804 Wright Street, Brainerd, MN 56401 · Crow Wing County · (218) 825-2593
79 certified beds, about 70 residents a day · Non profit - Corporation · Medicare and Medicaid since 1988
CMS Care Compare ratings, data as of September 1, 2026 · CCN 245500 · See it on Medicare.gov · Compare with other homes
At its most recent standard inspection, on December 4, 2025, inspectors cited 0 health deficiencies (the Minnesota average is 7.1, the national average 9.2).
None of its 15 health citations since December 2023 was rated as actual harm or immediate jeopardy.
CMS lists no fines against this home in the last three years.
Nurses and nurse aides worked 3.81 hours per resident per day, against 4.19 across Minnesota and 3.86 nationally. Registered nurses accounted for 1.53 of those hours.
27.8% of nursing staff left within the year CMS measured (Minnesota average 42.2%).
CMS links it to Good Samaritan Society, an affiliated group of 92 nursing homes.
Federal rules call for a standard inspection at least every 15 months, plus a visit whenever a complaint is filed. Each mark below is one citation, colored by how serious inspectors rated it. How to read a citation.
Under each citation, the quoted text is the inspector's own summary from the federal statement of deficiencies (CMS form 2567), word for word apart from a privacy scrub; CMS removes residents' and staff names before it publishes the text. The full notes are on Medicare.gov.
CMS rates every citation by how much harm it caused (rows) and how many residents it touched (columns). The count in each box is this home's, across all 15 health citations on file.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation and interview, the facility failed to ensure dignity was maintained for 1 of 3 residents (R2) reviewed for dignity related to dressing. Findings Include: R2's admission minimum data set (MDS) dated [DATE], indicated R2 was admitted on [DATE], was able to communicate clearly and understand others, moderate to mild cognitive impairment category, and had the following diagnoses: anxiety, mood disturbance, and dementia. R2's care plan last revised 8/29/25, indicated R2 required an assist of one for dressing related to activity intolerance, Dementia, and impaired balance. The care plan also indicated R2 had enhanced psychosocial well-being related to individualized daily routine and honoring personal preference. [...]
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview and document review failed to provide repositioning and toileting/incontinence cares for 1 of 3 residents (R2) reviewed for activities of daily living (ADL) and who were dependent on staff for ADL's. Findings Include: R2's admission minimum data set (MDS) dated [DATE], indicated R2 was admitted on [DATE], was able to communicate clearly and understand others, was moderate to mild cognitive impairment category, and had the following diagnoses: anxiety, mood disturbance, and dementia. R2's Braden Scale for Predicting Pressure Sore Risk dated 9/23/25 had a score of 14 indicating R2 is a moderate risk for skin breakdown. The intervention guide included frequent turning with a planned schedule and managing moisture. R2's care plan last revised 8/29/25, indicated R2 has bowel and blader incontinence related to Alzheimer's Disease. [...]
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview and document review, the facility failed to ensure acute, potentially distressing psychoactive symptoms were recorded and non-pharmacological interventions were attempted or recorded to ensure efficacy of as-needed (PRN) psychotropic medication for 2 of 3 residents (R1, R3) reviewed for unnecessary medications.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview and document review, the facility failed to initiate appropriate transmission based precautions according to The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) for 2 of 3 residents (R11, R224) reviewed for transmission based precautions, failed to track and trend potential/actual infections for 6 of 6 residents (R11, R35, R36, R24, R1, R224) identified to have potential/actual infections; and failed to conduct COVID-19 testing per CDC guidelines for 5 of 5 residents (R11, R35, R36, R24, R15) who were identified to have COVID-19 signs and symptoms. This had the potential to affect all 68 residents residing in the facility.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and document review, the facility failed to ensure a urinary catheter bag was placed in a privacy bag to maintain dignity for 1 of 3 residents (R25) reviewed for dignity.
Inspectors wroteBased on interview and document review, the facility failed ensure clinical monitoring was completed and documented for 2 of 3 residents (R37, R39) reviewed with recent COVID-19 infections.
Inspectors wroteBased on interview and document review, the facility failed to ensure an appropriate provider's order and rational for use were obtained for an indwelling urinary catheter for 1 of 3 residents (R30) who were reviewed for catheter care.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview and document review, the facility failed to ensure staff provided care according to standards of practice and per physician orders for gastrostomy tube feeding for 1 of 1 resident (R15) reviewed for tube feedings.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and document review, the facility failed to ensure a discontinued presciption topical antifungal medication was detroyed and not administered; and failed to ensure only authorizied staff administered prescribed adminstered prescribed creams for 1 of 1 resident (R15) observed to have nursing assistants apply prescribtion creams during cares without an order.
Inspectors wroteBased on interview and document review, the facility failed to create an individualized discharge care plan, to develop interventions to meet the resident's discharge goals and needs to ensure a smooth and safe transition from the facility to the post-discharge setting, for 1 of 3 residents (R3) reviewed.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and document review the facility failed to ensure physician treatment orders were followed for 1 of 3 (R2) residents reviewed for pressure ulcers.
Inspectors wroteBased on interview and document review the facility failed to provide adequate supervision for 1 of 3 residents (R1) reviewed, who was cognitively impaired and arrived at an outpatient appointment unaccompanied and was noted to be disorientated and exhibiting aggressive behaviors.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and document review, the facility failed to follow physician orders for a non-pressure related wound, to promote healing, for 1 of 3 residents (R1) who were reviewed.
Inspectors wroteBased on interview and document review, the facility failed to provide the most recent Centers for Disease and Prevention (CDC) education regarding the potential risks and benefits of the pneumococcal vaccine for 3 of 5 residents (R32, R36, R49) reviewed for pneumococcal immunizations.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview and document review, the facility failed to use the ordered wound care to promote wound healing for 1 of 1 resident (R37) reviewed for pressure ulcers.
8 fire safety citations on file: 2 on December 4, 2025, 3 on October 17, 2024, 3 on December 20, 2023.
CMS lists no fines or payment denials against this home in the last three years. The national average is 0.9 fines per home.
Hours of care per resident per day, from the payroll records every home sends CMS. Higher means more staff time with each resident.
| Measure | This home | Minnesota | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All nursing staff (RN, LPN and aides) | 3.81 | 4.19 | 3.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.53 | 1.06 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff on weekends | 3.22 | 3.71 | 3.42 |
| Nurse aides | 1.89 | ||
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.39 | ||
| Nursing staff turnover (share who left in a year) | 27.8% | 42.2% | 45.8% |
| Registered nurse turnover | 27.6% | 38.6% | 42.9% |
| Administrators who left | 1 |
CMS expects 3.49 hours a day for residents as sick as this home's (its case-mix figure). The staffing star compares the two.
Every nursing home sends CMS its staff hours for each day (the Payroll Based Journal). Here they are added up by quarter. The latest quarter is the one behind the figures above. In January to March 2026, nursing staff hours per resident were 4.05 on weekdays and 3.22 on weekends, 20% lower on weekends (nationally, weekends ran 15% lower). Contract or agency staff worked 1.5% of nursing hours, against 5.3% nationally. Total nursing hours per resident went from 3.96 in April to June 2025 to 3.81 in January to March 2026.
| Quarter | All nursing staff | Registered nurses | Weekdays | Weekends | Contract staff share | Days with no RN hours | Residents a day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan to Mar 2026 | 3.81 | 1.53 | 4.05 | 3.22 | 1.5% | 0 of 90 | 70 |
| Oct to Dec 2025 | 3.77 | 1.55 | 4.00 | 3.19 | 1.0% | 0 of 92 | 70 |
| Jul to Sep 2025 | 3.76 | 1.61 | 3.96 | 3.25 | 0.5% | 0 of 92 | 67 |
| Apr to Jun 2025 | 3.96 | 1.64 | 4.19 | 3.39 | 0.4% | 0 of 91 | 68 |
| United States, Jan to Mar 2026 | 3.75 | 0.62 | 3.92 | 3.33 | 5.3% | 0.5% of days | |
| Minnesota, Jan to Mar 2026 | 4.19 | 1.05 | 4.38 | 3.73 | 5.2% | 0.8% of days |
Hours per resident per day: staff hours in the quarter divided by resident days (the daily census CMS derives from resident assessments). Registered nurses include the director of nursing and RNs with administrative duties; aides include nurse aides in training and medication aides, as in CMS's own staffing measure. How these are calculated.
Staff pay reports
No staff pay figure for this home has passed review yet. A figure appears only after at least 5 reports from at least 3 different people, sent over at least 60 days, have passed review.
| Job | Median | Middle half | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota, all employers | |||
| CNAs (nursing assistants) | $22.44 | $19.39 to $23.72 | 29,120 |
| LPNs and LVNs | $30.65 | $28.83 to $34.26 | 12,840 |
| Registered nurses | $48.80 | $42.76 to $55.17 | 70,110 |
| United States, nursing care facilities | |||
| CNAs (nursing assistants) | $20.67 | $17.91 to $22.55 | 534,270 |
| LPNs and LVNs | $33.86 | $30.05 to $37.40 | 188,210 |
| Registered nurses | $41.11 | $37.85 to $47.68 | 142,270 |
Hourly wages; the middle half runs from the 25th to the 75th percentile. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. BLS has no separate estimate for medication aides. These are survey estimates for whole occupations, not figures for any one home.
The measures CMS uses for the quality star. Lower is better for every one of them.
| Measure | This home | Minnesota | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 18.6 | 18.2 | 13.9 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 0.8 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.2 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication Short Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 28.6 | 20.5 | 14.1 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 4.6 | 5.2 | 4.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 15.7 | 17.1 | 15.4 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 28.8 | 23.5 | 23.8 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 29.1 | 14.8 | 12.0 |
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1.9 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 1.8 |
For a stay to recover after a hospital visit, these are the results CMS publishes for Good Samaritan Society - Bethany's Medicare short-stay residents. On returning residents home or to the community, CMS rates it better than the national rate (62.2% of residents, after adjusting for how sick they were). How to read these, and what Medicare pays for.
62.2% this home
Better than the national rate
US median of homes 51.5% · Minnesota: 66 better, 14 worse
Rate of successful return to home or community from a SNF (risk-standardized discharge to community rate). Higher is better. October 2022 to September 2024. 218 eligible stays.
9.2% this home
No different from the national rate
US median of homes 10.7% · Minnesota: 0 better, 0 worse
Rate of potentially preventable hospital readmissions 30 days after discharge from a SNF (risk-standardized rate). Lower is better. October 2022 to September 2024. 220 eligible stays.
5.2% this home
No different from the national rate
US median of homes 7.1% · Minnesota: 2 better, 0 worse
Percentage of infections residents got during their SNF stay that resulted in hospitalization (risk-standardized rate). Lower is better. October 2023 to September 2024. 132 eligible stays.
74.8% this home
Median of homes: Minnesota57.8% · US 56.6%
Percentage of residents who are at or above an expected ability to care for themselves and move around at discharge. Higher is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 131 residents counted.
0.0% this home
Median of homes: Minnesota0.0% · US 0.0%
Percentage of SNF residents who experience one or more falls with major injury during their SNF stay. Lower is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 165 residents counted.
2.6% this home
Median of homes: Minnesota2.0% · US 1.7%
Percentage of residents with pressure ulcers or pressure injuries that are new or worsened (adjusted rate). Lower is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 165 residents counted.
99.1% this home
Median of homes: Minnesota98.5% · US 98.7%
Percentage of residents where the SNF provided a current medication list to the resident, family, and/or caregiver at final discharge. Higher is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 114 residents counted.
Source: CMS Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Program - Provider Data, released 2026-09-30. Better, no different and worse are CMS's own comparisons with the national rate, after adjusting for how sick residents were. Medians of homes and the state counts are worked out by us from the same file.
Legal business name: THE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN GOOD SAMARITAN SOCIETY. CMS links this home to Good Samaritan Society, a group of 92 nursing homes averaging 3.1 stars overall.
| Name | Role | Type | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanford | 5% or greater direct ownership interest | Organization | 100% | 01/01/2019 |
| The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society | 5% or greater indirect ownership interest | Organization | 100% | 01/01/2019 |
| Brown, George | Corporate director | Individual | 01/01/2025 | |
| Dykhouse, Dana | Corporate director | Individual | 05/30/2024 | |
| Engbrecht, Wesley | Corporate director | Individual | 05/30/2024 | |
| Gassen, William | Corporate director | Individual | 05/30/2024 | |
| Gulsvig, Neil | Corporate director | Individual | 05/30/2024 | |
| Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie | Corporate director | Individual | 05/30/2024 | |
| Lundeen, Mark | Corporate director | Individual | 05/30/2024 | |
| McCausland, Maureen | Corporate director | Individual | 01/01/2025 | |
| Molbert, Lauris | Corporate director | Individual | 05/30/2024 | |
| North, Andrew | Corporate director | Individual | 05/30/2024 | |
| Schieffer, Kevin | Corporate director | Individual | 01/01/2025 | |
| Shulkin, David | Corporate director | Individual | 05/30/2024 | |
| Teiken, Brent | Corporate director | Individual | 05/30/2024 | |
| Ventling-Herrmann, Marnie | Corporate director | Individual | 05/30/2024 | |
| Wenzel, Thomas | Corporate director | Individual | 01/01/2025 | |
| Fluit, Joel | Corporate officer | Individual | 10/01/2022 | |
| Gassen, William | Corporate officer | Individual | 05/30/2024 | |
| Middleton, Aimee | Corporate officer | Individual | 01/27/2022 | |
| Olson, Nicholas | Corporate officer | Individual | 04/08/2024 | |
| Schema, Nathan | Corporate officer | Individual | 01/01/2022 | |
| Morrison, Tony | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 01/01/2019 | |
| Olson, Julie | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 10/16/2018 | |
| Pederson, Justin | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 11/10/2025 | |
| Sandgren, Deeandra | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 07/16/2023 | |
| Dtn Staffing Inc | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 08/02/2024 | |
| Focusone Solutions | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 03/04/2024 | |
| Grape Tree Medical Staffing LLC | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 04/13/2018 | |
| Guardian Pharmacy of Minnesota LLC | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 09/26/2024 | |
| Sanford | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 01/01/2019 | |
| The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 01/01/2019 | |
| Brown, George | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 01/01/2025 | |
| Dykhouse, Dana | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 05/30/2024 | |
| Engbrecht, Wesley | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 05/30/2024 | |
| Fluit, Joel | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 10/01/2022 | |
| Gassen, William | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 05/30/2024 | |
| Gulsvig, Neil | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 05/30/2024 | |
| Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 05/30/2024 | |
| Lundeen, Mark | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 05/30/2024 | |
| McCausland, Maureen | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 01/01/2025 | |
| Middleton, Aimee | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 01/27/2022 | |
| Molbert, Lauris | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 05/30/2024 | |
| Morrison, Tony | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 01/01/2019 | |
| North, Andrew | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 05/30/2024 | |
| Olson, Julie | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 10/16/2018 | |
| Olson, Nicholas | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 04/08/2024 | |
| Pederson, Justin | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 11/10/2025 | |
| Sandgren, Deeandra | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 07/16/2023 | |
| Schema, Nathan | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 01/01/2022 | |
| Schieffer, Kevin | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 01/01/2025 | |
| Shulkin, David | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 05/30/2024 | |
| Teiken, Brent | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 05/30/2024 | |
| Ventling-Herrmann, Marnie | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 05/30/2024 | |
| Wenzel, Thomas | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 01/01/2025 |
As listed in the CMS ownership file, which names owners with a 5% or greater stake and the people and companies with operational or managerial control.
Chosen from this home's own inspection record.
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