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Good Samaritan - Manson

1402 Main Street, Manson, IA 50563712469390842 certified beds · 34 residentsNon profit - CorporationMedicare and Medicaid
Surveys on file
4
since 2023
Deficiencies
14
0140
Penalties · 3 yrs
none on file
Last survey
2025-05-15
Standard
CMS overall
2 / 5
stars as published by CMS
CMS overall 2/5
Health 2
Staffing 4
Quality 4
Star ratings as published by CMS · CMS’s caveats

Survey history

Source: CMS · Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals & Licensing · data as of 2026-08-01
DateKindDeficienciesOfficial recordArchived PDF
2025-05-15Standard070CMS-2567 (Care Compare)
2024-11-26Complaint010CMS-2567 (Care Compare)
2024-06-27Standard030CMS-2567 (Care Compare)
2023-05-11Standard030CMS-2567 (Care Compare)

Counts by class: paperwork · standard · harm.

Deficiencies

CMS · Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals & Licensing publishes each citation’s tag, official description and scope/severity letter. The surveyor’s written findings are in the Statement of Deficiencies (CMS-2567) for each survey, linked above.

2025-05-15Standard survey · 7 deficienciesOfficial report
F605Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.Scope/severity EStandard
Abuse & neglect
Pattern; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2025-06-06Record 165236-20250515-F605
F689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.Scope/severity DStandard
Care planningFalls
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2025-06-06Record 165236-20250515-F689
F727Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.Scope/severity FStandard
Staffing
Widespread; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2025-06-06Record 165236-20250515-F727
F812Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.Scope/severity FStandard
Food & nutrition
Widespread; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2025-06-06Record 165236-20250515-F812
F851Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.Scope/severity FStandard
Records
Widespread; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2025-06-06Record 165236-20250515-F851
F880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.Scope/severity DStandard
Infection control
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2025-06-06Record 165236-20250515-F880
F881Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.Scope/severity DStandard
Infection control
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2025-06-06Record 165236-20250515-F881
2024-11-26Complaint survey · 1 deficiencyOfficial report
F760Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.Scope/severity DStandard
Medication
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2025-01-09Record 165236-20241126-F760
2024-06-27Standard survey · 3 deficienciesOfficial report
F641Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.Scope/severity DStandard
Care planningRecords
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2024-06-28Record 165236-20240627-F641
F684Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.Scope/severity DStandard
Care planning
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2024-06-28Record 165236-20240627-F684
F692Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.Scope/severity DStandard
Care planning
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2024-06-28Record 165236-20240627-F692
2023-05-11Standard survey · 3 deficienciesOfficial report
F580Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.Scope/severity DStandard
Dignity & rights
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2023-06-12Record 165236-20230511-F580
F657Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.Scope/severity DStandard
Care planningRecords
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2023-06-12Record 165236-20230511-F657
F689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.Scope/severity DStandard
Care planningFalls
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2023-06-12Record 165236-20230511-F689

Staffing

CMS Payroll-Based Journal · PBJ, as published Aug 2026 · explainer
RN hours per resident day0.72
Facility
Iowa
National
Iowa 0.74 · National 0.69
Total nurse hours per resident day3.25
Facility
Iowa
National
Iowa 3.82 · National 3.86
Weekend total nurse hours2.61
Facility
Iowa
National
Iowa 3.37 · National 3.42
Total nursing staff turnover36%
Facility
Iowa
National
Iowa 44% · National 46%
Registered nurse turnover57%
Facility
Iowa
National
Iowa 42% · National 43%

Quality measures

CMS MDS quality measures · 2025Q2-2026Q1 · definitions
MeasureFacilityIowaNational
Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers
lower is better
1.9%4.2%4.6%
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury
lower is better
4.0%3.8%3.2%
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication
lower is better
13.3%19.5%15.4%
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection
lower is better
2.4%2.4%1.6%
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained
lower is better
0.0%0.2%0.1%
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased
lower is better
9.9%17.1%13.9%
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight
lower is better
4.0%4.6%5.2%
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication
lower is better
11.9%20.8%19.5%

Figures verbatim from CMS, with the state and national figures from the same release. The direction that counts as better is CMS’s own and is stated on every row.

Ownership

As reported to CMS (Provider Enrollment)
EntityRoleInterestSinceRegistry
Sanford
Organization
5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST100%
Boevers, Jennifer
Individual
OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLNOT APPLICABLE
Huntley, Megan
Individual
OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLNOT APPLICABLE
Morrison, Tony
Individual
OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLNOT APPLICABLE
The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society
Organization
OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLNOT APPLICABLE
Boevers, Jennifer
Individual
ADP OF THE SNFNOT APPLICABLE
Brown, George
Individual
CORPORATE DIRECTORNOT APPLICABLE
Dykhouse, Dana
Individual
CORPORATE DIRECTORNOT APPLICABLE
Engbrecht, Wesley
Individual
CORPORATE DIRECTORNOT APPLICABLE
Fluit, Joel
Individual
CORPORATE OFFICERNOT APPLICABLE
Gassen, William
Individual
CORPORATE DIRECTORNOT APPLICABLE
Gassen, William
Individual
CORPORATE OFFICERNOT APPLICABLE
Gulsvig, Neil
Individual
CORPORATE DIRECTORNOT APPLICABLE
Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie
Individual
CORPORATE DIRECTORNOT APPLICABLE
Huntley, Megan
Individual
ADP OF THE SNFNOT APPLICABLE
Lundeen, Mark
Individual
CORPORATE DIRECTORNOT APPLICABLE
Mccausland, Maureen
Individual
CORPORATE DIRECTORNOT APPLICABLE
Middleton, Aimee
Individual
CORPORATE OFFICERNOT APPLICABLE
Molbert, Lauris
Individual
CORPORATE DIRECTORNOT APPLICABLE
Morrison, Tony
Individual
ADP OF THE SNFNOT APPLICABLE
North, Andrew
Individual
CORPORATE DIRECTORNOT APPLICABLE
Olson, Nicholas
Individual
CORPORATE OFFICERNOT APPLICABLE
Schema, Nathan
Individual
CORPORATE OFFICERNOT APPLICABLE
Schieffer, Kevin
Individual
CORPORATE DIRECTORNOT APPLICABLE
Shulkin, David
Individual
CORPORATE DIRECTORNOT APPLICABLE
Teiken, Brent
Individual
CORPORATE DIRECTORNOT APPLICABLE
Ventling-Herrmann, Marnie
Individual
CORPORATE DIRECTORNOT APPLICABLE
Wenzel, Thomas
Individual
CORPORATE DIRECTORNOT APPLICABLE
Part of a chain
Good Samaritan Society92 facilities
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Ownership as reported to CMS/state. CMS ownership data has known gaps; merges between entities are published only after human review.

Cost context

County figures from public surveys. Not this facility’s price. Nursing-home rates are not published by CMS or Iowa.

No county cost figures on file for Calhoun.

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Sources & provenance

SectionAgency · datasetRetrieved
Facility, ratingsCMS Provider Data · Nursing Home Provider Information2026-08-01
SurveysCMS · Survey Summary2026-08-01
DeficienciesCMS · Health Deficiencies (CMS-2567 findings via Care Compare)2026-08-01
PenaltiesCMS · Penalties2026-08-01
StaffingCMS · Payroll-Based Journal (PBJ, as published Aug 2026)2026-08-01
Quality measuresCMS · MDS Quality Measures2026-08-01
OwnershipCMS · Ownership2026-08-01