New Transparency Rule for SD Assisted Living Communities

Keloland News reports that South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is expected to sign into law a bill requiring assisted living communities to post visitation policies and the documentation they are using to base them on on their websites for families. This follows a investigation by Keloland last week, revealing that families were unaware that they could request essential and compassionate caregiver visits with their senior-age loved ones since June under the South Dakota Department of Health's reopening plan. The new law will only apply to assisted living communities.