SIOUX FALLS S.D. (KELO) — Sanford Health broke ground Monday on the Good Samaritan Society – Founder’s Crossing senior community in Sioux Falls. The new campus, located on the corner of Veterans Parkway and 57th St., will expand access for senior services on the east side of Sioux Falls.
In a news release, GSS CEO Nathan Schema said “Over the next five years, the population of adults over 65 will grow by nearly 20% in the Sioux Falls area”.
The campus will offer all health and wellness services under one roof, including independent living apartments and villas; assisted living and memory care services; short-term rehabilitation and long-term care; home-based services; life enrichment programs; and a direct connection to a future Sanford Health clinic and Lewis Drug.
Other amenities like walking paths, outdoor and indoor fitness areas, pickleball, golf simulator, large community room, restaurant-style dining and spa will be available to incoming residents.
Completed in phases, villas will open first starting in spring 2026, followed by independent living apartments; assisted living and memory care assisted living apartments, short-term rehabilitation and long-term care center in 2027-2028, and then the eventual opening of the Sanford Health clinic and Lewis Drug, the release said.
In total, the senior living community will be home to nearly 500 residents and supported by 200 employees, according to the release.
