Edgewood Memory Care Watertown is a two-story senior living community in Watertown, SD, with 20 units and 24 beds, and it's focused on serving people who need memory care, assisted living, or independent living. The building is designed to help seniors with Alzheimer's, dementia, and memory loss feel safe and comfortable, with features that help avoid confusion and prevent wandering, and it opened back in 1994 and was acquired by Edgewood in August 2013, bringing in staff with specialized training for memory care. Residents can choose from private rooms and apartments, and they can bring their favorite items from home to help make their rooms feel familiar. Edgewood takes a personal approach to care, offering tailored care plans, regular assessments, and consultations to find just the right support for each resident, including personal hygiene help, bathing, dressing, medication management, and wound care, while providing walking wheelchair assistance and help moving from beds to chairs if needed. The community has staff on hand 24 hours a day for emergencies, and the building has safety features like sprinklers and handicap accessibility throughout.
Edgewood offers both meals and special dining experiences for residents, with help for those who need monitoring for diabetes or need support with eating, and there are common spaces inside where people can spend time together and take part in planned activity programs that encourage movement, arts and crafts, games, and wellness. There's a full schedule of social activities, educational events, and therapy programs, including LSVT Big and Loud, Parkinson's Care Program, Parkinson's Wellness Recovery, Rocky Steady Boxing, CaringEdge therapy, and even short-term stays and adult day services, so people with memory loss can join in at their own pace. Amenities include a dining room, fitness center, salon/barbershop, guest parking, and Wi-Fi, and all residents have access to washers and dryers, cable TV, and transportation for appointments or outings. The staff offers housekeeping, transportation, maintenance for inside and outside, and help with basic activities of daily living, like dressing, grooming, and toileting support. The whole environment is built to help residents feel independent but supported, and to encourage safe movement and connections with others in a comfortable setting. Memory care is a strong focus here, and the community works with local medical partners for extra oversight, so residents' health needs are better managed.
Edgewood Memory Care Watertown also does its best to create a warm, understanding place where seniors are encouraged to enjoy their hobbies, discover new interests, and make meaningful moments, even as they face the challenges of memory loss. People can take virtual tours online, and there are events and tours for families who want to see the facility in person. There are resources available, like rate cards, guides, and handouts, to help explain the transition to memory care and what a stay is like, and families can join a waitlist if rooms are full. All in all, Edgewood Memory Care Watertown remains one of the area's steady options for seniors who need memory support, community living, and compassionate care shaped around each resident's unique story and needs.
