Good Samaritan - Forest City
Good Samaritan - Forest City operates 43 certified beds in Forest City, Iowa. Its Medicare and Medicaid certification dates to 1994-04-01. It averages 31.1 residents a day.
What harm was found in the violations cited at Good Samaritan - Forest City?
CMS lists 9 health-inspection deficiencies for Good Samaritan - Forest City, all of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is K; the most recent health inspection was 2025-08-07.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-07 | F0600, F0690 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. / Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. | D |
| 2024-09-05 | F0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | G |
| 2024-09-05 | F0656, F0684, F0812 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | D |
| 2023-10-19 | F0805 | Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs. | K |
| 2023-10-19 | F0580, F0684 | Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | D |
Why was Good Samaritan - Forest City fined 2 times?
| Date | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-05 | Fine | $8,824 |
| 2023-10-19 | Fine | $17,121 |
Has Good Samaritan - Forest City had payment denied by Medicare?
| Payment denial start | Length in days |
|---|---|
| 2023-11-17 | 4 |
How is Good Samaritan - Forest City staffed relative to the IA average?
| Measure | This facility | IA average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 3.49100 | 3.81506 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 31.0 | 44.0 |
| Average number of residents per day | 31.1 | 52.4 |
Who owns Good Samaritan - Forest City, and what chain is it in?
Good Samaritan - Forest City is registered with CMS as Non profit - Church related, operates under the legal business name THE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN GOOD SAMARITAN SOCIETY and belongs to the GOOD SAMARITAN SOCIETY chain.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| CONTRACTED MANAGING EMPLOYEE | CARLSON, BYRON | since 05/01/2023 |
| W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE | BRINK, HOLLY, MIDDLETON, AIMEE, MORRISON, TONY | since 01/01/2019 |
| CORPORATE DIRECTOR | CAIN, JAMES, DYKHOUSE, DANA, ENGBRECHT, WESLEY, GASSEN, WILLIAM, GULSVIG, NEIL, HERSETH SANDLIN, STEPHANIE, LUNDEEN, MARK, MOLBERT, LAURIS, NORTH, ANDREW, SHULKIN, DAVID, TEIKEN, BRENT, VENTLING-HERRMANN, MARNIE | since 05/30/2024 |
| CORPORATE OFFICER | FLUIT, JOEL, GASSEN, WILLIAM, MIDDLETON, AIMEE, OLSON, NICHOLAS, ROGERS, MICHAEL, SCHEMA, NATHAN | since 01/01/2022 |
| OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | THE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN GOOD SAMARITAN SOCIETY | since 01/01/2019 |
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