South Dakota Health Care Association

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.

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.