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

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. The home modification efforts of the South Dakota Division of Long Term Services and Supports include:

Home & Community-Based Options and Person Centered Excellence (HOPE) Medicaid Waiver
Program Description: 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.
Population Served: Medicaid-eligible individuals age 65 and older; or age 18 and older with a qualifying disability who meet a nursing facility of level of care.

SOUTH DAKOTA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

Community Home Improvement Program (CHIP)
Program Description: 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.
Population Served: Homeowners who meet the household income requirements.

SOUTH DAKOTA STATE ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM

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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.

SOUTH DAKOTA STATE FALL PREVENTION COALITION

South Dakota Falls Prevention Initiatives
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For an up to date list of all state fall prevention coalitions, visit: https://www.ncoa.org/resources/list-of-state-falls-prevention-coalitions/

1. To locate the Area Agency on Aging in your state, please contact Eldercare Locator at https://eldercare.acl.gov/Public/Index.aspx

2. Data Brief: 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.”