Jenkin's Living Center
Nursing home in Watertown, South Dakota, CMS certification number 435036
215 South Maple Street, Watertown, SD 57201 · Codington County
- CMS overall rating
- 3 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 110
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- May 21, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 4
- Fines in 3 years
- $43,771 (1)
Does Jenkin's Living Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Jenkin's Living Center is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 3 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 3 of 5 |
| Staffing | 4 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 4 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Jenkin's Living Center reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 3.47
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.50
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.98
- Nurse aide hours
- 1.99
- Weekend total hours
- 3.05
- Nursing staff turnover
- 53.1%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 27.3%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on May 21, 2026 and cited 4 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on January 30, 2025, found 8.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Jenkin's Living Center 1 time in the past 3 years, for $43,771 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 75.1 residents live here, about 68% of its 110 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 110
- Average residents per day
- 75.1
- Certified since
- February 6, 1987
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Jenkin's Living Center
- Legal business name
- Jenkins Living Center Inc
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
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Who inspects nursing homes in South Dakota
South Dakota's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
Compare all nursing homes in South Dakota, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Jenkin's Living Center, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Jenkin's Living Center
What is the CMS star rating of Jenkin's Living Center?
3 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Jenkin's Living Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Jenkin's Living Center?
4 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Jenkin's Living Center?
Jenkins Living Center Inc, non profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.