Nearly 20 percent of South Dakotans age 45 and over are currently providing unpaid care to an adult relative or friend. Many of them are juggling those caregiving duties with full- or part-time jobs.
Voters in November will decide whether to expand Medicaid—the government health insurance program for low-income Americans—to include an estimated 42,000 South Dakota adults.
AARP South Dakota hosted volunteers from across the state this week at their annual Volunteer Summit, which included a presentation of three special volunteer leadership awards.
AARP and South Dakota’s Helpline Center are testing a service that allows family caregivers to sign up for phone or text support from trained staff. Now in its second year, the pilot program will continue to accept new participants.
South Dakota’s June 7 primary election could decide which candidates appear on November’s general election ballot and whether a critical ballot initiative, Constitutional Amendment C, will pass.
Veto Day marks the end of South Dakota’s 2022 legislative session. Funding for high-speed internet expansion, improvements to power of attorney laws, and other bills championed by AARP South Dakota passed in 2022.