CMS ANNOUNCES GRANT TO CHEYENNE RIVER SIOUX TRIBE TO DEVELOP NURSING HOME
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Mark McClellan, M.D., Ph.D. today announced a grant of $271,512 to the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe in South Dakota to develop a nursing home.
This grant was earmarked by Congress for the tribe on the reservation in Eagle Butte in north central South Dakota. There are currently no nearby nursing homes.
“For decades, tribal elders from the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe had to move off the reservation to receive nursing home care when their families could no longer care for them,” Dr. McClellan said. “Now tribal elders will be able to stay on the reservation, close to their families, communities and culture. The facility also will bring jobs to the reservation.”
Although the overall objective is the construction of a nursing home and assisted living facility, this grant will provide funds for the tribe to hire a nursing facility administrator during the planning and construction period. The administrator will assist the tribe with creating and implementing its resident care and financial management plans.
Funding is provided under the CMS portion of the fiscal year 2004 appropriations for the Department of Health and Human Services. This grant is for a period of 18 months.