Palisades Healthcare to receive tech upgrades thanks to grant support from SB 80

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            Long Term Services and Supports (LTSS), a division of the South Dakota Department of Human Services, is awarding $2 million in technology equipment grants to 73 long-term care providers across South Dakota. Funding for the technology grants was approved during the 2024 legislative session through Senate Bill 80.

            The grant funds were designated for the purchase of technology equipment to improve the quality of life and health outcomes of elderly residents and clients as well as to support health care workers. Awarded projects must be completed within one year from the date of the award.

“More than 4,000 residents and clients across the state will be directly impacted by the technology grant projects that we’ve been able to award,” said Shawnie Rechtenbaugh, Cabinet Secretary for the South Dakota Department of Human Services.

            LTSS received 107 applications totaling $7.47 million. Of these requests, 73 awards were made totaling approximately $2 million.

Funded projects include:

•          Technology-advanced food preparation and storage equipment, which will reduce dependence on skilled labor and improve resident experiences;

•          Video monitoring and sensory technology systems, which will enable staff to monitor residents remotely and ultimately improve health outcomes;

•          Telecommunication equipment to enhance communication between staff and residents;

•          Integrated SMART vital sign equipment to improve patient care and health outcomes;

•          Interactive Technology for therapy and quality of life enrichment;

•          Diagnostic technology equipment to improve patient care and health outcomes; and

•          Various other technology equipment.

A full list of the facilities receiving awards is provided below:

•          Avera Mother Joseph Manor Retirement, Aberdeen

•          Prairie Height Healthcare, Aberdeen

•          Diamond Care Center, Bridgewater

•          Sun Dial Manor, Bristol

•          Wheatcrest Hills Healthcare, Britton

•          United Living Community Brookings, Brookings

•          Centerville Care and Rehab Center, Centerville

•          Sanford Health Chamberlain, Chamberlain

•          Avantara Clark, Clark

•          Fay Wookey Memorial Assisted Living, Clark

•          Roetell Senior Housing Clark, Clark

•          The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society, Corsica

•          The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society, DeSmet

•          Avera Eureka, Eureka

•          Faulkton Senior Living, Faulkton

•          The Meadows Assisted Living, Faulkton

•          Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe Care Center, Flandreau

•          Riverview Healthcare Center, Flandreau

•          Palisade Healthcare Center, Garretson

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