Opened in 1979, Hilltop Care Center is a 60-bed skilled nursing facility serving the residents of Watkins and the surrounding area. Hilltop was purchased by PAHCS in 2002 and now serves as one of four housing and care options for older adults throughout the system. Hilltop Care Center is located about 70 miles west of the Twin Cities on Highway 55 in Watkins.
Hilltop is more than a long-term care facility. It offers the community the following services: adult day care (offered daily from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.), in and out patient rehabilitation therapies (occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech therapy), respite care, hospice care, and a food and blood pressure screening clinic. The staff has had special training to meet the program and behavioral needs of people with dementia or Alzheimer's and the facility is equipped with alarms on the exit doors to prevent confused residents from wandering away.
The residents who call Hilltop their home are served by a wide variety of physicians, specialist, and medical practitioners who make rounds from their clinics in Litchfield, Paynesville, Watkins, Eden Valley, Richmond, and St. Cloud. Dr. Bob Gardner is our Medical Director who oversees and ensures the clinical aspects of care are of the highest quality.
Hilltop employs 80 staff who pride themsleves on the culture of patient safety and customer service that is evident from the moment you walk through the door. Hilltop is a place where the employees have fun working together as a team, and have fun with the residents they care for daily. Overall resident/family satisfaction (third quarter of 2005) was 93.5 percent with over 50 percent of all responses marked as excellent.
If you are interested in learning more about the family atmosphere Hlltop has to offer, our social worker can be reached at 320-764-2300, or feel free to stop in for afternoon lunch. Cookies and coffee are served in the dining room daily at 2:45 p.m.
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