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Five Counties Nursing Home

Long-term care employees such as Tammy Lorius, activities director at the Five Counties Nursing Home in Lemmon, have worked hard to keep residents safe and happy during the COVID-19 pandemic by hosting birthday parties and other events.

Nursing homes turning away patients due to staff shortages, COVID-19 costs

Bart Pfankuch, South Dakota News Watch
September 30, 2021
News

SIOUX FALLS, SD – Finding a safe, affordable and accessible nursing home or assisted-living center for sick or elderly South Dakotans has become more difficult in recent years but is getting harder than ever due to a shortage of facility workers and financial losses suffered amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The labor shortage affecting businesses across […]

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Labor shortage could ultimately lead to better pay and benefits

Danielle Ferguson, South Dakota News Watch
June 22, 2021
Business, News

SIOUX FALLS, SD – South Dakota businesses in the midst of a vigorous post-pandemic economic recovery are scrambling to attract new employees from what has become a limited pool of potential workers. The vast number of open positions and reduced available workforce are the latest wrinkles in the state economy caused by the COVID-19 pandemic […]

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Nursing homes turning away patients due to staff shortages, COVID-19 costs

Labor shortage could ultimately lead to better pay and benefits

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