Good Samaritan - Villisca
Good Samaritan - Villisca is a 46-bed nursing home in Villisca, Iowa. CMS has certified it for Medicare and Medicaid since 1993-11-01. It averages 34.4 residents a day.
What harm was found in the violations cited at Good Samaritan - Villisca?
CMS lists 18 health-inspection deficiencies for Good Samaritan - Villisca, all of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is G; the most recent health inspection was 2026-01-29.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-29 | F0755, F0812 | Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | E |
| 2026-01-29 | F0658, F0805 | Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. / Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs. | D |
| 2025-10-16 | F0658, F0686 | Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. / Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. | D |
| 2025-09-03 | F0658, F0689 | Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | D |
| 2024-12-05 | F0550, F0582, F0604, F0625, F0689 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered. / Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment. / 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. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | D |
| 2024-09-24 | F0600 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | G |
| 2023-09-14 | F0812, F0947 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. / Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention. | E |
| 2023-09-14 | F0695, F0758 | Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited. | D |
How is Good Samaritan - Villisca staffed relative to the IA average?
| Measure | This facility | IA average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 3.42813 | 3.81506 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 32.4 | 44.0 |
| Average number of residents per day | 34.4 | 52.4 |
Who owns Good Samaritan - Villisca, and what chain is it in?
Good Samaritan - Villisca is registered with CMS as Non profit - Corporation, operates under the legal business name THE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN GOOD SAMARITAN SOCIETY and belongs to the GOOD SAMARITAN SOCIETY chain.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | SANFORD | since 01/01/2019 |
| CORPORATE DIRECTOR | BROWN, GEORGE, DYKHOUSE, DANA, ENGBRECHT, WESLEY, GASSEN, WILLIAM, GULSVIG, NEIL, HERSETH SANDLIN, STEPHANIE, LUNDEEN, MARK, MCCAUSLAND, MAUREEN, MOLBERT, LAURIS, NORTH, ANDREW, SCHIEFFER, KEVIN, SHULKIN, DAVID, TEIKEN, BRENT, VENTLING-HERRMANN, MARNIE, WENZEL, THOMAS | since 01/01/2025 |
| CORPORATE OFFICER | FLUIT, JOEL, GASSEN, WILLIAM, MIDDLETON, AIMEE, OLSON, NICHOLAS, SCHEMA, NATHAN | since 01/01/2022 |
| OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | EARLY, MICHAEL, FREEMAN, STEVEN, MORRISON, TONY | since 01/01/2019 |
| ADP OF THE SNF | EARLY, MICHAEL, FREEMAN, STEVEN, MORRISON, TONY | since 01/01/2019 |
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