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Home Health Care in South Dakota

South Dakota has 23 licensed home health care agencies listed on ElderCareCosts across 485 cities. The median estimated cost statewide is $8,437/mo. Pick a city below for local pricing and provider listings, or request a personalized shortlist.

23 licensed home health care agencies listed · 21 with CMS star ratings.

Cost of home health care in South Dakota

Median monthly price, South Dakota

$8,437/mo

Modeled range $8,054 – $9,170 how this range is derived

● South Dakota $8,437 ○ National median $6,769

Published survey median · 2025

Median costs for home health care versus South Dakota and the middle state nationally. The 25th and 75th percentile rows are the modeled range explained on the methodology page; in the national column they are percentiles across state medians. Figures are estimates, not quotes. Home health is priced here at the survey's merged rate for non-medical home caregivers, because the survey no longer prices skilled nursing or therapy visits separately. Skilled visits are usually billed per visit.

Home Health Care cost comparison (2025)
Home Health CareSouth DakotaNational
25th percentile$8,054/mo$6,221/mo
Median$8,437/mo$6,769/mo
75th percentile$9,170/mo$7,627/mo

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Source: Published survey median · 2025 (opens in a new tab)
Methodology
Why is this number different on other websites? Many directories quote a community's "starting at" rent, before care fees. This figure is the state survey median. It is an estimate to plan against, not a quote; ask each provider for its own number in writing. Our methodology →

What home care really costs by the hour

Hourly math uses the survey standard of 44 hrs/week when a sourced in-home monthly median is published for this city. We do not invent an hourly rate before that figure exists.

Ways families typically pay

  • Private pay (savings, income, home equity)
  • Long-term care insurance
  • VA Aid & Attendance for eligible veterans and surviving spouses
  • Medicaid home- and community-based services (HCBS) waivers, where eligible. Rules vary by state

Medicare generally does not cover long-term custodial care. State-specific Medicaid waiver guides are coming soon.

CMS rating distribution in South Dakota

CMS overall star ratings for 21 home health care agencies in South Dakota. We do not re-rank these scores.

CMS star ratings in South Dakota
CMS starsProviders
5 stars9
4 stars8
3 stars2
2 stars2
1 star0

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South Dakota licensing & regulation

State-by-state licensing agency details and how to check a facility's complaint history for South Dakota are coming soon.

Medicaid & local resources in South Dakota

Long-Term Care Ombudsman

South Dakota Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program helps residents of nursing homes, assisted living, and similar settings in South Dakota resolve concerns about care and rights.

Official Ombudsman locator / program page

Source: State LTC Ombudsman.GOV

Medicaid HCBS / LTSS programs

Named programs below are from official state Medicaid agency pages. We list eligibility dollar amounts and wait lists only when a primary source is cited.

Source: State Medicaid program.GOV

Free national starting points. Official sites only; we do not scrape these directories.

Cities in South Dakota

Show the other 455 cities in South Dakota

Home Health Care providers in South Dakota

Sample of licensed home health care agencies listed for South Dakota. City pages show fuller local inventories.

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Frequently asked questions

How many home health care agencies are listed in South Dakota?

We currently list 23 licensed home health care agencies across South Dakota.

Which cities in South Dakota have home health care listings?

We track 485 South Dakota cities for home health care. See the city list on this page for options near you.

Past 60 days in South Dakota: 23 added · 99 updated. Most recent change Sep 1. Counts come from our ingestion diffs, not confirmed licensing actions.

How to cite this page

Cite this: According to ElderCareCosts' 2026 index, home health care in South Dakota costs $8,437/month (median).

APA: ElderCareCosts Research. (2026). Home Health Care in South Dakota. ElderCareCosts. Retrieved September 19, 2026, from https://www.eldercarecosts.com/home-health-care/south-dakota/

Chicago: ElderCareCosts Research. "Home Health Care in South Dakota." ElderCareCosts. Last modified August 10, 2026. Accessed September 19, 2026. https://www.eldercarecosts.com/home-health-care/south-dakota/.

These figures may be quoted and reproduced with attribution and a link back to this page. No permission needed. Methodology · Data sources · Who produces this · Corrections

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