SELBY, S.D. (AP) – Residents of Selby formed a nonprofit to keep the community’s nursing home open. But, as two more care centers prepare to close in South Dakota, there are no easy answers to housing the elderly and others in need.
The Aberdeen American News reported that nursing homes throughout the state and nation have been closing their doors.
Good Samaritan Society got help from a surrounding region, which raised $500,000. Community members from Selby, Java and Glenham founded a nonprofit agency, Walworth County Care Center, which took over operations of the nursing home Dec. 1.
