Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
Good Samaritan Society - St James
1000 South Second Street, St James, MN · (507) 375-3286
- Certified beds
- 42
- Residents per day
- 38
- Ownership
- Non-Profit
- Chain
- Good Samaritan Society
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- January 1, 1992
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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 Minnesota.
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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 Minnesota homes
Good Samaritan Society - St James carries 11 inspection points. That is fewer than 85% of Minnesota's 335 rated homes.
Inspectors' citations earn points by how serious and how widespread they were (the grid below). CMS then ranks every home in Minnesota: 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★ 0–9 pts
- 4★ 9–30 pts
- 3★ 30–54 pts
- 2★ 54–92 pts
- 1★ over 92 pts
Bars show every rated home in Minnesota 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
11 health citations on record since 2024. 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 Care4E
- D
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- E
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- D
Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
- 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 Rights3D
- 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 a notice of rights, rules, services and charges.
- C
Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning2D
- D
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- D
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Infection Control2D
- D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Inspection history
2026-07-28
1 health deficiencies · 4 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (1 deficiency)
2025-05-29
7 health deficiencies · 5 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (3 deficiencies)
2024-07-25
3 health deficiencies · 0 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Resident Rights (2 deficiencies)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 3 h 30 min of nursing staff time a day, 43 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
3 h 30 min
Minnesota average
4 h 16 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Turnover: 39% of nursing staff and 33% of registered nurses left in the past year, along with 1 administrator.
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. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine2 pts worse | 95.3% | 97.3% | 93.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine3.6 pts better | 100.0% | 96.4% | 95.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury0.6 pts worse | 4.7% | 4.1% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms3.1 pts better | 1.0% | 4.1% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight1.4 pts worse | 5.3% | 3.9% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication6.4 pts better | 6.3% | 12.7% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication0.3 pts worse | 17.5% | 17.2% | 15.4% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained0.1 pts better | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened5.5 pts worse | 24.3% | 18.8% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased5.1 pts worse | 23.3% | 18.2% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder4.7 pts worse | 6.4% | 1.7% | 0.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection0.2 pts worse | 2.8% | 2.6% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinenceAbout the same | 23.7% | 23.7% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers0.4 pts worse | 5.5% | 5.1% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine23.6 pts worse | 64.5% | 88.1% | 82.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit6.5 pts worse | 21.1% | 14.6% | 11.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication0.5 pts better | 1.4% | 1.9% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine0.8 pts worse | 82.5% | 83.3% | 80.1% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission17.1 pts better | 5.9% | 23.0% | 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 |
| 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 | Individual Is An Owner, Partner Or Trustee Of Any Adp Of The SNF · 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 |
| Hanson, Meegan | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Hanson, Meegan | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 86 facilities |
| Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 86 facilities |
| Langbehn, Jennifer | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 4 facilities |
| Langbehn, Jennifer | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 4 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 |
| 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
9 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Smoke4F
- F
Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
- F
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
- F
Properly provide smoke detection systems in areas open to corridors.
- D
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Miscellaneous2F
- B
Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.
- F
Provide a written emergency evacuation plan.
Egress1F
- 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.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems1E
- E
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
Services1F
- F
Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
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