Jenkin'S Living Center
215 South Maple Street, Watertown, SD, 57201
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Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed June 2026.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 110 · avg 71 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 55% — higher than most South Dakota nursing homesSouth Dakota avg: 49.0% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 20% — lower than most South Dakota nursing homesSouth Dakota avg: 37.2% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 0 departed — near the South Dakota averageSouth Dakota avg: 0.3 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 2 fines · $53,086 total
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 435036
- Certified beds
- 110 beds · avg 71 residents/day
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Jenkins Living Center Inc
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Disclosed owners (10 on record)
- Scott Gloe
Corporate Officer · since 2022
- Reid Hoiien
Corporate Director · since 2013
- Margaret Salchert
Corporate Director · since 2005
- Michael Kluck
Corporate Director · since 2004
- Howard Sogn
Corporate Director · since 2003
- Jill Gabel
Corporate Director · since 1989
+ 4 additional owners on the federal record.
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Immediate-jeopardy citations (CMS scope/severity J–L) are the most serious category federal inspectors issue — meaning a deficiency placed residents in immediate risk of serious harm. Ask the facility for the corrective-action plan filed with CMS, and consider contacting your state long-term care ombudsman for context.
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 25)
- D0658·Jun 11, 2025Complaint
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- E0919·Jan 30, 2025
Environmental Deficiencies
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
- F0880·Jan 30, 2025
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D0849·Jan 30, 2025
Administration Deficiencies
Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.
- E0811·Jan 30, 2025
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Ensure that residents are assessed for appropriateness for a feeding assistant program, receive services as per their plan of care, and feeding assistants are trained and supervised.
- D0732·Jan 30, 2025
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Post nurse staffing information every day.
- E0689·Jan 30, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- E0657·Jan 30, 2025
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20241 fine · $44K
- 20231 fine · $9,315
Most recent events
- Apr 4, 2024Fine · $44K
- Oct 6, 2023Fine · $9,315
Largest single fine on record: $44K.
Fire-safety citations
10 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Jan 30, 2025. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Jun 1, 2026.
Facility background report
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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