South Dakota’s Top Rated Local® Senior Living Communities Award Winner: Jenkin’s Living Center

Top Rated Local® is pleased to announce that Jenkin’s Living Center is an award winner for senior living communities in 2019.

If you are looking for a senior living community that will provide community and care to your loved one, look no further than this award-winning company!

Jenkin’s Living Center has received many overwhelmingly positive reviews across multiple verified sites with an average rating of 4.69 stars, earning them an impressive Rating Score™ of 90.94 and a 2019 Top Rated Local award for ranking as one of the top three senior living communities in South Dakota!

Here’s just one of their many five-star reviews:

“My dad was cared for by the staff at Jenkin’s for the last five months of his life. I admire how hard the nurses and CNAs worked, and they were always so cheerful! [The] same goes for everyone there. There were fun activities planned for the residents, and they were very accommodating at granting the wishes of the residents there. If you have to go to a nursing home, I would highly recommend Jenkin’s.” – J.V.

It is because of excellent reviews like this that Jenkin’s Living Center is now able to call themselves a Top Rated Local award winner!

Not Your Average Senior Living Community

We were excited to learn all about how Jenkin’s Living Center has been able to build such an impressive reputation, so we sat down with the President and CEO, Loren W. Diekman.

The first thing we wanted to know was what it is that makes Jenkin’s Living Center stand apart from their local competitors. Loren happily pointed to their company culture and the people who make up the Jenkins community. Loren said:

“Our people have a great work ethic. We’ve become one big family. That is the feeling we want people to get here. It is our love, compassion, and friendliness that make us unique.”

He continued by telling us a bit more about the structure of the company:

“We are an independent, non-profit organization. Everything we earn goes straight back into the company. We want to provide high-quality care.”

Building Success Through Presence

Jenkin’s Living Center has managed to build an impressive reputation for themselves. We wanted to know more about what kinds of strategies they have used to manage this stellar reputation. Loren told us that he has to give credit to the Marketing Director, Kristi Gloe, who has been working to increase their presence on social media platforms, like Facebook.

There are many businesses out there that are looking to build as impressive a reputation as Jenkin’s Living Center has managed to. We asked if Loren could share any expert advice to these companies. Here’s what he had to say:

“Work hard at creating customer service. Keep focusing on that in your organization, and it will pay off.”


Congratulations to Jenkin’s Living Center for being a 2019 Top Rated Local award winner, and special thanks to Loren for taking the time to speak with us!

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