South Dakota Health Care Association

03/20/2026

Great story on what it means to work in LTC!

March is Careers in Aging Month — a time dedicated to highlighting the diverse roles found in nursing homes, assisted living facilities and more.

02/17/2026

Join Us as an Exhibitor at South Dakota’s Largest Long Term Care Tradeshow April 15 – 16, 2026- Connect with key decision-makers from skilled nursing facilities, assisted living, and senior living communities across South Dakota!

Reserve your booth today and showcase your products or services to the leaders in long-term care.

https://members.sdhca.org/site_event_detail.cfm?pk_association_event=35622

02/09/2026

Show the residents of Centerville Care and Rehab a little love this Valentine's Day!

It’s a special way to remind these residents that they’re still cared for and that there are people who are always thinking about them.

11/14/2025

Our Dakota MasterWorks Art Show was another big success! Thanks to our participants and all who attended the show. The art talents of older South Dakotans are nothing short of amazing!

09/29/2025

Great story on Kelly McCune, who was just honored at our Fall Convention as the "Millie of the Year" award recipient!

Kelly McCune is this week's "Someone You Should Know."

09/23/2025

We busy setting up for the 74th Annual Fall Convention! See you soon!

09/18/2025

“These remain highly challenging times for nursing homes. Rural areas especially face persistent workforce challenges that can lead to closure, impacting residents, their families, and the larger community,” South Dakota Health Care Association Director Mark Deak said

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Corsica’s Good Samaritan Society nursing home will be closing. “In Corsica, we are facing workforce shortages that are expected to intensify in the comi…

08/25/2025

🎨 Calling All South Dakota Artists Age 60+! 🎨

We’re excited to announce the 28th Annual Dakota MasterWorks Art Show, a celebration of creativity and talent in South Dakota’s older adults!

Entry forms and criteria available at: 🔗 www.sdhca.org/dakota-masterworks

07/31/2025

Post recently got to throw a Progress Parade for one of their residents, who had been going through rehab.

“This was her first time walking in over two years and it was amazing,” Post said. “We like to celebrate with them, every step of the way.”

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A lot of companies have paid internships during the summer months, but the Good Samaritan Society takes it a step further. It has what’s called the Administra…

07/16/2025

“Given how tight the margins are, and how tight the budget could get, it just ratchets up the level of anxiety,” Deak said. “Given the overall fiscal pressures, we’re just thinking about what the impacts could be.”

Rural providers expect bad news and potentially ominous outcomes. "It could lead to people being more sick and also some more people dying."

07/09/2025

Get your Dakota MasterWorks Art Show entries ready! Let's showcase the art talents of older South Dakotans!

07/08/2025

“We’d have been looking at somehow finding over 299 additional staff, and about $19 million to do it,” Mark Deak, who leads the South Dakota Health Care Association, told South Dakota Searchlight this week. “One, where do you find 300 additional staff? And two, if you could, where do you get the money to do it?”

The massive tax and spending bill signed into law last week by President Trump put a 10-year delay on a proposed staffing rule South Dakota health care groups said would close nursing homes.