Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
Good Samaritan Society - Park River
301 South County Road 12b, Park River, ND · (701) 284-7115
- Certified beds
- 44
- Residents per day
- 41
- Ownership
- Non-Profit
- Chain
- Good Samaritan Society
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- January 1, 1984
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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 North 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
★★★★★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
★★★★★2 of 5
Matches the rating CMS publishes on Care Compare.
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Where it sits among North Dakota homes
Good Samaritan Society - Park River carries 47 inspection points. That is fewer than 34% of North Dakota's 71 rated homes.
Inspectors' citations earn points by how serious and how widespread they were (the grid below). CMS then ranks every home in North 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★ 0–10 pts
- 4★ 10–23 pts
- 3★ 23–42.5 pts
- 2★ 42.5–76 pts
- 1★ over 76 pts
Bars show every rated home in North 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
29 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.
No citation on record at the harm or immediate-jeopardy level.
Everything else, by area of care
Quality of Life and Care8D
- 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 residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
- D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- 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.
- D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Resident Rights6E
- D
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
- D
Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
- E
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- D
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
- D
Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
- 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.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning5E
- D
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- 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.
- D
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Pharmacy Service3D
- 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.
- D
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
- 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.
Infection Control3D
- D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Nursing and Physician Services2E
- E
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
- E
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
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.
Nutrition and Dietary1E
- E
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Inspection history
2025-08-21
6 health deficiencies · 7 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Freedom from Abuse and Neglect and Exploitation (1 deficiency)
2024-07-11
11 health deficiencies · 3 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (3 deficiencies)
2023-06-08
12 health deficiencies · 1 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (4 deficiencies)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 3 h 16 min of nursing staff time a day, 49 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
3 h 16 min
North Dakota average
4 h 28 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Turnover: 43% of nursing staff and 33% 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
$27,417 in federal fines on record over the past three years.
| Date | Penalty | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-14 | Fine | $27,417 |
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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 days0.5 pts worse | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.8 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days0.4 pts worse | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.7 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine1.5 pts better | 100.0% | 98.5% | 93.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine1.7 pts better | 100.0% | 98.3% | 95.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury2.5 pts better | 2.6% | 5.1% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms2.8 pts better | 1.4% | 4.2% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight13.2 pts worse | 19.0% | 5.8% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication2 pts worse | 19.6% | 17.6% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication1.1 pts worse | 23.9% | 22.8% | 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 worsened0.1 pts better | 16.2% | 16.3% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased1.8 pts better | 18.1% | 19.9% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder3.4 pts worse | 4.8% | 1.4% | 0.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection1.8 pts better | 0.7% | 2.5% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence1.8 pts better | 22.2% | 24.0% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers2.2 pts worse | 6.9% | 4.7% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine19.4 pts worse | 71.9% | 91.3% | 82.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication10.8 pts worse | 12.5% | 1.7% | 1.5% |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Cain, James | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 20 facilities |
| Carlson, Lara | W-2 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 |
| Johnson, Joel | Contracted Managing Employee · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Lundeen, Mark | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 89 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 |
| Ventling-Herrmann, Marnie | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 90 facilities |
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Fire safety
11 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Smoke5F
- F
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
- F
Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
- E
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
- E
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
- E
Properly provide smoke detection systems in areas open to corridors.
Services2F
- F
Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.
- D
Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
Miscellaneous2F
- F
To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.
- E
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems1F
- F
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Egress1F
- F
Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.
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- G
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