Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
Good Samaritan - Forest City
606 South Seventh Street, Forest City, IA · (641) 585-2232
- Certified beds
- 43
- Residents per day
- 34
- Ownership
- Non-Profit
- Chain
- Good Samaritan Society
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- April 1, 1994
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How this home got 4 stars
The overall rating isn't an average. CMS starts from the inspection rating and nudges it at most two steps. Here is the arithmetic for this home, using CMS's own rules.
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Health inspections
★★★★★starting point
Everything starts from what state inspectors found on site. This is a ranking against other homes in Iowa.
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Staffing
★★★★★no change
Only a 5-star staffing rating adds a star, and only a 1-star rating removes one. Ratings of 2 to 4 change nothing.
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Quality measures
★★★★★no change
Same rule: 5 stars adds one, 1 star takes one away. These measures are mostly reported by the home itself.
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Overall
★★★★★4 of 5
Matches the rating CMS publishes on Care Compare.
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Where it sits among Iowa homes
Good Samaritan - Forest City carries 14 inspection points. That is fewer than 77% of Iowa's 385 rated homes.
Inspectors' citations earn points by how serious and how widespread they were (the grid below). CMS then ranks every home in Iowa: the 10% with the fewest points get 5 stars, the 20% with the most get 1 star, and the middle 70% split evenly into 2, 3 and 4.
- 5★ 0–7 pts
- 4★ 7–21 pts
- 3★ 21–41 pts
- 2★ 41–86.5 pts
- 1★ over 86.5 pts
Bars show every rated home in Iowa by its weighted inspection score. CMS recalibrates the cut points monthly but holds a home's rating until its own score changes, so a home can sit just outside today's band.
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What inspectors found
9 health citations on record since 2023. Each one gets a letter: the row says how badly residents were affected, the column how many.
Immediate jeopardyResidents at risk of serious injury or death
Actual harmA resident was hurt
Potential for harmNo one was hurt, but could have been
Minimal harmPaperwork-level problems
Read the rows, not the total. Most citations nationwide are a D: one problem, nobody hurt. Rows G–I mean a resident was harmed; J–L mean inspectors found residents in immediate danger of serious injury or death.
Small numbers in each cell are the inspection points CMS assigns per citation. Those points are what the state curve above ranks.
Harm and immediate-jeopardy citations (2)
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G
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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K
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
Everything else, by area of care
Quality of Life and Care3D
- D
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
- D
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- D
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation1D
- D
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning1D
- D
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Nutrition and Dietary1D
- D
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Resident Rights1D
- D
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Inspection history
2025-08-07
2 health deficiencies · 4 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Freedom from Abuse and Neglect and Exploitation (1 deficiency)
2024-09-05
4 health deficiencies · 3 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (2 deficiencies)
2023-10-19
3 health deficiencies · 6 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Nutrition and Dietary (1 deficiency)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 3 h 29 min of nursing staff time a day, 54 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
3 h 29 min
Iowa average
3 h 52 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Turnover: 47% of nursing staff and 67% of registered nurses left in the past year.
Reported hours from payroll data the home submits to CMS, divided by its daily resident count. Not adjusted for how sick residents are.
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Fines and payment denials
$25,945 in federal fines on record over the past three years.
| Date | Penalty | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-05 | Fine | $8,824 |
| 2023-10-19 | Fine | $17,121 |
| 2023-10-19 | Payment Denial · 4 day denial | $0 |
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Resident outcomes
Quality measures compared with state and national averages. Most come from assessments the home itself reports.
| Measure | This home | State | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine1.4 pts better | 95.6% | 94.2% | 93.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine1.9 pts worse | 93.9% | 95.8% | 95.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury1.4 pts worse | 5.3% | 3.9% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms3.3 pts better | 0.9% | 4.2% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight3.2 pts worse | 7.6% | 4.4% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication6.3 pts better | 14.7% | 21.0% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication6.9 pts better | 12.9% | 19.8% | 15.4% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained0.2 pts better | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened1.6 pts worse | 16.8% | 15.2% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased5.5 pts better | 11.1% | 16.6% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder0.1 pts worse | 1.5% | 1.4% | 0.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection0.3 pts worse | 2.7% | 2.4% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence3.7 pts worse | 28.7% | 25.0% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers0.8 pts better | 3.3% | 4.1% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine8.5 pts better | 92.5% | 84.0% | 82.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit9.7 pts better | 3.3% | 13.0% | 11.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication3.3 pts worse | 5.4% | 2.1% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine20.6 pts worse | 53.8% | 74.4% | 80.1% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission9.5 pts worse | 30.2% | 20.7% | 23.4% |
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Who owns and runs it
23 owners and managers reported to CMS. The last column counts how many nursing homes each one is tied to.
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| Name | Role | Share | Homes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brink, Holly | W-2 Managing Employee · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Cain, James | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 20 facilities |
| Carlson, Byron | Contracted Managing Employee · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Dykhouse, Dana | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 85 facilities |
| Engbrecht, Wesley | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 89 facilities |
| Fluit, Joel | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 87 facilities |
| Gassen, William | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 89 facilities |
| Gassen, William | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 89 facilities |
| Gulsvig, Neil | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 89 facilities |
| Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 86 facilities |
| Lundeen, Mark | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 89 facilities |
| Middleton, Aimee | W-2 Managing Employee · Individual | 0% | 87 facilities |
| Middleton, Aimee | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 87 facilities |
| Molbert, Lauris | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 89 facilities |
| Morrison, Tony | W-2 Managing Employee · Individual | 0% | 89 facilities |
| North, Andrew | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 89 facilities |
| Olson, Nicholas | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 87 facilities |
| Rogers, Michael | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 18 facilities |
| Schema, Nathan | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 87 facilities |
| Shulkin, David | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 85 facilities |
| Teiken, Brent | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 89 facilities |
| The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society | Operational/Managerial Control · Organization | 0% | 87 facilities |
| Ventling-Herrmann, Marnie | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 90 facilities |
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Fire safety
13 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems7F
- F
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
- F
Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed.
- F
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
- D
Meet requirements for the installation and maintenance of electrical systems.
- F
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
- F
Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed.
- E
Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
Egress3F
- F
Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.
- F
Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs.
- F
Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.
Miscellaneous2F
- F
To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.
- F
Provide a written emergency evacuation plan.
Smoke1F
- F
Properly provide smoke detection systems in areas open to corridors.
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