Centerville Area Latest News
Bill Hansen, Economic Development Coordinator, Guests on Local Radio Show
Posted 3/24/2013
Bill Hansen, the Economic Development Coordinator for Centerville, appeared on the Elderlaw Forum radio show 570 AM WNAX on Sunday March 17th. Hosted by Professor Mike Myers and broadcasting to portions of four states (IA, NE, SD, MN), Bill discussed the latest developments concerning Centerville's nursing home, Good Samaritan.
You may also listen to an archived copy of the show in MP3 format via the USD website at:
http://orgs.usd.edu/elderlaw/
It is Show #523, A Discussion with Bill Hansen; Economic Development Coordinator of the Centerville, SD Nursing Home. The run time is 29 minutes and 54 seconds.
Good Samaritan Nursing Home Information Meeting
Posted 1/21/2013
By: Bill Hansen
It has been two months since the Good Samaritan Society announced that it planned to discontinue their ownership of the Centerville nursing home. When they made their announcement they gave the Centerville Community about 60 days to decide if the City or a local non-profit would want to accept their donation of the facility.
Good Sam's decision was based on a history of uncertain census numbers and the immediate need of installing a fire sprinkler system, which must be complete by August 13th, 2013.
The census numbers were running in the low 20's in 2011. It has recently increased to almost 40 residents, which is at profitable level.
The Centerville Development Corporation has been working with the South Eastern Council of Governments (SECOG) to identify funding sources for the sprinkler system. On December 27th, they approved a loan of $125,000 for that purpose. We do not have a firm bid on the sprinkler system yet. We have someone working on getting that for us. We are considering other options to raise additional money if the sprinkler system costs exceed $125,000.
We have explored several options regarding ownership and operations of the facility. We asked Good Sam to reconsider their decision to leave if we would pay for the sprinkler system. We approached Pioneer Memorial Hospital, Avera, and Mission Healthcare and asked them if they would consider owning or operating the nursing home. None of these organizations were willing to assume the risk of ownership or operating the facility.
It became clear that if we want to keep a nursing home in Centerville, we need to acquire the facility and hire a management service to operate it for us. We have evaluated our options and are working toward developing a management agreement with Chad Stroschein of Caring Professionals, Inc. He has a successful record of managing rural nursing homes. In my discussion with owners and board members of nursing homes he currently manages, I found that they are similar size to Centerville's and they have experienced a successful turn-around in profitability since he took over the management duties. I plan to visit some of these facilities in the near future.
The Centerville Development Corporation completed the acceptance of donation form with the Good Samaritan Society on January 9th. Good Sam will continue to operate the facility until at least April 10th.
We still have several issues to deal with before this transition is complete, but I believe we are heading in the right direction. Thank you to Mayor Brad Preheim, the City Council, the Centerville Development Corporation, the Good Samaritan staff, Lynne Keller Forbes of SECOG and the Centerville community for your ideas, support and encouragement. It shows that no challenge is too great if everyone works together.
I have provided a very brief description of our work over the past couple months. If you have more questions or want to know more about the nursing home status, please attend our informational meeting on Tuesday, January 22nd at 7 PM in the purple gym at the Centerville school.
Centerville Dental and Orthodontics Opens
Posted 12/1/2012
Dr. Clark Hunstad, DDS, is happy to announce that he has opened a dental practice in the Good Samaritan Home. Centerville Dental's public entrance is the west wing door located at 230 Florida Street. Good Samaritan residents and staff can enter the dental office from within the building. Patient parking is located in front of the new entrance on the west side of Good Samaritan. Dr. Hunstad has an experienced staff consisting of Registered Dental Hygienist Laura Berens and Registered Dental Assistant Jenna Warkenthien, and assistant Ashley Schriever. He also maintains a practice in Parker, SD.
The types of procedures offered at Centerville Dental consists of Digital X-Rays, Panoramic X-Rays, new patient and routine exams, Cleanings, Periodontal Treatments and Maintenance, Orthodontics, Oral Cancer Screenings, Tooth Colored Fillings, Root Canals, Dental Implants, Crowns/Bridges, Extractions, Oral Hygiene, Fluoride Treatments, Oral Hygiene Education, Tooth Whitening, Dentures, Mouth Guards and Emergency Dental Care. Dr. Hunstad loves working on children and patients of all ages and has a special interest in orthodontics, preventative dentistry, and cosmetic restorative dentistry. He also performs microscopic dentistry in Parker. Centerville Dental will probably begin offering Collaborative Dental Hygiene Care and Services within the next year.
The hours of operation will be Monday through Friday by appointment. The office can be reached at 605.563.2161 and the after hours number is 605.201.3745.
Homecoming Parade
Posted 9/21/2012
Here are some pictures from today's Homecoming Parade.
Downtown Sidewalk Repairs
Posted 7/14/2012
The northwest corner of Broadway and Main street is currently undergoing a much needed sidewalk repair. The new sidewalk is being laid in sections so that the area businesses can remain open during the construction.
Here are some pictures.
Local Author Completes Latest Ebook
Posted 7/4/2012
Local Centerville author, Harry F. Smith, has finished his latest Ebook, "The Prying Eye."
This third novel in the John DelMonico/Terri O'Brien series finds them getting involved when the Director's secretary, Mary Beth Harrington is blackmailed by a rogue Internet service provider technician. He gains entry to customer's computers by tapping into their service and installing backdoor snooper programs. Not satisfied with blackmail, he begins a murderous spree that must be stopped.
The Ebook is available for downloading at the Smashwords web site for the Kindle, Nook, Sony Reader formats among others. You can also download the novel in PDF, plain text or read it online.
You can go there by following this link:
www.smashwords.com/books/view/210586
You can also visit his author's page at Smashwords to view his other downloadable Ebooks at: www.smashwords.com/profile/view/HFSmith