*COVID-19 funding for 2020-2021
Nursing Home Closures
This map shows the locations of nursing homes that have closed over the last 7 years.
Click icons to view facility names.
2016
- Rosholt Care Center – Rosholt
2017Â
- Bryant Parkview Care Center – Bryant
2018
- Good Samaritan Society Tripp – Tripp
2019
- Hudson Care and Rehab Center – Hudson
- Violet Tschetter Memorial Home – Huron
- Madison Care and Rehab Center – Madison
- Mobridge Care and Rehab Center – Mobridge
- Golden Living Center: Covington Heights – Sioux Falls
2022
- Avantara Armour – Armour
- Good Samaritan Society Deuel County – Clear Lake
- Monument Health Custer Care Center – Custer
- Country View Assisted Living – Florence
- Ipswitch Care and Rehab Center – Ipswitch
- Good Samaritan Society Lennox – Lennox
- Avantara Salem – Salem
2023
- Avantara Arlington – Arlington
- Prairie Estates Care Center – Elk Point
- Bennett County Nursing Home – Martin
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Impact of Nursing Home Closures
Community
- Loss of Confidence for the Future and Decrease in Population
- Older populations are relocating to communities (both in and out of state) to be closer to adult children with long-term care options.
- Assisted living facilities and home health agencies are
adversely impacted by loss of referral source in community.
- Loss of Employees in the Community
- Mobridge Closure: 109 bed nursing home (NH) employed nearly 130 full-time staff
- Workforce leave the healthcare industry after closures
- Workforce leave employment to care for family without NH
- Loss of Tax Revenue from a Large Local Employer
- Decrease in School Enrollment when Families Relocate for Work
- Loss of Institutional Taxes as well as Workforce Salaries
- Decrease of Visitors to Community (visiting residents in NH)
- Impact to hospitality (hotels, restaurants, etc.) as community sees a decrease in visitors
Hospitals
- Loss of Inpatient Days
- Nearly 10% decline
- Loss of Laboratory and Diagnostic Imaging Ancillary Revenue
- Roughly 12% decline
- Loss of Ambulance Runs
- Nearly 15% decline
- Increased Inpatient Length of Stay
- Longer Unnecessary Care Stays
- Strains workforce and increases
uncompensated pay
- Strains workforce and increases
- Case Management Frustrations with Discharge Planning
Relocated Residents
- Increased Depression
- Increased Stress
- Decreased Social Engagement (unfamiliar people and settings)
- Disorientation and Confusion
- Unplanned Weight Loss
