Nursing Homes / Long-Term Care Facilities / Assisted Living

Another South Dakota nursing home is potentially closing. South Dakota News Watch reports on the impact of staffing shortages and operational inadequacies on long-term care options in rural South Dakota. Content director Bart Pfankuch joins us with an update on the situation in Ipswich.

Lawmakers are changing how they’re appropriating $10 million to nursing homes to take advantage of a two-to-one federal match.That appropriation will bring in $20 million in federal funding.

South Dakota nursing homes have faced some of the highest fatality rates from COVID-19 in the country. The deaths have created new challenges for an…

Nursing home?residents?have gone nearly?ten months?with?limited family?contact?because of the pandemic.?Winter weather?brought an end to?outdoor visits…

In The Moment … December 2, 2020 Show 952 Hour 1Since the first confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the United States, all eyes have been on what the pandemic…

Nearly all long-term care residents and staff in South Dakota have been tested for COVID-19. Now, the Department of Health has released guidelines for…

In The Moment … May 21, 2020 Show 822 Hour 2The federal government has called for testing of long-term care and skilled nursing home residents and staff.…

In The Moment ... April 23, 2020 Show 802 Hour 2Since the first confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in the U.S., we've been talking about how…

Senator Wayne Steinhauer is working to clarify regulations on assisted living and nursing homes with Senate Bill 139. He wants to encourage consolidating…

A bill giving nursing home and assisted living center residents the option to put a surveillance camera in their room is one step closer to the governor’s…