{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "Dataset",
  "name": "ElderCareIndex State Data \u2014 South Dakota",
  "description": "Senior care cost benchmarks (assisted living, memory care, nursing home, home health aide, adult day care) and Medicaid eligibility summary for South Dakota. Sourced from Genworth Cost of Care, CMS, BLS, and state Medicaid agency.",
  "url": "https://eldercareindex.com/south-dakota/",
  "license": "https://eldercareindex.com/methodology/",
  "creator": {
    "@type": "Organization",
    "name": "ElderCareIndex",
    "url": "https://eldercareindex.com"
  },
  "spatialCoverage": {
    "@type": "Place",
    "name": "South Dakota",
    "containedInPlace": {
      "@type": "Country",
      "name": "United States"
    }
  },
  "variableMeasured": [
    "assisted_living_monthly_cost",
    "memory_care_monthly_cost",
    "nursing_home_semi_private_monthly_cost",
    "nursing_home_private_monthly_cost",
    "home_health_aide_hourly_cost",
    "adult_day_care_daily_cost",
    "independent_living_monthly_cost",
    "medicaid_income_limit_monthly",
    "medicaid_asset_limit",
    "medicaid_waiver_name",
    "composite_index_score",
    "affordability_score",
    "quality_score",
    "staffing_score",
    "access_score",
    "medicaid_score"
  ],
  "dateModified": "2026-03-01",
  "isBasedOn": [
    "Genworth Cost of Care Survey 2024 (adjusted to 2026)",
    "World Population Review",
    "CareScout",
    "CMS Nursing Home Compare",
    "BLS Occupational Employment Statistics",
    "HOPE Waiver (https://dss.sd.gov/)"
  ],
  "state_abbr": "SD",
  "state_name": "South Dakota",
  "state_slug": "south-dakota",
  "costs_monthly_usd": {
    "assisted_living": 3350,
    "memory_care": 4188,
    "nursing_home_semi_private": 9086,
    "nursing_home_private": 9618,
    "independent_living": 2181
  },
  "costs_unit_usd": {
    "home_health_aide_per_hour": 25,
    "adult_day_care_per_day": 68
  },
  "vs_national_pct_diff": {
    "adultDay": -17.1,
    "homeAide": -7.4,
    "independent": -27.0,
    "assistedLiving": -27.0,
    "memoryCare": -27.0,
    "nursingSemi": -17.7,
    "nursingPrivate": -21.4
  },
  "medicaid": {
    "waiver_name": "HOPE Waiver",
    "agency_url": "https://dss.sd.gov/",
    "income_limit_monthly_usd": 2829,
    "asset_limit_usd": 2000
  },
  "neighbor_states": [
    "ND",
    "MN",
    "IA",
    "NE",
    "WY",
    "MT"
  ],
  "index_scores": {
    "composite": 54.2,
    "rank": 9,
    "grade": "A",
    "pillars": {
      "affordability": 89.6,
      "quality": 45.0,
      "quality_raw": 2.8,
      "staffing": 22.1,
      "access": 52.4,
      "medicaid": 55.0
    },
    "pillar_grades": {
      "affordability": "B",
      "quality": "C",
      "staffing": "C",
      "access": "A",
      "medicaid": "F"
    }
  },
  "page_urls": {
    "state_overview": "https://eldercareindex.com/south-dakota/",
    "assisted_living": "https://eldercareindex.com/south-dakota/assisted-living/",
    "medicaid": "https://eldercareindex.com/south-dakota/medicaid/",
    "memory_care": "https://eldercareindex.com/south-dakota/memory-care/",
    "nursing_home": "https://eldercareindex.com/south-dakota/nursing-home/",
    "home_health_aide": "https://eldercareindex.com/south-dakota/home-health-aide/"
  }
}