·State program
Paid Family Caregiver
Paid Family Caregiver administered by South Dakota Department of Human Services, Division of Long Term Services and Supports (LTSS)
What you get
Cash Stipend, Services, as recorded:
- $80.87/day Base, $101.09/day Tier 1, $113.22/day Tier 2 tiered rate; caregiver stipend must be 50% or more of the consumer's identified rate
Questions that decide eligibility
GiveCare prepares the questions; the program makes the decision. Bring these to the call or the application:
- 01
Does the person receiving care live in South Dakota?
Residency is usually the first thing a program checks.
- 02
Does your relationship to the person — other relative or non relative — count for this program?
- 03
Is the person receiving care in the covered age range (18–null)?
- 04
What counts as a qualifying disability or level of care need, and what documentation shows it?
- 05
Does the VA disability rating meet the program’s minimum (our record lists null%)?
- 06
Do you need to live with the person receiving care, and how is that verified?
- 07
Do the work hours meet the minimum (our record lists null hours)?
- 08
Is there a caregiver-specific department, coordinator, or support line? Ask for it by name.
Many agencies have one that isn’t advertised on the website.
- 09
What documents do you need from us to start an application?
- 10
Is there a waitlist right now, and how long is it?
Who qualifies, in the source’s words
Where our record has a direct quote from the official source, here it is — otherwise, this is our best reading of the rule.
Age of the person receiving care
“Age 65 or older or age 18 or older with a disability”
dhs.sd.gov →Applicant age
“Be 18 years of age or older”
dhs.sd.gov →Disability of the person receiving care
“Individuals eligible for the HOPE waiver meet the nursing facility level of care”
dhs.sd.gov →Minimum VA disability rating
Minimum VA disability rating: null%.
Living with the person receiving care
“offers HOPE Waiver consumers an opportunity to reside with a principal caregiver in the consumer”
dhs.sd.gov →Work hours
Minimum work hours: null.
Relationship to the person receiving care
“Participants have the choice of a trusted family member or friend to provide care”
dhs.sd.gov →
How to apply
- 01
Contact Dakota at Home to learn more; a case manager will meet with you to assess your needs and determine your eligibility for services