Appropriations committee kills nursing/assisted living facility recruitment bill
The House Appropriations Committee has killed a bill establishing a program to assist nursing and assisted living facilities in...
VA issues pre-solicitation notice for community nursing home services
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is soliciting proposals from contractors in North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa,...
Community living home bill heads to governor’s desk
A bill to license and regulate community living homes is headed to the South Dakota governor's desk after passing...
CMS reminding long-term care facilities of PBJ deadline
The Centers for Medicaid and Medicare (CMS) is reminding long-term care facilities that as of July 1, 2016, electronic...
Senate committee defeats bill to redistribute unused nursing facility beds
The Senate Health and Human Services Committee on Friday defeated a bill that would have allowed for the redistribution...
LeadingAge encouraging members to engage with lawmakers on Medicaid
LeadingAge is encouraging service providers and the elders they serve the opportunity to engage with their lawmakers and urge...
Bill authorizing 50-bed nursing home in Eagle Butte advances
The House Health and Human Services Committee on Tuesday advanced a bill authorizing the operation of a nursing home...
SDAHO’s Porter named co-chair of national workforce initiatives advisory group
LeadingAge has appointed Jen Porter, vice president of post-acute care for SDAHO, as co-chair for a national LeadingAge workforce...
Bill requiring annual report on nursing home beds passes Senate
A bill requiring state agencies to consider the need for additional nursing facility beds or new nursing facilities and...
Bunt appointed to NHPCO Quality and Standards Committee
Kristen Bunt, SDAHO's director of quality integration, has been appointed to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO)...
