Good Samaritan Society - St John's
Good Samaritan Society - St John's operates 56 certified beds in Kearney, Nebraska. Its Medicare and Medicaid certification dates to 1996-06-01. It averages 46.0 residents a day.
What harm was found in the violations cited at Good Samaritan Society - St John's?
CMS lists 30 health-inspection deficiencies for Good Samaritan Society - St John's, 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 2026-06-08.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-08 | F0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | D |
| 2026-04-02 | F0760 | Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. | G |
| 2026-04-02 | F0552 | Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments. | E |
| 2026-04-02 | F0605, F0628, F0641, F0655, F0656, F0684, F0689, F0698 | Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function. / Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies. / Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. / Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted / 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. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. | D |
| 2025-07-02 | F0684, F0689 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | D |
| 2025-01-06 | F0880, F0921 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. / Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. | F |
| 2025-01-06 | F0584, F0677 | Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely. / Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. | E |
| 2025-01-06 | F0657, F0684, F0692, F0757 | Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. / Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. | D |
| 2024-01-10 | F0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | D |
| 2023-12-13 | F0812 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | F |
| 2023-12-13 | F0584, F0609, F0677, F0758 | Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely. / Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. / Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. / 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. | E |
| 2023-12-13 | F0656, F0684, F0697 | 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. / Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. | D |
Has Good Samaritan Society - St John's had payment denied by Medicare?
| Payment denial start | Length in days |
|---|---|
| 2026-04-28 | 8 |
How is Good Samaritan Society - St John's staffed relative to the NE average?
| Measure | This facility | NE average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 3.40144 | 3.97992 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 51.1 | 48.7 |
| Average number of residents per day | 46.0 | 55.3 |
Who owns Good Samaritan Society - St John's, and what chain is it in?
Good Samaritan Society - St John's 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 |
| 5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | THE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN GOOD SAMARITAN SOCIETY | since 01/01/2019 |
| CONTRACTED MANAGING EMPLOYEE | RICHARDSON, ABBY | since 04/01/2024 |
| W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE | MORRISON, TONY, STAUSS, JENNIFER | 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 |
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