Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) for Home Care in Dell Rapids, SD

The nearest Medicare-certified nursing homes to Dell Rapids are Dells Nursing And Rehab Center Inc in Dell Rapids (0.6 mi), Palisade Healthcare Center in Garretson (13 mi), Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe Care Center in Flandreau (16 mi). Nursing homes employ many of the area’s CNAs, and CNAs who want home care work often come from them.

Aides in South Dakota earn a median $18.15 an hour (BLS, May 2025, home health and personal care aides). South Dakota's minimum wage is $11.85 an hour (U.S. Department of Labor table, updated July 1, 2026).

Dell Rapids has about 65 residents aged 85 or older, the group most likely to need hands-on help with bathing, transfers and toileting.

At the South Dakota median aide wage of $18.15 an hour, 20 hours of help a week comes to about $1,573 a month in wages, which is 32% of the $4,885 monthly median income of Dell Rapids households headed by someone 65 or older. Private rates are agreed directly with the caregiver, so yours may be higher or lower. South Dakota's minimum wage is $11.85 an hour (U.S. Department of Labor table, updated July 1, 2026).

Hiring directly, you agree the rate with the caregiver and usually become the household employer (U.S. Department of Labor rules). Some families qualify for programs that pay for care at home; see Medicaid programs for family caregivers: who can be paid, and the rules in 12 states.