What is Good Samaritan Society - Jackson's Medicare star rating?

CMS rates Good Samaritan Society - Jackson 4 out of 5 stars overall, with 3 for health inspections, 5 for staffing and 3 for quality measures (CMS data as of September 1, 2026).

How many deficiencies did Good Samaritan Society - Jackson get at its last inspection?

7 health deficiencies at the standard inspection on July 31, 2026. The Minnesota average is 7.1.

Has Good Samaritan Society - Jackson been fined?

CMS lists no fines in the last three years.

Does Good Samaritan Society - Jackson accept Medicaid?

It is certified to take Medicaid (CMS lists it as "Medicare and Medicaid"). Certification does not mean a Medicaid bed is open: ask the admissions office.

Who owns Good Samaritan Society - Jackson?

CMS lists 28 owners and managers, and links the home to Good Samaritan Society. Legal business name: THE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN GOOD SAMARITAN SOCIETY.

Good Samaritan Society - Jackson: Inspections & Ratings

The record in brief

At its most recent standard inspection, on July 31, 2026, inspectors cited 7 health deficiencies (the Minnesota average is 7.1, the national average 9.2).

None of its 13 health citations since January 2024 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 4.07 hours per resident per day, against 4.19 across Minnesota and 3.86 nationally. Registered nurses accounted for 1.19 of those hours.

30.8% 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.

Health inspections

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.

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Potential for minimal harm Potential for more than minimal harm Actual harm Immediate jeopardy Found on a complaint visit

Where its citations fall on CMS's grid

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 13 health citations on file.

Severity

Isolated

Pattern

Widespread

Immediate jeopardy

Actual harm

Potential for more than minimal harm

Potential for minimal harm

July 31, 2026Standard inspection · 9 citations

F

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

F812 · Nutrition and Dietary · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespread · Not yet corrected

Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview and document review the facility failed to ensure infection control measures were followed during observation of 1 of 1 meal services. This had the potential to effect all 36 residents in the facility.
F

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

F880 · Infection Control · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespread · Not yet corrected

Inspectors wroteBased on interview and document review the facility failed to identify when an employee would be able to return to work (RTW) for 3 of 3 sampled staff (nursing assistant (NA)-A, NA-F, and licensed practical nurse (LPN)-A) identified with potential norovirus symptoms. This had the potential to affect all 36 residents residing at the facility.
E

Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.

F607 · Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern · Not yet corrected

Inspectors wroteBased on interview and document review the facility failed to follow facility policy to identify allegations of verbal abuse and threats of involuntary seclusion reported through grievances, that were made about 2 staff (registered nurse (RN)-A) and licensed practical nurse (LPN)-A) involving 6 of 40 residents (R27, R30, R43, R13, R44 and R100). In addition, the facility also failed to perform timely and thorough investigations, report allegations to the SA, and immediately suspend RN-A and LPN-A per policy pending the investigations.
E

Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.

F610 · Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern · Not yet corrected

Inspectors wroteBased on interview and document review the facility failed to identify allegations of verbal abuse and threats of involuntary seclusion reported through grievances, that were made about 2 staff (registered nurse (RN)-A) and licensed practical nurse (LPN)-A) involving 6 of 40 residents (R27, R30, R43, R13, R44 and R100). In addition, the facility also failed to perform timely and thorough investigations and immediately suspend RN-A and LPN-A pending the investigations.
D

Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

F609 · Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Not yet corrected

Inspectors wroteBased on interview and document review the facility failed to report allegations of verbal abuse and threats of involuntary seclusion, related to 2 of 2 staff (registered nurse (RN)-A) and licensed practical nurse (LPN)-A) to the State Agency.
D

Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.

F644 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Not yet corrected

Inspectors wroteBased on interview and document review, the facility failed to notify the designated State Mental Health Authority (SMHA) for 1 of 1 sampled resident (R8) who had a mental illness diagnosis not identified on the Pre admission Screen (PAS).
D

Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.

F755 · Pharmacy Service · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Not yet corrected · disputed by the home (informal dispute resolution)

Inspectors wroteBased on interview and document review, the facility failed to ensure 1 of 1 resident was discharged home with non-controlled medications.
D

Inform resident or representatives choice to enter into binding arbitration agreement and right to refuse.

F847 · Administration · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Not yet corrected · disputed by the home (informal dispute resolution)

Inspectors wroteBased on interview and document review the facility failed to ensure the binding arbitration agreement was fully explained in a manner they or their representatives understood, including their right to not sign the agreement, for 3 of 4 residents (R31, R6, R40) reviewed for arbitration.
D

Provide behavior health training consistent with the requirements and as determined by a facility assessment.

F949 · Administration · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Not yet corrected

Inspectors wroteBased on interview and document review the facility failed to ensure 1 of 8 sampled staff (nurse aide (NA)-E) reviewed for annual required Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders training had been completed.

June 18, 2025Standard inspection · 0 citations

September 5, 2024Standard inspection · 3 citations

F

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

F812 · Nutrition and Dietary · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespread · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) October 8, 2024

Inspectors wroteBased on observation and interview, the facility failed to ensure beverageware and metal pans were completely dry before storing to prevent bacterial growth. This had potential to affect all 41 residents who resided in the facility.
F

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

F880 · Infection Control · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespread · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) October 8, 2024

Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and document review the facility failed to ensure appropriate infection prevention and control practices for hand hygiene and equipment cleaning/disinfection. Equipment cleaning/disinfection included a mechanical lift for 2 of 2 residents (R13, R5) which were not cleaned/disinfected after resident use. In addition, the facility failed to ensure enhanced barrier precautions were followed for 1 of 1 residents (R5) who had a wound.
D

Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.

F759 · Pharmacy Service · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) October 8, 2024

Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and document review, the facility failed to ensure insulin was administered per standard of practice and manufacturer recommendations during 2 of 2 insulin administrations for 2 of 2 residents (R4, R20). The facility's medication error rate was greater than 5% at 6.9 percent (%) rate.

January 31, 2024Complaint inspection · 1 citation

D

Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

F609 · Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · found on a complaint visit · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) March 1, 2024

Inspectors wroteBased on interview and document review the facility failed to report allegations of abuse timely to the State Agency (SA) for 3 of 4 residents (R1, R3, and R4) reviewed for allegations of abuse.

Fire safety inspections

10 fire safety citations on file: 3 on July 31, 2026, 3 on June 18, 2025, 4 on September 5, 2024.

Every fire safety citation10 citations

F
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

K 324 · July 31, 2026 · deficient, provider has
F
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

K 918 · July 31, 2026 · deficient, provider has
F
Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.

K 923 · July 31, 2026 · deficient, provider has
F
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

K 918 · June 18, 2025 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
E
Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.

K 222 · June 18, 2025 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
D
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

K 363 · June 18, 2025 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
F
Have exits that are accessible at all times.

K 271 · September 5, 2024 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
F
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

K 353 · September 5, 2024 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
F
Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.

K 521 · September 5, 2024 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
F
To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.

K 761 · September 5, 2024 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)

Fines and payment denials

CMS lists no fines or payment denials against this home in the last three years. The national average is 0.9 fines per home.

Staffing

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)	4.07	4.19	3.86
Registered nurses	1.19	1.06	0.69
All nursing staff on weekends	3.38	3.71	3.42
Nurse aides	2.29
Licensed practical nurses	0.58
Nursing staff turnover (share who left in a year)	30.8%	42.2%	45.8%
Registered nurse turnover	22.2%	38.6%	42.9%
Administrators who left	1

CMS expects 3.52 hours a day for residents as sick as this home's (its case-mix figure). The staffing star compares the two.

Staffing by quarter, from daily payroll records

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 4.35 on weekdays and 3.38 on weekends, 22% lower on weekends (nationally, weekends ran 15% lower). Contract or agency staff worked 1.0% of nursing hours, against 5.3% nationally. Total nursing hours per resident went from 3.73 in April to June 2025 to 4.07 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	4.07	1.19	4.35	3.38	1.0%	0 of 90	37
Oct to Dec 2025	3.95	0.98	4.18	3.35	1.1%	0 of 92	38
Jul to Sep 2025	3.81	0.99	4.05	3.19	0.3%	0 of 92	40
Apr to Jun 2025	3.73	0.94	3.99	3.10	0.0%	0 of 91	41
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.

Quality measures

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	12.5	18.2	13.9
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1	1.4	1.9	0.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1	0.0	2.6	1.6
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1	2.8	4.0	3.2
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication Short Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1	0.0	1.9	1.6
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1	15.3	20.5	14.1
Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1	0.0	5.2	4.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1	13.9	17.1	15.4
Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231	43.9	23.5	23.8
Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231	24.5	14.8	12.0

Owners and operators

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
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
The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society	Operational/managerial control	Organization		01/01/2019
Kline, Ronald	Operational/managerial control	Individual		01/01/2024
Morrison, Tony	Operational/managerial control	Individual		01/01/2019
Solheim, Paige	Operational/managerial control	Individual		12/20/2020
Kline, Ronald	Adp of the SNF	Individual		01/01/2024
Morrison, Tony	Adp of the SNF	Individual		01/01/2019
Solheim, Paige	Adp of the SNF	Individual		12/20/2020

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.

Questions to ask on a visit

Chosen from this home's own inspection record.

How are allegations of abuse or neglect reported and investigated, and who tells the family?Inspectors cited 4 problems in this area, most recently on July 31, 2026: "Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft."
Can we see a week of menus and the kitchen, and how are special diets handled?Inspectors cited 2 problems in this area, most recently on July 31, 2026: "Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards."
What changed in infection control since the last inspection, and who on staff is the infection preventionist?Inspectors cited 2 problems in this area, most recently on July 31, 2026: "Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program."
How are medications reviewed, and how often are antipsychotic or sedating drugs used?Inspectors cited 2 problems in this area, most recently on July 31, 2026: "Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist."
Who is on the floor on Saturday and Sunday, and how many residents does each aide care for?Weekend nurse staffing here was 3.38 hours per resident per day, below the Minnesota average of 3.71.
How long has the current administrator been here?CMS counts 1 administrator who left in the period it measured.

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Minnesota contacts for a concern about a nursing home

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Inspections and complaints: Minnesota Department of Health, Health Regulation Division, the state agency that inspects nursing homes for CMS and takes complaints about care.
State inspection reports: MDH Nursing and Boarding Care Home Survey and Complaint Inspection Findings, where Minnesota publishes its own records on licensed homes.

Common questions

What is Good Samaritan Society - Jackson's Medicare star rating?: CMS rates Good Samaritan Society - Jackson 4 out of 5 stars overall, with 3 for health inspections, 5 for staffing and 3 for quality measures (CMS data as of September 1, 2026).
How many deficiencies did Good Samaritan Society - Jackson get at its last inspection?: 7 health deficiencies at the standard inspection on July 31, 2026. The Minnesota average is 7.1.
Has Good Samaritan Society - Jackson been fined?: CMS lists no fines in the last three years.
Does Good Samaritan Society - Jackson accept Medicaid?: It is certified to take Medicaid (CMS lists it as "Medicare and Medicaid"). Certification does not mean a Medicaid bed is open: ask the admissions office.
Who owns Good Samaritan Society - Jackson?: CMS lists 28 owners and managers, and links the home to Good Samaritan Society. Legal business name: THE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN GOOD SAMARITAN SOCIETY.

Sources

Ratings, staffing and fines: CMS Provider Information, released September 30, 2026, data as of September 1, 2026.
Citations: CMS Health Deficiencies and Fire Safety Deficiencies.
Owners: CMS Ownership. Penalties: CMS Penalties.
Staffing by quarter: CMS Payroll Based Journal Daily Nurse Staffing, April 2025 to March 2026, summed by NursingHomeClear.
Inspector summaries: CMS Full Statement of Deficiencies (CMS-2567 text), data as of September 1, 2026. Each quote is the part of the statement before the detailed findings.
Inspection reports with the inspectors' full notes are on this home's Medicare.gov page.
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