South Dakota Health Care Association

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.

07/02/2025

Join the : Celebrate, Share, and Support Residents’ Journey Through Care.

AHCA/NCAL is proud to announce the start of our . This new social media campaign celebrates residents and patients who reach meaningful milestones in their therapy program. It’s a powerful way to showcase the many ways that residents and...

06/24/2025

Searching for the Oldest Living South Dakotan!

Do you know someone who may be the oldest living person in South Dakota?

Each year, SDHCA’s Century Club honors our state’s most senior citizens—and we’re now looking for the 2025 Centenarian of the Year!

If you know a South Dakota resident born before January 29, 1916 (making them at least 109 years young), they may be eligible for this special recognition.

Help us honor their remarkable life!

Please contact LuAnnSeverson@sdhca.org as soon as possible with their name and information.

Let’s celebrate South Dakota’s extraordinary centenarians!

06/16/2025

Great visit with our congressional delegation last week, talking about protecting Medicaid for our long term care residents.

06/12/2025

Seeking South Dakota Artist’s Age 60 plus to enter the Dakota MasterWorks Art Show in November! Entries due October 6 – 10, 2025.

04/29/2025

Exhibitor registration is open for our Fall Convention! Be part of the biggest and best tradeshow for long term care in South Dakota!
https://members.sdhca.org/site_event_detail.cfm?pk_association_event=33472

03/26/2025

Great story on the residents and happenings at Estelline Nursing and Care Center!

ESTELLINE, S.D. (KELO) — All told, 53 residents live at Estelline Nursing and Care Center; two are 101 years old, two are 98, and one is 99. Thallis Jensen, the most senior resident, will turn…

03/17/2025

South Dakota's nursing homes ranked as the best in the country!

A new study has revealed the states with the best-rated nursing homes, with South Dakota ranking first.

03/05/2025

As legislators craft the budget during the final stretch of the legislative session, make sure you weigh in with them and tell them how important it is to fully fund our nursing homes and assisted livings! Your voice makes a big difference!

The 2025 legislative session is just weeks away from the conclusion of its main run. Each year, the budget is the last item to be completed, and this year will be no different. As appropriators dig into the budgeting process, now is the time to...