State Findings: South Dakota, 2022, 2022 Senior Report
Strengths
- Low prevalence of frequent mental distress
- High pneumonia vaccination rate
- Low prevalence of insufficient sleep
Challenges
- High prevalence of falls
- Low geriatric provider rate
- Low home health care worker rate
Highlights
- High health status increased 23% from 38.0% to 46.7% of adults ages 65+ between 2011 and 2020
- Home health care workers decreased 23% from 25.6 to 19.7 aides per 1,000 adults ages 65+ between 2017 and 2020
- Early deaths increased 21% from 1,619 to 1,953 deaths per 100,000 adults ages 65-74 between 2019 and 2020
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