The South Dakota Senior Health Information and Insurance Education (SHIINE) program would like to remind all Medicare beneficiaries there is still time to receive free assistance during the Medicare open enrollment period.

Governor Kristi Noem presented the 2019 Governor’s Awards to South Dakota businesses and individuals who have made significant contributions to the employment of people with disabilities.

The South Dakota Department of Human Services (DHS) announced their selection of 25 nursing facilities that will receive innovation grant funding.

Do you provide care to a loved one with dementia? Did you know there are some great resources available by visiting the following links:
Alzheimer's Association
AARP
CAREgivers by Active Generations
DHS
Teepa Snow

Dakota at Home is a free information and referral service provided by the Department of Human Services, Division of Long Term Services and Supports. Dakota at Home provides objective information and options planning to help individuals, regardless of age, disability, or income, identify and access public and private services and supports in their local communities.

The Division of Long Term Services and Supports has enrolled their first participant into the Structured Family Caregiving service under the HOPE Waiver.

Shared living is an arrangement of services provided in the private home of a participant, or a family, in which care is provided to a participant. Shared Living is meant to provide a more person-centered approach to supporting a participant where the participant and the selected provider share a life. Anyone with the desire to help someone with an IDD live a quality life can apply to be a Shared Living provider through a Community Support Provider (CSP). The size of the home doesn't matter. This can include one roommate in an apartment or home or joining a family sharing their own house.