Mask requirements are coming to an end in Washington state on Saturday, more than two years into the COVID-19 pandemic. But the transition could be stressful for some. Dr. .
South Dakota continues to grapple with staffing shortages at nursing homes, and a new report found some might not be able to recover financially. The findings, issued this week by the American Health Care Association (AHCA), showed between 32% and 40% of nursing-home patients in the U.S. live in facilities considered financially "at risk." Separate reports showed close to half of South Dakota care facilities are dealing with staffing shortages. .
The state of South Dakota wants to spend part of its $1 billion federal coronavirus relief package on health care but the proposed projects aren't directly aimed at ending the pandemic.