Menno Olivet Care Center

Menno Olivet Care Center sits in Menno, South Dakota, and has a long history, breaking ground in 1970 and welcoming the first residents in 1971, and it's grown, starting with 37 beds, then raising the number to 49 beds in 1975, and now there's a mix of 41 long-term care beds and 8 assisted living beds, plus they added assisted living services back in 2009 and put in an east wing in 2000 to make more room for therapy, offices, and private rooms, and there's also a big dining and activity area, 40 by 80 feet, set up in 1996; the place runs as a private nonprofit, guided by a mission focused on kindness, love, and treating everyone with dignity, respect, and patience, which seems clear because staff follow a statement about sharing God's love through service. The center offers long-term care with 24-hour nursing, skilled nursing, assisted living, rehab services, and respite care, covering a range of needs from daily help with moving from beds to wheelchairs, to managing diabetes by watching insulin levels, to meals prepared daily, which helps save residents time and money, and staff include an executive director, registered nurses, and certified nursing assistants, everyone working together to provide care day and night and handle emergencies as they come. The care center is Medicare and Medicaid certified and provides in-house therapy options-including physical, occupational, and speech therapy-without needing residents to leave the facility, which can be a comfort to families. The building aims for a home-like setting, with common indoor spaces designed to get people together and activities that help keep residents moving and social; there's attention not just to physical care, but also to the social and spiritual sides, because the mission includes caring for the whole person. Staff work to make the place feel nurturing and safe, believing that kindness and a job well done matter most, and all the services grow from that purpose.