Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
Good Samaritan - Saint Ansgar
701 East Fourth Street, Saint Ansgar, IA · (641) 713-4912
- CMS high-performer trophy
- Certified beds
- 42
- Residents per day
- 38
- Ownership
- For-Profit
- Chain
- Good Samaritan Society
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- April 1, 1994
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How this home got 5 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
★★★★★+1 star
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 (already 5)
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
★★★★★5 of 5
Matches the rating CMS publishes on Care Compare.
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Where it sits among Iowa homes
Good Samaritan - Saint Ansgar carries 15 inspection points. That is fewer than 75% 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
2 health citations on record since 2026. 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.
No citation on record at the harm or immediate-jeopardy level.
Everything else, by area of care
Nursing and Physician Services1F
- F
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.
Infection Control1D
- D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Inspection history
2026-06-18
2 health deficiencies · 3 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Infection Control (1 deficiency)
2025-04-24
0 health deficiencies · 4 fire-safety deficiencies
No concentrated health issue counts in this cycle.
2024-07-21
0 health deficiencies · 3 fire-safety deficiencies
No concentrated health issue counts in this cycle.
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 3 h 14 min of nursing staff time a day, 47 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
3 h 14 min
Iowa average
3 h 52 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Turnover: 21% of nursing staff and 13% 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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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 days0.9 pts better | 0.5 | 1.4 | 1.8 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days0.8 pts better | 1.1 | 1.9 | 1.7 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine5.8 pts better | 100.0% | 94.2% | 93.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine3.1 pts worse | 92.7% | 95.8% | 95.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury1.9 pts better | 2.0% | 3.9% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms4.2 pts better | 0.0% | 4.2% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight3.6 pts better | 0.8% | 4.4% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication6.2 pts better | 14.8% | 21.0% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication8.9 pts better | 10.9% | 19.8% | 15.4% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained0.5 pts worse | 0.7% | 0.2% | 0.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened2.2 pts better | 13.0% | 15.2% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased1.9 pts worse | 18.5% | 16.6% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder0.9 pts better | 0.5% | 1.4% | 0.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection1.7 pts better | 0.7% | 2.4% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence2.6 pts worse | 27.6% | 25.0% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers2.3 pts better | 1.8% | 4.1% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine13.1 pts worse | 70.9% | 84.0% | 82.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit5.4 pts better | 7.6% | 13.0% | 11.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication2.4 pts worse | 4.5% | 2.1% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine8.2 pts better | 82.6% | 74.4% | 80.1% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission16.7 pts better | 4.0% | 20.7% | 23.4% |
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Who owns and runs it
28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society | 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization | 100% | 87 facilities |
| Brown, George | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 72 facilities |
| Bundy, Kelsey | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Bundy, Kelsey | Adp Of The SNF · 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 |
| Mccausland, Maureen | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 69 facilities |
| Middleton, Aimee | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 87 facilities |
| Molbert, Lauris | Corporate Director · 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 |
| Olson, Nicholas | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 87 facilities |
| Ross, Kelly | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Ross, Kelly | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Sanford | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Organization | 0% | 89 facilities |
| Schema, Nathan | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 87 facilities |
| Schieffer, Kevin | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 69 facilities |
| Shulkin, David | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 85 facilities |
| Teiken, Brent | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 89 facilities |
| Ventling-Herrmann, Marnie | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 90 facilities |
| Wenzel, Thomas | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 69 facilities |
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Fire safety
10 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Miscellaneous3F
- F
To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.
- F
To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.
- D
Have restrictions on the use of highly flammable decorations.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems3F
- E
Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
- F
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
- F
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Smoke2F
- F
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
- D
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Services1D
- D
Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
Egress1D
- D
Provide exit doors that are held open by devices that will automatically close on the activation of a fire alarm or smoke detector.
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