The Study Committee on Sustainable Models for Long Term Care of the South Dakota legislature held their third meeting of the interim last week in Pierre.
Committee members splint into five work work groups to come up with specialized recommendations.
Representative Hugh Bartels of Watertown spoke for the Location and Infrastructure group….
Bartels says they also talked about helping long term care facilities merge to save on costs…
Bartels says they are working on an incentive plan…
Committee Chair, Senator Jean Hunhoff of Yankton said they will meet again in the fall to begin the process of writing legislation.
