LifeScape / Children's Care Hospital and School

Children's Care Hospital & School (cchs) is additive to the fabric of Care in south dakota by being the sole provider of specific medicaid based services and supports for the children of south dakota.in fiscal year 2023, cchs provided services for over 2,880 individuals from 6 states, from birth through age 21 with disabilities or rehabilitation needs in all of its programs. In south dakota alone, more than 2,570 children served were from 64 of south dakota's 66 counties and 249 towns and cities. 849 of those children received more than one service from Lifescape. Outpatient and outreach services, which are community based, served more than 2,700 of those children in sioux falls and rapid city, sd. Services include therapies ranging from physical and occupational to speech-language pathology, behavioral therapy, assistive technology, seating and positioning, and powered mobility services.in sioux falls and rapid city outpatient clinics, 295 children received free autism screenings and 113 children were evaluated for autism. Lifescape has more than a dozen board certified behavior analysts in the state, which has led to 27% drop in children waiting to be seen for autism and applied behavior analysis services. Lifescape's Children's specialty Hospital continues to be the only pediatric rehabilitation Hospital in south dakota. In fy23, 28 children were served in the Hospital. In the residential program and intermediate Care facility, 56 children were served, most of whom also attended Lifescape's specialty schools. In addition, there were over 70 day students at the 26th street campus and pathways to life School.