Today at Bethany
We offer a full continuum of senior care, including independent living, assisted living, skilled nursing care, and rehabilitation therapy at both campuses in Sioux Falls and Brandon.
The key elements that make a person feel at home at Bethany are comfort, easy elegance, wonderful cuisine, friends, and family. These are the very essence of everyday senior living at Bethany Home and Bethany Meadows located in Sioux Falls and Brandon, South Dakota. Our senior living community offers spacious apartments and a wide array of services and amenities, well-suited for those who need a little support with their daily living.
Our friendly community offers residents access to a host of activities from water aerobics in the pool to games of bridge, and there are a variety of social engagements available each week.
Come see all that senior living can be at Bethany.
We invite you to watch the videos available below that further share our Vision, Mission, Values, and Beliefs.
Our History
Our story starts in 1950 with some larger-than-life dreams. Bethany Lutheran Home for the Aged, Inc. was founded by ten cooperating LCA churches. Their objective was to establish a home where individuals could receive nursing care in a wholesome, caring Christian environment.
Ground was broken for a nursing home in Sioux Falls on October 15, 1950. This home was established along Holly Avenue in Sioux Falls thanks to a lot of donated material and labor from our founding churches and their members. The original nursing home opened in 1952 and has been upgraded and improved since.
In 2003, Bethany opened Bethany Meadows in Brandon on land that had been donated to the organization. Bethany Meadows provides independent living, assisted living, memory care, senior living; twin homes and apartments. On April 10, 2011, more ground was broken for Bethany Home Brandon, on the Bethany Meadows campus. This skilled nursing care facility admitted its first residents on August 13, 2012, which began a new chapter for Bethany. In November 2012, Bethany Home Sioux Falls converted some of its rooms to accommodate assisted living residents in order to offer more options to today’s seniors.
The meaning of “Bethany” has particular significance for a nursing home. The original place called Bethany dates back to the New Testament times. It was located near Jerusalem and was the setting of several recorded events in the travels and ministry of Jesus. Jesus found Bethany to be a place of refuge, refreshment, and fellowship with friends Mary, Martha, and Lazarus. Bethany was the place from which Jesus made his “triumphal entry.” It also was the site of Jesus’ final departure from his disciples. Today, Bethany Home and Bethany Meadows provide a similar place of comfort, sustenance, and purpose in life’s journey.
Leadership
Deborah Herrboldt
CEO/Administrator
Ms. Herrboldt proudly began her call to long-term care as a nurse's aide over 30 years ago. Over the years, she has developed skills and expertise in the long-term care industry as a licensed social worker, marketing director, and administrator. She has been with Bethany since 2003. Ms. Herrboldt possesses both a bachelor's and master's degree from the University of South Dakota. Current and past volunteer experience includes: SDHCA marketing committee, DayBreak Advisory Board, CFAG board of Directors, Sioux Empire United Way allocations and campaign committees, Sioux Falls Area Chamber of Commerce Diplomat Committee, and President of the ND Chapter NASW.
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Heather Kroger
Chief Financial Officer
Heather was born and raised in Sioux Falls, SD. She graduated with my bachelor’s degree from University of Phoenix and had 6 prior years of accounting experience with Sonifi and Poet. Heather is married to Jason, and they have three children Ian, Kylee, and Mya. She enjoys attending various sporting events, her daughter’s dance competitions, playing the piano, and playing volleyball.
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Hunter Winkelpleck
Brandon Campus Administrator
Hunter was born and raised in Sioux Falls, SD and began working in the Long-Term Care industry in December of 2015. Hunter has been with Bethany serving as an Administrator since October 2017. However, he originally started at Bethany in the summer of 2014 as an Administrative Intern while pursuing his undergraduate degree.
Hunter graduated from the University of South Dakota with a Bachelor’s degree in Health Services Administration in December of 2015 and received his Master’s in Business Administration with a focus in Healthcare Management from the University of Sioux Falls in May of 2020.
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