An interim legislative committee studying mental health treatment and access in South Dakota is recommending that the nursing home at the Human Services Center in Yankton be closed.

Governor Dennis Daugaard says the Human Services Center may not be the best location for that type of care….

Daugaard says the plan would move those elderly patients to facilities that can take care of them closer to home…

Daugaard says closing the nursing home unit may lower the number of people seeking that level of care….

The interim committee will meet again next week to finalize their recommendations for the 2019 legislative session.