Senior Care Records.

Good Samaritan Society - ST John's

3410 Central Avenue, Kearney, NE, 68847

Nursing home56 licensed beds0 citations on record
4 more within 6 milesOpen in Maps
Has this facility been cited?

Yes. Federal inspectors cited 12 deficiencies against Good Samaritan Society - ST John's in Kearney, Nebraska at its most recent standard inspection on 2026-04-02, 3 of them arising from complaints. 1 finding has been recorded at the actual-harm level. Medicare rates it 2 out of 5 overall.

2 / 5Medicare overall rating
56certified beds
12deficiencies at the last inspection
0immediate-jeopardy findings on record
1actual-harm findings on record
0federal fines
What the inspectors found

Every deficiency on record, by how serious CMS judged it

CMS grades each finding from A to L on two axes: how badly residents were affected, and how many. These are its bands, not ours. The figures cover every standard and complaint survey on record, which is a longer window than the rating cycle above.

Immediate jeopardyA resident was placed in immediate danger. The most serious band CMS uses.0
Actual harmA resident was harmed, but not placed in immediate danger.1
Potential for more than minimal harmNo resident was harmed, but the failing could have caused it.28
Potential for minimal harmThe least serious band.0
Most recent

The last 20 findings, newest first

Each is the federal requirement the home was found not to meet, in CMS’s own wording, with the tag number so it can be looked up against the inspection report.

Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.

Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · F0760 · 2026-04-02 · standard survey · Actual harm to a resident

G

Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.

Resident Rights Deficiencies · F0552 · 2026-04-02 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm

E

Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.

Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · F0605 · 2026-04-02 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm

D

Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.

Resident Rights Deficiencies · F0628 · 2026-04-02 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm

D

Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · F0641 · 2026-04-02 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm

D

Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted

Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · F0655 · 2026-04-02 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm

D

Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · F0656 · 2026-04-02 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm

D

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · F0684 · 2026-04-02 · from a complaint · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm

D

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · F0689 · 2026-04-02 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm

D

Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.

Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · F0698 · 2026-04-02 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm

D

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · F0684 · 2025-07-02 · from a complaint · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm

D

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · F0689 · 2025-07-02 · from a complaint · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm

D

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Infection Control Deficiencies · F0880 · 2025-01-06 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm

F

Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.

Environmental Deficiencies · F0921 · 2025-01-06 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm

F

Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.

Resident Rights Deficiencies · F0584 · 2025-01-06 · from a complaint · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm

E

Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · F0677 · 2025-01-06 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm

E

Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · F0657 · 2025-01-06 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm

D

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · F0684 · 2025-01-06 · from a complaint · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm

D

Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.

Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · F0692 · 2025-01-06 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm

D

Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.

Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · F0757 · 2025-01-06 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm

D
Medicare’s own rating

How CMS scores this home

These stars are Medicare’s, not ours — we publish no rating of our own. They are reproduced here because they are part of the public record.

OverallCombines the three below2 of 5
Health inspectionBased on the last three inspection cycles2 of 5
StaffingNurse hours per resident, adjusted for how sick residents are3 of 5
Quality measuresResident outcomes reported by the home2 of 5
Nurse hours per resident per dayReported by the home to CMS3.40144
Nursing staff turnoverShare of nursing staff who left in a year51.1%
Penalties

What Medicare has fined this home

FinesCivil money penalties imposed by CMS0
Total fined$0
Payment denials and other penaltiesMedicare refusing to pay for new admissions is the usual one1
Ownership

Who owns Good Samaritan Society - ST John's

Nursing homes are frequently owned through layers of companies, and the name over the door is rarely the one that holds the licence. This is the ownership CMS has on file.

OwnerRoleShareSince
SANFORDOrganization100%since 01/01/2019
THE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN GOOD SAMARITAN SOCIETYOrganization100%since 01/01/2019
RICHARDSON, ABBYIndividualNOT APPLICABLEsince 04/01/2024
MORRISON, TONYIndividualNOT APPLICABLEsince 01/01/2019
STAUSS, JENNIFERIndividualNOT APPLICABLEsince 08/27/2023
CAIN, JAMESIndividualNOT APPLICABLEsince 05/30/2024
DYKHOUSE, DANAIndividualNOT APPLICABLEsince 05/30/2024
ENGBRECHT, WESLEYIndividualNOT APPLICABLEsince 05/30/2024
GASSEN, WILLIAMIndividualNOT APPLICABLEsince 05/30/2024
GULSVIG, NEILIndividualNOT APPLICABLEsince 05/30/2024
HERSETH SANDLIN, STEPHANIEIndividualNOT APPLICABLEsince 05/30/2024
LUNDEEN, MARKIndividualNOT APPLICABLEsince 05/30/2024

Part of the GOOD SAMARITAN SOCIETY group.

Nearby

Other licensed providers within six miles

Listed by distance. Nobody paid to appear here and the order is not for sale.

Contact

Ask Good Samaritan Society - ST John's a question

This page has not been claimed, so messages sent here would reach nobody. Call them instead — we take no commission either way, so we have no reason to steer you anywhere.

What is needed

Good Samaritan Society - ST John's has not claimed this page, so there is nobody here to deliver a message to. We will not take your details and sit on them. Call them on 3082341888 — the number is from their licence record.

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Nursing Home Care Compare. Retrieved 2026-07-29. Facility number 285189.
Figures reproduce the state’s own totals and are not re-aggregated. Methodology · Report a correction