Elderly

Vaccine rollout on the Rosebud Reservation is underway and Tribal members say its going well. There’s a generation’s-old belief Lakota share with their…

In The Moment ... February 21, 2019 Show 520 Hour 2Each Thursday night at 7pm CT on SDPB TV, On Call with the Prairie Doc airs. Tonight, Dr. Richard Holm…

Some South Dakota lawmakers want to loosen regulations on nursing home beds. One measure allows nursing homes to move certain beds within organizations or…

Some patients with medical needs who don’t require the rigorous attention of hospitals have another option for discharge. Avera in Sioux Falls is now…

Members of a state task force are setting priorities to address elder abuse in South Dakota. The group met Tuesday in Sioux Falls. Task force members are…

As Lightning Safety Week begins, a local home care provider in Sioux Falls is reminding neighbors that when disaster strikes, it is often the elderly who…

The leaders of South Dakota’s Executive and Judicial branches say they’re teaming up for a comprehensive look at elder abuse in the state. During the…

Elderly and low-income tax payers are getting free help preparing their tax returns through an IRS-sponsored Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program…

During his State of the Judiciary address to lawmakers last month, State Supreme Court Chief Justice David Gilbertson expressed his concern over elder…

Mike McCurry is assistant professor of sociology and rural studies and director of the Rural Life and Census Data Center at South Dakota State University…