Harm or serious risk⚠ Concern: 2 citations1 actual harm · 1 immediate jeopardy (serious risk) · latest Sep 2024
Abuse citationNot flagged by Medicare1 abuse-related citation · last 3 years
Complaint citations3Last 3 years · IA avg 9
Fines, last 3 years
$25,945 (2 fines) · IA avg $19,286
Medicare payment denials
1 denial
Citations where a resident was harmed (actual harm)
1 citation
Immediate-jeopardy citations (serious risk of injury or death)
1 citation
Abuse citation
Not flagged by Medicare · 1 abuse-related citation · last 3 years
Complaint citations (inspections triggered by a complaint)
3 · IA avg 9
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“Actual harm” and “immediate jeopardy” are Medicare’s most serious inspection findings. Fines and payment denials are penalties Medicare imposed. Ask the home what changed since. A home with nothing listed here can still have lower-level citations — see Inspections below.
Sources from Medicare’s agency (CMS): CMS Provider Information & Penalties, snapshot 2026-09-01, retrieved 2026-10-09; CMS Health Deficiencies summary, as of 2026-08-01, retrieved 2026-10-08.
Staffing stability
Health inspections
4 · Above average
Staffing
4 · Above average
Quality measures
2 · Below average
Total nurse time per resident per day: 3.49 hours (IA avg 3.82). Registered nurse time: 0.88 hours.
Staffing stability
Total nursing staff turnover31%High turnover can mean less continuity of care. Medicare counts staff who left over about a year.
Registered nurse (RN) turnover33.3%RNs handle assessments and complex care, so frequent changes can affect continuity.
Administrators who left the home0Counted over about a year. Frequent leadership changes can affect day-to-day management.
Weekend nurse staffing, total hours per resident per day3.19 hoursStaffing can be lower on weekends. Compare with the weekday figure above.
Weekend RN staffing, hours per resident per day0.59 hours
Case-mix-adjusted nurse staffing, hours per resident per day3.55 hoursAdjusted by Medicare for how much care residents are expected to need.
Case-mix-adjusted weekend nurse staffing, hours per resident per day3.15 hours
Source: CMS Nursing Home Care Compare — Provider Information, snapshot 2026-09-01, retrieved 2026-10-09. “Not reported” means CMS left the value blank. The CMS file has no state or national averages for these facts, so none are shown. These are facts to ask about on a visit, not a rating.
Inspections and citations
Inspections & safety
Most recent inspection2025-08-07
Previous inspection2024-09-05
Most recent inspection more than 2 years agoNoMedicare normally expects a full inspection about once a year.
Infection-control citationsNot reported
Automatic sprinklersIn all required areas
Resident and family councilResident councilA council is a group residents or families can use to raise concerns with management.
Source: CMS Nursing Home Care Compare — Provider Information, snapshot 2026-09-01, retrieved 2026-10-09. “Not reported” means CMS left the value blank. The CMS file has no state or national averages for these facts, so none are shown. These are facts to ask about on a visit, not a rating.
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Quality of care
4 out of 5
Medicare overall rating
Medicare's roll-up of health inspections, staffing, and quality measures on a 1-to-5 scale. It does not measure family experience, cost, or bed availability, and it does not by itself say whether this home is right for one specific resident.
CMS Nursing Home Care Compare — Provider Information & Penalties · 2026-09-01 · retrieved 2026-10-09
4 out of 5
Health inspections
How this home did on its most recent unannounced state health inspections, compared to other homes. It does not measure staffing levels or clinical quality on its own.
CMS Nursing Home Care Compare — Provider Information & Penalties · 2026-09-01 · retrieved 2026-10-09
4 out of 5
Staffing
Nurse staffing hours per resident per day, from payroll-based records Medicare verifies against payroll data. It does not measure the skill or attentiveness of the staff on duty, only the hours reported.
CMS Nursing Home Care Compare — Provider Information & Penalties · 2026-09-01 · retrieved 2026-10-09
2 out of 5
Quality measures
A Medicare composite of clinical outcomes reported by the facility, such as falls, pressure ulcers, and hospitalizations. It does not measure every aspect of clinical care, and it relies on the facility's own reporting.
CMS Nursing Home Care Compare — Provider Information & Penalties · 2026-09-01 · retrieved 2026-10-09
Quality measures: this home compared with the Iowa and national averages
Measure
This home
IA average
National average
Long-stay residents who need more help with daily activities than before
16.0%
17.1%
13.9%
Long-stay residents who lose too much weight
5.1%
4.6%
5.2%
Long-stay residents with a catheter left in the bladder
1.4%
1.5%
0.8%
Long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection
1.8%
2.4%
1.6%
Long-stay residents with depressive symptoms
0.0%
4.2%
12.8%
Long-stay residents who were physically restrained
0.0%
0.2%
0.1%
Long-stay residents who had a fall with major injury
6.1%
3.8%
3.2%
Long-stay residents given the pneumococcal (pneumonia) vaccine
95.7%
94.0%
93.5%
Long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened
16.8%
16.6%
14.1%
Long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or sleep medication
14.9%
20.8%
19.5%
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
97.1%
95.3%
95.5%
Long-stay residents with pressure ulcers
4.2%
4.2%
4.6%
Long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence
27.5%
25.6%
19.0%
Long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication
12.2%
19.5%
15.4%
Hospitalizations per 1,000 long-stay resident days
1.25 per 1,000 days
1.49 per 1,000 days
1.90 per 1,000 days
Outpatient emergency room visits per 1,000 long-stay resident days
2.14 per 1,000 days
2.08 per 1,000 days
1.78 per 1,000 days
Short-stay residents given the pneumococcal (pneumonia) vaccine
90.1%
84.0%
82.0%
Short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication
1.9%
2.1%
1.6%
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Not reported — Medicare: The number of residents or resident stays is too small to report. Call the facility to discuss this quality measure.
73.3%
79.8%
Short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after admission
24.9%
20.9%
23.8%
Short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency room visit
0.0%
13.2%
12.0%
Lower is better for falls, pressure ulcers, medications and hospital visits; higher is better for vaccines. Compare with the state, not with zero.
ChainGOOD SAMARITAN SOCIETY (Medicare chain ID 726)
Facilities in chain92
Chain average overall rating3.1 of 5An average across this chain's homes, from Medicare. This home's own overall rating is 4 of 5.
Changed ownership in the last 12 monthsNoA recent change can mean new management, staff or policies. Ask what has changed.
Source: CMS Nursing Home Care Compare — Provider Information, snapshot 2026-09-01, retrieved 2026-10-09. “Not reported” means CMS left the value blank. The CMS file has no state or national averages for these facts, so none are shown. These are facts to ask about on a visit, not a rating.
Owners listed with Medicare
Managers and operators
Brink, Holly · Managing employee (on payroll)
Cain, James · Corporate director
Carlson, Byron · Managing employee (contracted)
Dykhouse, Dana · Corporate director
Engbrecht, Wesley · Corporate director
Fluit, Joel · Corporate officer
Gassen, William · Corporate officer; Corporate director
Gulsvig, Neil · Corporate director
Source: CMS Nursing Home Ownership, as of 2026-08-01, retrieved 2026-10-08.
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Medicaid. Medicaid pays for most long nursing home stays. You must qualify by income and savings. A home that takes Medicaid may not have a Medicaid bed open, so ask. In most states, a Medicaid health plan sets up this care. Your state Medicaid office can tell you which one.
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Ratings, staffing, fines and safety flags: CMS Nursing Home Care Compare — Provider Information & Penalties, reporting snapshot 2026-09-01, retrieved 2026-10-09.
Harm or serious-risk, abuse and complaint citation counts: Medicare Health Deficiencies, as of 2026-08-01, retrieved 2026-10-08.
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