SNF

Good Samaritan Society - George

CCN: 165247 · George, IA 51237 · Lyon County

Overview

Address
324 First Avenue North, George, IA 51237
Phone
7124753391
Certified beds
36
Avg daily residents
30 (84% of beds filled)
Ownership
Non-profit corporation
Provider type
Medicare and Medicaid
Medicare/Medicaid since
1995-03-01
Setting
Rural
3 /5
★★★★★
CMS Overall Rating

CMS 5-Star Ratings

CMS rates every Medicare/Medicaid-certified nursing home on four domains. The Overall rating is driven primarily by Health Inspection results, then adjusted up or down by Staffing and Quality Measures.

Overall Rating
Composite of Health Inspection, Staffing, and Quality Measures.
★★★★★ 3/5
Health Inspection
Based on the three most recent standard surveys, with more weight on recent results.
★★★★★ 3/5
Staffing
Weighted combination of RN and total nurse staffing hours per resident per day, case-mix adjusted.
★★★★★ 4/5
Quality Measures
15 resident-level quality measures split between long-stay and short-stay (post-acute) residents.
★★★★★ 4/5
Quality Measures breakdown
Long-Stay Quality Measures ★★★★★ 4/5
Short-Stay Quality Measures — Data not available.

Staffing & Workforce

Direct-care staffing is the strongest operational driver of quality in nursing homes. Values are hours per resident per day, derived from payroll-based journal (PBJ) submissions. "Case-mix" adjusts for resident acuity; "Adjusted" is the CMS rating-input value.

Role Reported Case-mix expected Adjusted Federal floor
Total nurse
All nursing staff combined: RN + LPN + Aide
 3.31 3.08 4.15 ≥ 3.48 Below floor
Registered Nurse (RN)
Licensed RN hours. Strongest driver of clinical outcomes.
 1.16 0.54 1.45 ≥ 0.55
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
LPN/LVN hours. Often handles medication administration.
 0.25 0.68 0.31 —
Nurse aide
CNA hours. Bulk of direct resident care — bathing, feeding, mobility.
 1.90 1.86 2.39 —
Licensed (RN + LPN)
Combined licensed nurse coverage.
 1.40 — — —
Physical therapist
Rehabilitation therapist hours — important for post-acute / rehab admissions.
 0.04 — — —

Federal minimums (phasing in under the CMS 2024 minimum staffing rule) shown for reference. RN: 0.55 hrs/resident/day. Total nurse: 3.48 hrs/resident/day.

Weekend staffing

Total nurse (weekend)
2.79
hrs / resident / day
RN (weekend)
0.71
hrs / resident / day
Total nurse (adjusted, weekend)
3.50
hrs / resident / day

Weekend under-staffing is a common quality-of-care concern — adverse events are more frequent when licensed coverage drops.

Staff turnover

Total nursing staff turnover
39.3%
annual
RN turnover
33.3%
annual
Administrators departed
0
last 12 months

Resident acuity

Nursing Case-Mix Index
1.09
near national average
Case-Mix Index Ratio
0.79
facility / state ratio

Health Inspections

CMS weights three inspection cycles to compute the Health Inspection rating: the most recent (50%), the second most recent (33%), and the oldest (17%). Each standard-survey deficiency is assigned a score based on scope and severity; complaint-survey findings and revisit scores are added to produce the cycle total.

Cycle Date Total defs. Standard Complaint Deficiency score Revisits Total score
Cycle 1 (most recent) 2025-08-21 5 5 0 40 1 40
Cycle 2/3 (prior) 2024-08-29 6 6 3 48 1 48
Total weighted health score
42.0
lower is better

Deficiencies (21)

Individual survey findings. Scope/severity uses the CMS A–L matrix: letters further down the alphabet indicate greater harm and wider scope, up through J–L (immediate jeopardy).

19 D/E/F Actual harm — potential for minor
2 J/K/L Immediate jeopardy
Tag Description Scope/Severity Survey date Corrected
0628 Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies. D 2025-08-21 2025-09-16
0695 Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. D 2025-08-21 2025-09-16
0803 Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident. E 2025-08-21 2025-09-16
0812 Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. E 2025-08-21 2025-09-16
0851 Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data. F 2025-08-21 2025-09-16
0812 Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. E 2024-08-29 2024-09-25
0851 Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data. E 2024-08-29 2024-09-25
0880 Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. D 2024-08-29 2024-09-25
0600 Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. D 2024-08-29 2024-09-25
0609 Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. D 2024-08-29 2024-09-25
0610 Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. J 2024-08-29 2024-06-27
0623 Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. D 2023-09-21 2023-10-14
0625 Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave. D 2023-09-21 2023-10-14
0644 Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed. D 2023-09-21 2023-10-14
0656 Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. D 2023-09-21 2023-10-14
0657 Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. E 2023-09-21 2023-10-14
0658 Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. D 2023-09-21 2023-10-14
0661 Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge. D 2023-09-21 2023-10-14
0686 Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. D 2023-09-21 2023-10-14
0689 Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. J 2023-09-21 2023-05-03
0880 Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. E 2023-09-21 2023-10-14

Penalties (2)

Fines issued
2
last 3 years
Total fines
$18,142
Date Type Fine amount
2024-08-29 Fine $8,827
2023-09-21 Fine $9,315

Source: CMS Nursing Home Penalties.

Financial Health (FY 2023)

Payer mix (share of resident days)

Medicare 3.2% Medicaid 24.1% Other 72.7%

Operating performance

Operating Margin
-12.6%
Total Margin
-8.1%
Occupancy Rate
78.3%

Revenue & costs

Net Patient Revenue
$3.1M
Total Costs
$208K
Net Income
-$264K

Balance sheet

Total Assets
$673K
Total Liabilities
$57K
Fund Balance
$616K
Current Ratio
4.12

Source: CMS SNF Cost Report (FY 2023). Cost report data lags by ~2 years.

Ownership & Corporate Structure

Chain: GOOD SAMARITAN SOCIETY

Chain ID
726
Facilities in chain
89
Legal business name
THE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN GOOD SAMARITAN SOCIETY
Chain-average star ratings (for peer context)
Overall
3.0
Health
2.9
Staffing
3.8
QM
2.9

Owner / manager organizations (2)

Organization Role Association
SANFORD 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST since 01/01/2019
THE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN GOOD SAMARITAN SOCIETY 5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST since 01/01/2019

Owner / manager individuals (24)

Name Role Association
CHAUDHARY, IKRAM OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL since 04/07/2024
DEJONG, CHESTER OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL since 02/02/2018
MORRISON, TONY OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL since 01/01/2019
SANDGREN, DEEANDRA OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL since 07/16/2023
BROWN, GEORGE CORPORATE DIRECTOR since 01/01/2025
DYKHOUSE, DANA CORPORATE DIRECTOR since 05/30/2024
ENGBRECHT, WESLEY CORPORATE DIRECTOR since 05/30/2024
GASSEN, WILLIAM CORPORATE DIRECTOR since 05/30/2024
GULSVIG, NEIL CORPORATE DIRECTOR since 05/30/2024
HERSETH SANDLIN, STEPHANIE CORPORATE DIRECTOR since 05/30/2024
LUNDEEN, MARK CORPORATE DIRECTOR since 05/30/2024
MCCAUSLAND, MAUREEN CORPORATE DIRECTOR since 01/01/2025
MOLBERT, LAURIS CORPORATE DIRECTOR since 05/30/2024
NORTH, ANDREW CORPORATE DIRECTOR since 05/30/2024
SCHIEFFER, KEVIN CORPORATE DIRECTOR since 01/01/2025
SHULKIN, DAVID CORPORATE DIRECTOR since 05/30/2024
TEIKEN, BRENT CORPORATE DIRECTOR since 05/30/2024
VENTLING-HERRMANN, MARNIE CORPORATE DIRECTOR since 05/30/2024
WENZEL, THOMAS CORPORATE DIRECTOR since 01/01/2025
FLUIT, JOEL CORPORATE OFFICER since 10/01/2022
GASSEN, WILLIAM CORPORATE OFFICER since 05/30/2024
MIDDLETON, AIMEE CORPORATE OFFICER since 01/27/2022
OLSON, NICHOLAS CORPORATE OFFICER since 04/08/2024
SCHEMA, NATHAN CORPORATE OFFICER since 01/01/2022

Source: CMS Nursing Home Ownership. Percent ownership is rarely disclosed — CMS only requires it for specific roles.

Facility Features

CCRC
No
Hospital-based
No
Resident / family council
Resident
Sprinkler systems
Yes
Abuse citation flag
No
Methodology & sources

Full methodology →

All Data

Every labeled field shipped for this facility by CMS. No national median or percentile context is available for SNFs in the current release.

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Source Metric Value Raw key
Cost Report Current Ratio 4.12 metrics.current_ratio
Cost Report fiscal_year 2,023 fiscal_year
Cost Report Medicaid Day Share (%) 24.1% metrics.medicaid_day_share
Cost Report Medicare Day Share (%) 3.2% metrics.medicare_day_share
Cost Report Net Income ($) $-264,042 metrics.net_income
Cost Report Net Patient Revenue ($) $3,137,918 metrics.net_patient_revenue
Cost Report Occupancy Rate (%) 78.3% metrics.occupancy_rate
Cost Report Operating Margin (%) -12.6% metrics.operating_margin
Cost Report Total Assets ($) $673,082 metrics.total_assets
Cost Report Total Costs ($) $208,488 metrics.total_costs
Cost Report Total Fund Balances ($) $615,679 metrics.fund_balance
Cost Report Total Liabilities ($) $57,403 metrics.total_liabilities
Cost Report Total Margin (%) -8.1% metrics.total_margin
Provider Information Abuse Icon N Abuse Icon
Provider Information Adjusted LPN Staffing Hours per Resident per Day 0.30952 Adjusted LPN Staffing Hours per Resident per Day
Provider Information Adjusted Nurse Aide Staffing Hours per Resident per Day 2.38839 Adjusted Nurse Aide Staffing Hours per Resident per Day
Provider Information Adjusted RN Staffing Hours per Resident per Day 1.44892 Adjusted RN Staffing Hours per Resident per Day
Provider Information Adjusted Total Nurse Staffing Hours per Resident per Day 4.14683 Adjusted Total Nurse Staffing Hours per Resident per Day
Provider Information Adjusted Weekend Total Nurse Staffing Hours per Resident per Day 3.50050 Adjusted Weekend Total Nurse Staffing Hours per Resident per Day
Provider Information Administrator turnover footnote — Administrator turnover footnote
Provider Information Automatic Sprinkler Systems in All Required Areas Yes Automatic Sprinkler Systems in All Required Areas
Provider Information Average Number of Residents per Day 30.3 Average Number of Residents per Day
Provider Information Average Number of Residents per Day Footnote — Average Number of Residents per Day Footnote
Provider Information Case-Mix LPN Staffing Hours per Resident per Day 0.68303 Case-Mix LPN Staffing Hours per Resident per Day
Provider Information Case-Mix Nurse Aide Staffing Hours per Resident per Day 1.85633 Case-Mix Nurse Aide Staffing Hours per Resident per Day
Provider Information Case-Mix RN Staffing Hours per Resident per Day 0.53838 Case-Mix RN Staffing Hours per Resident per Day
Provider Information Case-Mix Total Nurse Staffing Hours per Resident per Day 3.07774 Case-Mix Total Nurse Staffing Hours per Resident per Day
Provider Information Case-Mix Weekend Total Nurse Staffing Hours per Resident per Day 2.71271 Case-Mix Weekend Total Nurse Staffing Hours per Resident per Day
Provider Information Chain Average Health Inspection Rating 2.9 Chain Average Health Inspection Rating
Provider Information Chain Average Overall 5-star Rating 3.0 Chain Average Overall 5-star Rating
Provider Information Chain Average QM Rating 2.9 Chain Average QM Rating
Provider Information Chain Average Staffing Rating 3.8 Chain Average Staffing Rating
Provider Information Chain ID 726 Chain ID
Provider Information Chain Name GOOD SAMARITAN SOCIETY Chain Name
Provider Information City/Town George City/Town
Provider Information CMS Certification Number (CCN) 165247 CMS Certification Number (CCN)
Provider Information Continuing Care Retirement Community N Continuing Care Retirement Community
Provider Information County/Parish Lyon County/Parish
Provider Information Date First Approved to Provide Medicare and Medicaid Services 1995-03-01 Date First Approved to Provide Medicare and Medicaid Services
Provider Information Geocoding Footnote — Geocoding Footnote
Provider Information Health Inspection Rating 3 Health Inspection Rating
Provider Information Health Inspection Rating Footnote — Health Inspection Rating Footnote
Provider Information Latitude 43.3485 Latitude
Provider Information Legal Business Name THE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN GOOD SAMARITAN SOCIETY Legal Business Name
Provider Information Location 324 First Avenue North,George,IA,51237 Location
Provider Information Long-Stay QM Rating 4 Long-Stay QM Rating
Provider Information Long-Stay QM Rating Footnote — Long-Stay QM Rating Footnote
Provider Information Longitude -95.998 Longitude
Provider Information Most Recent Health Inspection More Than 2 Years Ago N Most Recent Health Inspection More Than 2 Years Ago
Provider Information Number of administrators who have left the nursing home 0 Number of administrators who have left the nursing home
Provider Information Number of Certified Beds 36 Number of Certified Beds
Provider Information Number of Citations from Infection Control Inspections — Number of Citations from Infection Control Inspections
Provider Information Number of Facilities in Chain 89 Number of Facilities in Chain
Provider Information Number of Fines 2 Number of Fines
Provider Information Number of Payment Denials 0 Number of Payment Denials
Provider Information Nursing Case-Mix Index 1.09031 Nursing Case-Mix Index
Provider Information Nursing Case-Mix Index Ratio 0.79143 Nursing Case-Mix Index Ratio
Provider Information Overall Rating 3 Overall Rating
Provider Information Overall Rating Footnote — Overall Rating Footnote
Provider Information Ownership Type Non profit - Corporation Ownership Type
Provider Information Physical Therapist Staffing Footnote — Physical Therapist Staffing Footnote
Provider Information Processing Date 2026-03-01 Processing Date
Provider Information Provider Address 324 First Avenue North Provider Address
Provider Information Provider Changed Ownership in Last 12 Months N Provider Changed Ownership in Last 12 Months
Provider Information Provider Name Good Samaritan Society - George Provider Name
Provider Information Provider Resides in Hospital N Provider Resides in Hospital
Provider Information Provider SSA County Code 590 Provider SSA County Code
Provider Information Provider Type Medicare and Medicaid Provider Type
Provider Information QM Rating 4 QM Rating
Provider Information QM Rating Footnote — QM Rating Footnote
Provider Information Rating Cycle 1 Health Deficiency Score 40 Rating Cycle 1 Health Deficiency Score
Provider Information Rating Cycle 1 Health Revisit Score 0 Rating Cycle 1 Health Revisit Score
Provider Information Rating Cycle 1 Number of Complaint Health Deficiencies 0 Rating Cycle 1 Number of Complaint Health Deficiencies
Provider Information Rating Cycle 1 Number of Health Revisits 1 Rating Cycle 1 Number of Health Revisits
Provider Information Rating Cycle 1 Number of Standard Health Deficiencies 5 Rating Cycle 1 Number of Standard Health Deficiencies
Provider Information Rating Cycle 1 Standard Survey Health Date 2025-08-21 Rating Cycle 1 Standard Survey Health Date
Provider Information Rating Cycle 1 Total Health Score 40 Rating Cycle 1 Total Health Score
Provider Information Rating Cycle 1 Total Number of Health Deficiencies 5 Rating Cycle 1 Total Number of Health Deficiencies
Provider Information Rating Cycle 2 Number of Standard Health Deficiencies 6 Rating Cycle 2 Number of Standard Health Deficiencies
Provider Information Rating Cycle 2 Standard Health Survey Date 2024-08-29 Rating Cycle 2 Standard Health Survey Date
Provider Information Rating Cycle 2/3 Health Deficiency Score 48 Rating Cycle 2/3 Health Deficiency Score
Provider Information Rating Cycle 2/3 Health Revisit Score 0 Rating Cycle 2/3 Health Revisit Score
Provider Information Rating Cycle 2/3 Number of Complaint Health Deficiencies 3 Rating Cycle 2/3 Number of Complaint Health Deficiencies
Provider Information Rating Cycle 2/3 Number of Health Revisits 1 Rating Cycle 2/3 Number of Health Revisits
Provider Information Rating Cycle 2/3 Total Health Score 48 Rating Cycle 2/3 Total Health Score
Provider Information Rating Cycle 2/3 Total Number of Health Deficiencies 6 Rating Cycle 2/3 Total Number of Health Deficiencies
Provider Information Registered Nurse hours per resident per day on the weekend 0.71341 Registered Nurse hours per resident per day on the weekend
Provider Information Registered Nurse turnover 33.3 Registered Nurse turnover
Provider Information Registered Nurse turnover footnote — Registered Nurse turnover footnote
Provider Information Reported Licensed Staffing Hours per Resident per Day 1.40174 Reported Licensed Staffing Hours per Resident per Day
Provider Information Reported LPN Staffing Hours per Resident per Day 0.24674 Reported LPN Staffing Hours per Resident per Day
Provider Information Reported Nurse Aide Staffing Hours per Resident per Day 1.90391 Reported Nurse Aide Staffing Hours per Resident per Day
Provider Information Reported Physical Therapist Staffing Hours per Resident Per Day 0.03798 Reported Physical Therapist Staffing Hours per Resident Per Day
Provider Information Reported RN Staffing Hours per Resident per Day 1.15501 Reported RN Staffing Hours per Resident per Day
Provider Information Reported Staffing Footnote — Reported Staffing Footnote
Provider Information Reported Total Nurse Staffing Hours per Resident per Day 3.30565 Reported Total Nurse Staffing Hours per Resident per Day
Provider Information Short-Stay QM Rating — Short-Stay QM Rating
Provider Information Short-Stay QM Rating Footnote 2 Short-Stay QM Rating Footnote
Provider Information Special Focus Status — Special Focus Status
Provider Information Staffing Rating 4 Staffing Rating
Provider Information Staffing Rating Footnote — Staffing Rating Footnote
Provider Information State IA State
Provider Information Telephone Number 7124753391 Telephone Number
Provider Information Total Amount of Fines in Dollars 18142.00 Total Amount of Fines in Dollars
Provider Information Total number of nurse staff hours per resident per day on the weekend 2.79043 Total number of nurse staff hours per resident per day on the weekend
Provider Information Total Number of Penalties 2 Total Number of Penalties
Provider Information Total nursing staff turnover 39.3 Total nursing staff turnover
Provider Information Total nursing staff turnover footnote — Total nursing staff turnover footnote
Provider Information Total Weighted Health Survey Score 42.000 Total Weighted Health Survey Score
Provider Information Urban N Urban
Provider Information With a Resident and Family Council Resident With a Resident and Family Council
Provider Information ZIP Code 51237 ZIP Code