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A possible future proposal meant to shore up LTC would offer cash to merging nursing homes within 60 miles of one another.

Child care centers could be located in nursing homes under a proposal discussed Monday by the South Dakota Study Committee on Sustainable Models for Long Term Care.

PIERRE — Proposed federal staffing standards for nursing homes that accept Medicaid would be catastrophic for South Dakota facilities, industry representatives warn.

“CMS issued a tornado warning,” Hatting said. “Tornadoes can wipe out small towns easily."

A federal rule to raise staffing requirements would widen the workforce gap that's already keeping many nursing homes and assisted living centers in South Dakota from accepting more patients, two health care leaders said Monday.

A third South Dakota nursing home will close this year — citing short staff, rising costs and years of insufficient Medicaid reimbursement. More than 15 South Dakota nursing homes have

The facility said it will help its 33 residents find new care “as close to home as possible” before it closes.

The facility said it will help its 33 residents find new care “as close to home as possible” before it closes.

A project in Brookings to add more independent living, assisted living and memory care living spaces in South Dakota is good news, said Mark Deak, the executive director of the South Dakota Health Care Association (SDHCA).

State lawmakers will spend the summer looking at two major topics: funding for counties and long-term care. The issues have plagued the state for years.