move into the skilled nursing unit, which runs as a 50-bed nursing home, and those with memory challenges will see special programs for reducing confusion and making things feel safer. If you want to know about ratings, Sunset Manor Avera is included in CMS reviews for overall quality, health inspections, staffing, and care measures, but the latest details are best checked directly. Robin Stockland is the current head, and families can take tours to get a better feel for things. Sunset Manor Avera aims to give seniors a respectful and supportive place to live, whether it's for short stays, long-term nursing, memory care, or living as independently as they can, and right here in Irene, people get access to all the care types in one location without needing to move if their health changes down the road.
