719 North Brown Street, Alma, NE 68920 · Harlan County · (308) 928-2128
53 certified beds, about 34 residents a day · Non profit - Corporation · Medicare and Medicaid since 1996
CMS Care Compare ratings, data as of September 1, 2026 · CCN 285185 · See it on Medicare.gov · Compare with other homes
At its most recent standard inspection, on September 16, 2025, inspectors cited 2 health deficiencies (the Nebraska average is 7.4, the national average 9.2).
None of its 9 health citations since June 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 3.15 hours per resident per day, against 3.98 across Nebraska and 3.86 nationally. Registered nurses accounted for 0.63 of those hours.
41.9% of nursing staff left within the year CMS measured (Nebraska average 48.7%).
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 9 health citations on file.
Inspectors wroteLicensure Reference Number 175NAC 1-005.06(D)Licensure Reference Number 175NAC 12-006.18(B) Based on observation, record review, and interview the facility failed to ensure that hand hygiene (hand washing using soap and water or an alcohol-based hand rub (ABHR) to remove germs for reducing the risk of transmitting infection among patients and health care personnel) occurred between residents while administering medications to prevent the potential for cross-contamination. This affected 3 of 4 residents sampled (Residents 19, 2, and 8); the facility failed to ensure that staff performed hand hygiene as required before and after glove use during the provision of resident cares and failed to ensure that staff performed hand washing for the required length of time during resident cares. This affected 1 of 1 sampled residents (Resident 21). The facility census was 32.
Inspectors wroteLicensure Reference Number 175NAC 12-00 6.09(7)Based on record review and interview the facility failed to ensure that a recapitulation (A concise summary of the resident's stay and course of treatment in the facility) was completed as required for 1 of 1 sampled residents (Resident 36); and the facility failed to notify the state ombudsman (a state appointed advocate for residents of nursing homes) of resident discharge for 1 of 1 sampled residents (Resident 36). The facility census was 32.
Inspectors wroteLicensure Reference Number 175NAC 12-006.09(H)(iv)(5) Based on record review and interviews; the facility failed to follow physician orders on bowel protocols for 1 (Resident 31) of 1 sampled residents. Facility census was 32.
Inspectors wroteLicensure Reference Number 175 NAC 12-006.12(A)(vi) Based on interviews and record reviews, the facility failed to ensure that the monthly medication drug reviews were received and reviewed by facility staff to identify priority irregularities which needed addressed. This affected 1 resident (Resident 6) of 3 sampled residents. The facility census was 32.
Inspectors wroteLicensure Reference Number 175NAC 12-006.09(H) Based on record review and interviews, the facility failed to implement AIMS monitoring for 1 (Resident 21) of 5 sampled residents, to identify potential adverse effects of antipsychotic medications. Facility census was 32.
Inspectors wroteLicensure Reference Number 175 NAC 12-006.12D(vi) Based on observation, record review, and interviews; the facility failed to ensure that resident medications had labels that matched the physician's order for 2 (Residents 20 and 15) of 5 residents observed. This had the potential for risk to resident safety related to medication administration. The facility census was 32.
Inspectors wroteLicensure Reference 175 NAC 12-006.17D Based on observation, interview, and record review; the facility failed to ensure hand hygiene was completed per expectation during a dressing change which affected 1 of 2 sampled residents, Resident 34, before starting medication administration which affected 1 of 3 residents observed, Resident 25; and during the distribution of water which affected 8 of 9 residents, Resident 15, 14, 27, 23, 21, 18, 1, and 8. The facility identified a census of 35 at the time of survey.
Inspectors wroteLICENSURE REFERENCE NUMBER 175 NAC 12-006.05(3) Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure Resident 8's POA (Power of attorney who can make decisions for Resident if Resident is unable)/or their personal representative was informed of the risks and alternate treatment available before initiating antipsychotic medication (medication used to treat psychotic/behavior disorders). This affected 1 of 5 sampled residents. The facility identified a census of 35 at the time of survey.
Inspectors wroteLicensure Reference 175 NAC 12-006.05-4 Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure the facility residents had the opportunity to formulate an advance directive. This affected 2 of 3 residents sampled, Residents 34 and 12. Census was 35.
22 fire safety citations on file: 5 on September 16, 2025, 8 on July 23, 2024, 9 on June 21, 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 | Nebraska | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All nursing staff (RN, LPN and aides) | 3.15 | 3.98 | 3.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.63 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff on weekends | 2.65 | 3.48 | 3.42 |
| Nurse aides | 1.86 | ||
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.66 | ||
| Nursing staff turnover (share who left in a year) | 41.9% | 48.7% | 45.8% |
| Registered nurse turnover | 60.0% | 44.1% | 42.9% |
| Administrators who left | 2 |
CMS expects 3.36 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 3.35 on weekdays and 2.65 on weekends, 21% lower on weekends (nationally, weekends ran 15% lower). Contract or agency staff worked 1.4% of nursing hours, against 5.3% nationally. Total nursing hours per resident went from 3.52 in April to June 2025 to 3.15 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 | 3.15 | 0.63 | 3.35 | 2.65 | 1.4% | 0 of 90 | 34 |
| Oct to Dec 2025 | 3.42 | 0.54 | 3.55 | 3.10 | 0.3% | 0 of 92 | 32 |
| Jul to Sep 2025 | 3.72 | 0.65 | 3.87 | 3.33 | 0.6% | 0 of 92 | 30 |
| Apr to Jun 2025 | 3.52 | 0.76 | 3.64 | 3.23 | 1.0% | 0 of 91 | 31 |
| United States, Jan to Mar 2026 | 3.75 | 0.62 | 3.92 | 3.33 | 5.3% | 0.5% of days | |
| Nebraska, Jan to Mar 2026 | 4.01 | 0.66 | 4.21 | 3.53 | 7.1% | 1.6% 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. If you work here, your report helps start one.
| Job | Median | Middle half | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska, all employers | |||
| CNAs (nursing assistants) | $19.23 | $18.29 to $22.31 | 16,450 |
| LPNs and LVNs | $30.13 | $28.41 to $34.55 | 4,580 |
| Registered nurses | $40.74 | $38.09 to $47.90 | 24,720 |
| 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 | Nebraska | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 13.7 | 19.0 | 13.9 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 0.8 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 2.6 | 4.5 | 3.2 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication Short Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 6.5 | 2.0 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 11.7 | 18.2 | 14.1 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 30.9 | 20.7 | 15.4 |
For a stay to recover after a hospital visit, these are the results CMS publishes for Good Samaritan Society - Colonial Villa's Medicare short-stay residents. How to read these, and what Medicare pays for.
Not reported
CMS note: The number of residents or resident stays is too small to report. Call the facility to discuss this quality measure.
US median of homes 51.5% · Nebraska: 17 better, 24 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. 24 eligible stays.
10.4% this home
No different from the national rate
US median of homes 10.7% · Nebraska: 2 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. 28 eligible stays.
Not reported
CMS note: The number of residents or resident stays is too small to report. Call the facility to discuss this quality measure.
US median of homes 7.1% · Nebraska: 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. 13 eligible stays.
Not reported
CMS note: The number of residents or resident stays is too small to report. Call the facility to discuss this quality measure.
Median of homes: Nebraska50.0% · 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. 15 residents counted.
Not reported
CMS note: The number of residents or resident stays is too small to report. Call the facility to discuss this quality measure.
Median of homes: Nebraska0.0% · 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. 18 residents counted.
Not reported
CMS note: The number of residents or resident stays is too small to report. Call the facility to discuss this quality measure.
Median of homes: Nebraska2.2% · 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. 18 residents counted.
Not reported
CMS note: The number of residents or resident stays is too small to report. Call the facility to discuss this quality measure.
Median of homes: Nebraska100.0% · 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. 1 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 | |
| Johnson, Tamara | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 01/30/2017 | |
| Mannis, Anna | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 01/02/2024 | |
| Morrison, Tony | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 01/01/2021 | |
| Fluit, Joel | Individual is an owner, partner or trustee of any ADP of the SNF | Individual | 01/27/2026 | |
| 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 | |
| Omnicare LLC | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 01/01/2025 | |
| Sanford | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 12/15/2025 | |
| The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 01/01/2019 | |
| Johnson, Tamara | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 01/30/2021 | |
| Mannis, Anna | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 01/29/2025 |
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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