Jenkins Living Center

Jenkins Living Center, Inc., is a free-standing, non-profit health care corporation offering a full-continuum of quality geriatric care. The skilled nursing facility, Jenkins Living Center, is licensed by the South Dakota Department of Health, and is both Medicare and Medicaid certified. The Jenkins' organization opened its doors in 1958, due in large part to an expansive fund-raising effort by a group of dedicated Methodist citizens in Watertown. Over the ensuing years, the organization experienced consistent growth - both in size and scope of services. Expansion projects in the '70s, '80s, '90s and today have increased the licensed bed capacity of the skilled nursing facility to its present level of 162 to include a complete rehabilitation program for inpatient and outpatient care. During that same time frame, the visionary Board of Directors of Jenkins Living Center, Inc., also added to the scope of services to include Senior Apartments, Assisted Living Services, a secure unit for Alzheimer's care, and an inpatient/outpatient Rehabilitation Program. Today, Jenkins Living Center, Inc. offers a full continuum of care allowing our tenants and residents to "age in place" under the Jenkins' umbrella of services. Jenkins Living Center, Inc.- located in Watertown, SD - employs more than 200 dedicated and caring individuals whose mission in to provide compassionate, personalized care and services to the nearly 300 people served daily by the Jenkins' organization. We believe that our caring employees are our greatest asset as we strive to meet our mission of "offering housing, health care, and rehabilitation services that provide a high quality of life to the people we serve."