“Responding to God’s grace for us and for all, we care for the very young, the elderly, the ill and the aging.”

Bethesda Home opened its doors on December 26, 1969 as a skilled nursing care facility. In 1981 Bethesda ’s Sharing Center opened to provide child care to Bethesda Home employees. Later, we expanded services to the outside community and to infant day care. In 1985 a vision for a continuum of care was recognized and Bethesda Parkside Apartments were established. In 1993 its name was changed to Parkside Retirement Community. In 1997 Bethesda Towne Square was opened to provide assisted living services to expand the need for services between our nursing facilities and apartments. In 2001, Bethesda Home completed a renovation project to provide private rooms to all residents.

Bethesda Senior Living strives to promote a community-like quality of life by providing a continuum of affordable health care services, housing alternatives and community services in a Christ centered environment.

Bethesda seeks to be the leader in developing and providing quality lifestyle options for aging persons, and to continuously evaluate and improve our services.

All of our activities embody the Christian values we place on people, organizational and personal growth, responsibility, and leadership, while demonstrating our concern for the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of older adults and their families.

Bethesda Senior Living is a not-for-profit organization sponsored by 14 area ELCA Lutheran Churches and governed by a nine member board elected from these congregations.

Our Sponsoring Congregations include:

• Bethany Lutheran, Mellette
• Bethlehem Lutheran, Aberdeen
• Emmanuel Lutheran, Groton
• Good Shepherd Lutheran, Aberdeen
• Holy Cross Lutheran, Aberdeen
• Our Savior’s Lutheran, Redfield
• St. James Lutheran, Leola
• St. John’s Lutheran, Hecla
• St. John Lutheran, Warner
• St. Paul ’s Lutheran, Frederick
• Savo Lutheran, Frederick
• Scandinavia Lutheran, Aberdeen
• Trinity Lutheran, Houghton
• Zion Lutheran, Aberdeen
  

• BETHESDA HOME OF ABERDEEN INC.
  BOARD OF DIRECTORS

  President
  Rose Waage, Groton

  Vice President
  Mark Malchow, Aberdeen

  Secretary/Treasurer
  Phyllis Halvorson, Mellette                                 

  Ben Benson, Aberdeen

  Susan Edson, Aberdeen

  Sue Gates, Aberdeen

  Mary Rice, Redfield

  Karen Siefkes, Hecla

  Rev. Galen Sylvester, Frederick

  ABERDEEN BETHESDA FOUNDATION
  BOARD OF DIRECTORS

  President
  Norma Dennert, Aberdeen

  Vice President
  Mark Malchow, Aberdeen

  Secretary/Treasurer
  Karen Siefkes, Hecla

  Susan Edson, Aberdeen

  Rev. Tony Haglund, Aberdeen