Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
Good Samaritan Society Canistota
700 West Main St, Canistota, SD · (605) 296-3442
- Certified beds
- 55
- Residents per day
- 54
- Ownership
- Non-Profit
- Chain
- Good Samaritan Society
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- July 1, 1995
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How this home got 2 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 South Dakota.
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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
★★★★★−1 star
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
★★★★★2 of 5
Matches the rating CMS publishes on Care Compare.
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Where it sits among South Dakota homes
Good Samaritan Society Canistota carries 54 inspection points. That is fewer than 46% of South Dakota's 94 rated homes.
Inspectors' citations earn points by how serious and how widespread they were (the grid below). CMS then ranks every home in South Dakota: 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★ 0–14 pts
- 4★ 14–31.5 pts
- 3★ 31.5–55 pts
- 2★ 55–95.25 pts
- 1★ over 95.25 pts
Bars show every rated home in South Dakota 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
17 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
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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G
Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
Everything else, by area of care
Resident Assessment and Care Planning6D
- D
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- D
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
- D
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
- 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
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
- D
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Quality of Life and Care3D
- D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D
Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.
Resident Rights2E
- E
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
- 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.
Nutrition and Dietary2E
- E
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- E
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Infection Control1E
- E
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Pharmacy Service1D
- D
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Inspection history
2026-03-24
7 health deficiencies · 4 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (2 deficiencies)
2024-12-04
3 health deficiencies · 2 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Nutrition and Dietary (1 deficiency)
2023-08-10
7 health deficiencies · 4 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Resident Assessment and Care Planning (3 deficiencies)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 3 h 6 min of nursing staff time a day, 32 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
3 h 6 min
South Dakota average
3 h 51 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Turnover: 76% of nursing staff and 63% 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
$49,289 in federal fines on record over the past three years.
| Date | Penalty | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-24 | Fine | $40,280 |
| 2024-08-20 | Fine | $9,009 |
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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 worse | 93.5% | 94.9% | 93.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine2.8 pts better | 100.0% | 97.2% | 95.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury0.5 pts better | 5.0% | 5.5% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms5.9 pts better | 0.0% | 5.9% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight0.4 pts worse | 6.1% | 5.7% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication1.9 pts better | 15.8% | 17.7% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication19.3 pts worse | 44.1% | 24.8% | 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 worsened6.7 pts better | 11.6% | 18.3% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased0.3 pts worse | 21.8% | 21.5% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder1.9 pts better | 0.0% | 1.9% | 0.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection2.4 pts better | 0.5% | 2.9% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence0.2 pts better | 24.3% | 24.5% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers2.9 pts worse | 7.4% | 4.5% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine39.5 pts worse | 44.4% | 83.9% | 82.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication4 pts worse | 6.2% | 2.2% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine10.5 pts worse | 65.0% | 75.5% | 80.1% |
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Who owns and runs it
54 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 |
| 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 |
| Geis, Tara | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Geis, Tara | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Schroeder, Amy | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Schroeder, Amy | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 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
10 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Smoke4E
- C
Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.
- C
Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.
- E
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
- C
Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.
Egress3C
- C
Have correct number of accessible exits for each story.
- C
Have correct number of accessible exits for each story.
- C
Have correct number of accessible exits for each story.
Emergency Preparedness2D
- D
Conduct testing and exercise requirements.
- D
Develop and maintain an Emergency Preparedness Program (EP).
Miscellaneous1E
- E
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
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- G
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- Nursing / resident / day
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- G
- Nursing / resident / day
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