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Find a Patient Advocate in South Dakota Covered by Medicare

Medicare-covered advocacy across South Dakota's cities, reservations, and rural communities.

Many South Dakotans rely on local hospitals and clinics while traveling to Sioux Falls, Rapid City, Pierre, or out of state for specialty care. An Aviator advocate helps coordinate referrals, benefits, records, transportation, and follow-up across long distances.

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Get trusted South Dakota Medicare help

South Dakota SHIINE provides free Medicare education and counseling, while we help turn coverage answers into completed enrollment, pharmacy, bill, and care tasks.

Connect care across the prairie

We help rural and reservation communities coordinate local care with regional specialists, transfer records, track referrals, and plan practical next steps.

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We connect older adults, people with disabilities, and caregivers to South Dakota's statewide ADRC for home services, caregiver support, nutrition, long-term care, and ombudsman help.

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Local Resources

South Dakota Senior Health Information and Insurance Education (SHIINE)

Free Medicare counseling and education statewide

SHIP Program

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Claims Help

Nursing Home Support

Complaint Resolution

Trained SHIINE staff and volunteers help South Dakotans understand Medicare coverage, enrollment, and benefits.

SHIINE is South Dakota's State Health Insurance Assistance Program and provides unbiased guidance on Original Medicare, Medicare Advantage, Part D, Medigap, appeals, and cost assistance. Regional partners offer individual counseling across the state.

How to qualify:

Available at no cost to South Dakota Medicare beneficiaries, people approaching Medicare, family members, and caregivers.

Contact Information:

1-888-854-5321

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Dakota at Home

South Dakota's Aging and Disability Resource Center

Information & Referral

Sub Categories:

Claims Help

Nursing Home Support

Complaint Resolution

Dakota at Home is a statewide starting point for information, intake, referrals, and long-term service options.

Trained staff help older adults, adults with disabilities, and families identify home care, meals, safety supports, caregiver services, residential options, and public programs. The service supports people seeking to remain at home or return home from a facility.

How to qualify:

Information and referral are available statewide; individual Long Term Services and Supports programs may require age, disability, financial, or functional eligibility.

Contact Information:

833-663-9673

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South Dakota Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program

Advocacy for residents in long-term care settings

Long-Term Care Ombudsman

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Claims Help

Nursing Home Support

Complaint Resolution

Ombudsmen advocate for residents and address complaints involving health, safety, welfare, and rights.

South Dakota ombudsmen visit nursing homes, assisted living centers, and community living homes, investigate concerns, and provide education to residents, families, and staff. The program works toward resolutions that protect resident choice and quality of life.

Find a Patient Advocate in South Dakota Covered by Medicare

Find a Patient Advocate in South Dakota Covered by Medicare

Medicare-covered advocacy across South Dakota's cities, reservations, and rural communities.

Medicare-covered advocacy across South Dakota's cities, reservations, and rural communities.

Local Resources

South Dakota Senior Health Information and Insurance Education (SHIINE)

Free Medicare counseling and education statewide

Category:

SHIP Program

Sub Categories:

Claims Help

Nursing Home Support

Complaint Resolution

Trained SHIINE staff and volunteers help South Dakotans understand Medicare coverage, enrollment, and benefits.

SHIINE is South Dakota's State Health Insurance Assistance Program and provides unbiased guidance on Original Medicare, Medicare Advantage, Part D, Medigap, appeals, and cost assistance. Regional partners offer individual counseling across the state.

How to qualify:

Available at no cost to South Dakota Medicare beneficiaries, people approaching Medicare, family members, and caregivers.

Contact Information:

1-888-854-5321

Click Here

Dakota at Home

South Dakota's Aging and Disability Resource Center

Category:

Information & Referral

Sub Categories:

Claims Help

Nursing Home Support

Complaint Resolution

Dakota at Home is a statewide starting point for information, intake, referrals, and long-term service options.

Trained staff help older adults, adults with disabilities, and families identify home care, meals, safety supports, caregiver services, residential options, and public programs. The service supports people seeking to remain at home or return home from a facility.

How to qualify:

Information and referral are available statewide; individual Long Term Services and Supports programs may require age, disability, financial, or functional eligibility.

Contact Information:

833-663-9673

Click Here

South Dakota Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program

Advocacy for residents in long-term care settings

Category:

Long-Term Care Ombudsman

Sub Categories:

Claims Help

Nursing Home Support

Complaint Resolution

Ombudsmen advocate for residents and address complaints involving health, safety, welfare, and rights.

South Dakota ombudsmen visit nursing homes, assisted living centers, and community living homes, investigate concerns, and provide education to residents, families, and staff. The program works toward resolutions that protect resident choice and quality of life.

How to qualify:

Residents of covered South Dakota long-term care settings, their families, representatives, and concerned individuals may request help.

Contact Information:

833-663-9673

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