Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
Good Samaritan-Liberal
2160 Zinnia Lane, Liberal, KS · (620) 624-3831
- Special Focus Facility
- Certified beds
- 45
- Residents per day
- 36
- Ownership
- Non-Profit
- Chain
- Good Samaritan Society
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- May 1, 1995
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What inspectors found
39 health citations on record since 2022. 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 (8)
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G
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
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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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L
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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K
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
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J
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
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J
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
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J
Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with mental disorder or psychosocial adjustment difficulty, or who has a history of trauma and/or post-traumatic stress disorder.
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J
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Everything else, by area of care
Quality of Life and Care8E
- D
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- D
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- 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.
- E
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.
- D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- D
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.
Resident Rights7E
- D
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
- D
Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
- D
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
- E
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
- E
Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
- D
Allow resident to participate in the development and implementation of his or her person-centered plan of care.
- D
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning5E
- D
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- E
Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition
- E
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- D
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- D
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Pharmacy Service4D
- D
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- D
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
- D
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
- D
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Administration3F
- F
Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
- F
Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.
- F
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Nutrition and Dietary2F
- F
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- F
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Infection Control1D
- D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Nursing and Physician Services1E
- E
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.
Inspection history
2026-06-24
12 health deficiencies · 6 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (6 deficiencies)
2024-07-24
16 health deficiencies · 20 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (4 deficiencies)
2022-10-27
11 health deficiencies · 4 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Resident Rights (4 deficiencies)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 4 h 8 min of nursing staff time a day, 1 h 21 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
4 h 8 min
Kansas average
4 h 8 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Turnover: 29% of nursing staff and 9% 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
$148,982 in federal fines on record over the past three years.
| Date | Penalty | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-24 | Fine | $59,920 |
| 2026-04-22 | Fine | $10,628 |
| 2025-05-14 | Fine | $14,444 |
| 2024-07-24 | Fine | $47,613 |
| 2024-03-28 | Fine | $16,377 |
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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. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident daysAbout the same | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident daysAbout the same | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.7 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine7.1 pts better | 100.0% | 92.9% | 93.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine8.4 pts worse | 86.5% | 94.9% | 95.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury3.8 pts worse | 8.0% | 4.2% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms6.6 pts better | 0.0% | 6.6% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight2.5 pts better | 2.3% | 4.8% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication1.4 pts worse | 24.8% | 23.4% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication9.7 pts better | 8.0% | 17.7% | 15.4% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrainedAbout the same | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened18.4 pts worse | 32.9% | 14.5% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased18 pts worse | 35.4% | 17.4% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder1.1 pts better | 0.3% | 1.4% | 0.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection0.5 pts better | 2.3% | 2.8% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence3.6 pts worse | 25.2% | 21.6% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers0.2 pts worse | 4.6% | 4.4% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine6.1 pts worse | 71.0% | 77.1% | 82.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit0.7 pts worse | 12.1% | 11.4% | 11.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication6.1 pts worse | 7.7% | 1.6% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine25.4 pts worse | 50.0% | 75.4% | 80.1% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission7.3 pts better | 15.0% | 22.3% | 23.4% |
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Who owns and runs it
55 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanford | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Organization | 100% | 89 facilities |
| The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society | 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization | 100% | 87 facilities |
| Baker, Valerie | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Baker, Valerie | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Brown, George | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 72 facilities |
| Brown, George | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 72 facilities |
| Dtn Staffing Inc | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 51 facilities |
| Dykhouse, Dana | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 85 facilities |
| Dykhouse, Dana | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 85 facilities |
| Engbrecht, Wesley | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 89 facilities |
| Engbrecht, Wesley | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 89 facilities |
| Fluit, Joel | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 87 facilities |
| Fluit, Joel | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 87 facilities |
| Focusone Solutions | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 50 facilities |
| Gassen, William | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 89 facilities |
| Gassen, William | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 89 facilities |
| Gassen, William | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 89 facilities |
| Grape Tree Medical Staffing LLC | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 64 facilities |
| Gulsvig, Neil | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 89 facilities |
| Gulsvig, Neil | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 89 facilities |
| Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 86 facilities |
| Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 86 facilities |
| Lundeen, Mark | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 89 facilities |
| Lundeen, Mark | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 89 facilities |
| Mccausland, Maureen | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 69 facilities |
| Mccausland, Maureen | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 69 facilities |
| Mccue, Tamara | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 13 facilities |
| Mccue, Tamara | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 13 facilities |
| Middleton, Aimee | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 87 facilities |
| Middleton, Aimee | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 87 facilities |
| Molbert, Lauris | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 89 facilities |
| Molbert, Lauris | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 89 facilities |
| Morrison, Tony | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 89 facilities |
| Morrison, Tony | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 89 facilities |
| North, Andrew | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 89 facilities |
| North, Andrew | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 89 facilities |
| Olson, Nicholas | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 87 facilities |
| Olson, Nicholas | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 87 facilities |
| Omnicare LLC | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 43 facilities |
| Sandgren, Deeandra | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 50 facilities |
| Sandgren, Deeandra | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 50 facilities |
| Sanford | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 89 facilities |
| Schema, Nathan | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 87 facilities |
| Schema, Nathan | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 87 facilities |
| Schieffer, Kevin | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 69 facilities |
| Schieffer, Kevin | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 69 facilities |
| Shulkin, David | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 85 facilities |
| Shulkin, David | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 85 facilities |
| Teiken, Brent | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 89 facilities |
| Teiken, Brent | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 89 facilities |
| The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 87 facilities |
| Ventling-Herrmann, Marnie | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 90 facilities |
| Ventling-Herrmann, Marnie | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 90 facilities |
| Wenzel, Thomas | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 69 facilities |
| Wenzel, Thomas | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 69 facilities |
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Fire safety
30 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Smoke10F
- F
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
- F
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- D
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
- F
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
- F
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- F
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
- E
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
- E
Have properly installed hallway dispensers for alcohol-based hand rub.
- E
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
- F
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Emergency Preparedness6F
- F
Provide emergency officials' contact information.
- F
Provide primary/alternate means for communication.
- F
Establish methods for sharing information.
- F
Provide a means of sharing information on occupancy/needs.
- F
Provide family notifications of emergency plan.
- F
Address patient/client population and determine types of services needed.
Miscellaneous4F
- D
To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.
- F
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
- F
To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.
- F
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems4F
- F
Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing.
- F
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
- F
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
- E
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
Services3F
- D
Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
- F
Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
- F
Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
Egress2F
- F
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.
- F
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.
Construction1E
- E
Meet other general requirements.
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- $158,640
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