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Independent Living in South Dakota

South Dakota has 26 licensed independent living communities listed on ElderCareCosts across 485 cities. Pick a city below for local pricing and provider listings, or request a personalized shortlist.

26 licensed independent living communities listed.

Cost of independent living in South Dakota

We have not published independent living local medians. No free complete state source is available yet, so this stays empty rather than guessed.

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

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Counties in South Dakota

County pages carry the local Area Agency on Aging, the state Medicaid waiver contacts and, for nursing homes, what federal inspectors recorded. Ordered by how many independent living providers each county holds.

Independent Living by county in South Dakota

Independent Living providers in South Dakota

Sample of licensed independent living communities listed for South Dakota. City pages show fuller local inventories.

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Frequently asked questions

How many independent living communities are listed in South Dakota?

We currently list 26 licensed independent living communities across South Dakota.

Which cities in South Dakota have independent living listings?

We track 485 South Dakota cities for independent living. See the city list on this page for options near you.

Past 60 days in South Dakota: 26 added. Most recent change Aug 7. Counts come from our ingestion diffs, not confirmed licensing actions.

How to cite this page

Cite this: According to ElderCareCosts' 2026 index, licensed independent living communities in South Dakota are listed with government-sourced data. State median cost not yet published.

APA: ElderCareCosts Research. (n.d.). Independent Living in South Dakota. ElderCareCosts. Retrieved September 19, 2026, from https://www.eldercarecosts.com/independent-living/south-dakota/

Chicago: ElderCareCosts Research. "Independent Living in South Dakota." ElderCareCosts. Accessed September 19, 2026. https://www.eldercarecosts.com/independent-living/south-dakota/.

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