Good Samaritan Society - ST James
Nursing Home · ST James, MN
CMS certification number245593
Contact & location
1000 South Second StreetST James, MN 56081
Watonwan County
- Phone
- (507) 375-3286
- ZIP code
- 56081 – all care providers
Facility details
- Certified beds
- 42
- Residents per day
- 36.0 (86% occupied)
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name
- The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society
- Chain
- Good Samaritan Society (92 facilities, avg 3.0★)
- Medicare certified since
- January 1, 1992
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Council
- Both council
CMS star ratings
Staffing
Hours of nursing care per resident per day, from payroll data. More hours generally mean more time for each resident.
- Total nurse staffing
- 3.32 (state 4.19 · U.S. 3.86)
- Registered nurses (RN)
- 0.75 (state 1.06 · U.S. 0.69)
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.40 (state 0.61 · U.S. 0.86)
- Nurse aides
- 2.18 (state 2.52 · U.S. 2.32)
- Weekend total
- 2.95 (state 3.71 · U.S. 3.42)
- Nursing staff turnover
- 34.4 (state 42.2 · U.S. 45.8)%
- RN turnover
- 0.0 (state 38.6 · U.S. 42.9)%
- Administrators who left
- 1 in the last year
Inspections
- Last standard inspection
- May 29, 2025
- Health deficiencies (last cycle)
- 7.0 (state 7.0 · U.S. 9.3)
- From complaints
- 3
- Citations on record (3 years)
- 18 health · 7 fire safety
| Date | Citation | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-29 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. F0684 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · complaint inspection |
E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2025-07-09 |
| 2025-05-29 | Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. F0580 · Resident Rights Deficiencies · complaint inspection |
D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2025-07-09 |
| 2025-05-29 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. F0656 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · complaint inspection |
D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2025-07-09 |
| 2025-05-29 | Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. F0657 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies |
D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2025-07-09 |
| 2025-05-29 | Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason. F0676 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies |
D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2025-07-09 |
| 2025-05-29 | Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason. F0688 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies |
D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2025-07-09 |
| 2025-05-29 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. F0880 · Infection Control Deficiencies |
D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2025-07-09 |
| 2024-07-25 | Give residents a notice of rights, rules, services and charges. F0572 · Resident Rights Deficiencies |
D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2024-09-03 |
| 2024-07-25 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. F0880 · Infection Control Deficiencies |
D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2024-09-03 |
| 2024-07-25 | Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies. F0577 · Resident Rights Deficiencies |
C No actual harm, potential for minimal harm |
Corrected 2024-09-03 |
| 2023-08-31 | Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being. F0726 · Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · complaint inspection |
F No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2023-09-29 |
| 2023-08-31 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. F0880 · Infection Control Deficiencies |
F No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2023-09-29 |
| 2023-08-31 | Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home. F0882 · Infection Control Deficiencies |
F No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2023-09-29 |
| 2023-08-31 | Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. F0756 · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies |
E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2023-09-29 |
| 2023-08-31 | Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. F0641 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies |
D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2023-09-29 |
| 2023-08-31 | Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed. F0644 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies |
D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2023-09-29 |
| 2023-08-31 | Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services. F0740 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies |
D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2023-09-29 |
| 2023-08-31 | Have 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. F0727 · Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies |
C No actual harm, potential for minimal harm |
Corrected 2023-09-29 |
Severity letters A–L combine how widespread a problem was (isolated, pattern, widespread) with how serious (from potential for minimal harm to immediate jeopardy). How to read inspection results
Fines & penalties
No federal fines or payment denials in the last three years.
Ownership & management
| Name | Role | Since |
|---|---|---|
| Sanford (organization) | 5%+ Direct Ownership Interest · 100% | |
| The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society (organization) | 5%+ Indirect Ownership Interest · 100% | |
| Brown, George (individual) | Administrator · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| DTN Staffing INC (organization) | Administrator · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Dykhouse, Dana (individual) | Administrator · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Engbrecht, Wesley (individual) | Administrator · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Fluit, Joel (individual) | Administrator · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Focusone Solutions (organization) | Administrator · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Gassen, William (individual) | Administrator · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Grape Tree Medical Staffing LLC (organization) | Administrator · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Gulsvig, Neil (individual) | Administrator · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Hanson, Meegan (individual) | Administrator · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie (individual) | Administrator · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Langbehn, Jennifer (individual) | Administrator · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Lundeen, Mark (individual) | Administrator · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| McCausland, Maureen (individual) | Administrator · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Middleton, Aimee (individual) | Administrator · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Molbert, Lauris (individual) | Administrator · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Morrison, Tony (individual) | Administrator · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| North, Andrew (individual) | Administrator · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Olson, Nicholas (individual) | Administrator · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Sandgren, Deeandra (individual) | Administrator · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Sanford (organization) | Administrator · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Schema, Nathan (individual) | Administrator · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Schieffer, Kevin (individual) | Administrator · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Shulkin, David (individual) | Administrator · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Teiken, Brent (individual) | Administrator · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society (organization) | Administrator · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Ventling-Herrmann, Marnie (individual) | Administrator · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Wenzel, Thomas (individual) | Administrator · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Brown, George (individual) | Corporate Director · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Dykhouse, Dana (individual) | Corporate Director · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Engbrecht, Wesley (individual) | Corporate Director · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Gassen, William (individual) | Corporate Director · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Gulsvig, Neil (individual) | Corporate Director · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie (individual) | Corporate Director · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Lundeen, Mark (individual) | Corporate Director · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| McCausland, Maureen (individual) | Corporate Director · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Molbert, Lauris (individual) | Corporate Director · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| North, Andrew (individual) | Corporate Director · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Schieffer, Kevin (individual) | Corporate Director · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Shulkin, David (individual) | Corporate Director · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Teiken, Brent (individual) | Corporate Director · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Ventling-Herrmann, Marnie (individual) | Corporate Director · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Wenzel, Thomas (individual) | Corporate Director · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Fluit, Joel (individual) | Corporate Officer · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Gassen, William (individual) | Corporate Officer · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Middleton, Aimee (individual) | Corporate Officer · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Olson, Nicholas (individual) | Corporate Officer · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Schema, Nathan (individual) | Corporate Officer · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Fluit, Joel (individual) | Individual Is An Owner, Partner Or Trustee Of Any Administrator · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Hanson, Meegan (individual) | Operational/managerial Control · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Langbehn, Jennifer (individual) | Operational/managerial Control · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Morrison, Tony (individual) | Operational/managerial Control · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Sandgren, Deeandra (individual) | Operational/managerial Control · NOT APPLICABLE |
Frequently asked questions
What is the rating of Good Samaritan Society - ST James?
Good Samaritan Society - ST James has a 4-star overall rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on a scale of 1 to 5, compared with a 3.2-star average in Minnesota.
How many beds does Good Samaritan Society - ST James have?
It has 42 certified beds and cares for about 36 residents per day.
Has Good Samaritan Society - ST James been fined?
CMS lists no federal fines or payment denials in the last three years.
Who owns Good Samaritan Society - ST James?
It is part of Good Samaritan Society and is classified as non profit - corporation. See the ownership table above for all owners and managers reported to CMS.
What is the phone number of Good Samaritan Society - ST James?
(507) 375-3286. The facility is located at 1000 South Second Street, ST James, MN 56081.
Source: CMS Care Compare, August 2026. Information is provided as published by CMS; verify details directly with the facility.