State Profile: South Dakota

Welcome to the South Dakota State Profile Page! This page features a sample of survey and research results from a comprehensive review of state and local home modification activities across the country. It has a special focus on the aging population and the efforts of State Units on Aging, Area Agencies on Aging, and Native American aging service programs that are funded by the Older Americans Act Title VI Grants for Indian Tribal Organizations.

Check back as new updates will be posted periodically! Have any changes or additions? Please contact homemods@usc.edu

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SPOTLIGHT ON STATE LEVEL HOME MODIFICATION ACTIVITIES

This section shares information that demonstrates the need for home modification in this state and highlights some of the state's important home modification efforts, policies, and funding sources.

Home Modification and Repairs for Older Adults: Challenges and Opportunities for State Units on Aging

This report by the USC Fall Prevention Center of Excellence and ADvancing States reports on a national survey
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SOUTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES: DIVISION OF LONG TERM SERVICES AND SUPPORTS (State Unit on Aging)

State Units on Aging (SUAs) are designated state-level agencies that develop and administer state plans that advocate for and provide assistance, including home modifications or repairs, to older residents, their families, and adults with physical disabilities. SUAs administer funds, including Older Americans Act funds, which may be used to support home modification or repair services through local Area Agencies on Aging and other state and local entities.
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Home & Community-Based Options and Person Centered Excellence (HOPE) Medicaid Waiver

The Home & Community-Based Options and Person Centered Excellence (HOPE) Medicaid Waiver is administered by the Division of Long Term Services and Supports to provide home and community-based services to individuals that are at-risk for institutionalization. Environmental accessibility adaptations are a covered service.
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Community Home Improvement Program (CHIP)

The Community Home Improvement Program provides low interest loans for eligible homeowners to improve or repair their single family home. Accessibility modifications are an eligible improvement. A CHIP participating lender will originate, process, and close the CHIP Loan.
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DakotaLink

The State Assistive Technology Grant Program, funded under the Assistive Technology Act of 2004, supports comprehensive, statewide programs in each state that improve the provision of assistive technology (often home modification-related) to individuals with disabilities of all ages.
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South Carolina State Fall Prevention Coalition

The South Dakota State Falls Prevention Coalition provides information to help prevent falls and fall-related injuries among older adults in South Dakota.
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SPOTLIGHT ON LOCAL HOME MODIFICATION EFFORTS

This section shares information that demonstrates the need for home modification in this state and highlights some of the state's important home modification efforts, policies, and funding sources.

Building Community Capacity to Serve Older Adults: The Role of Area Agencies on Aging in Home Modifications and Repairs

This Data Brief highlights key findings from the 2019 National Survey of Area Agencies on Aging on how Area Agencies on Aging are providing and funding home modification and repair activities. It was developed by the USC Fall Prevention Center of Excellence in partnership with the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging as part of the Administration for Community Living project, “Promoting Aging in Place by Enhancing Access to Home Modifications.”
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