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Good Samaritan - Forest City

606 SOUTH SEVENTH STREET, FOREST CITY, IA, 50436
(641) 585-2232
good-sam.com
43 licensed beds
★★★★★4/5CMS Five-Star overall4/5 health inspections4/5 staffing2/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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606 South Seventh Street
Forest City, IA 50436
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Public record summary

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Bed capacity
43
CMS facility ID
165213
Care type
Nursing home
County
Winnebago
Facility name
Good Samaritan - Forest City
Street address
606 SOUTH SEVENTH STREET
City / state / ZIP
Forest City, IA 50436
Phone
(641) 585-2232
Website
good-sam.com

About this facility — Good Samaritan - Forest City

Good Samaritan - Forest City is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Forest City, Iowa. It is licensed for 43 beds — below the median for skilled nursing facilities in Iowa (57 beds).

It is one of 2 senior care facilities in Forest City and 389 skilled nursing facilities across Iowa. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

Federal inspectors have cited Good Samaritan - Forest City 22 times across 8 inspections in the last three years, including 2 food-safety citations, and CMS has imposed $25,945 in fines. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.

This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on August 31, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.

Facility background

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Parent company
Good Samaritan Society
Ownership type
Non profit - Church related

Registered owners & officers

Brink, Holly
Managing employee — since 2022
Cain, James
Director — since 2024
Carlson, Byron
Managing employee — since 2023
Dykhouse, Dana
Director — since 2024
Engbrecht, Wesley
Director — since 2024
Fluit, Joel
Officer — since 2022
Gassen, William
Director · Officer — since 2024
Gulsvig, Neil
Director — since 2024
Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie
Director — since 2024
Lundeen, Mark
Director — since 2024
Middleton, Aimee
Managing employee · Officer — since 2022
Molbert, Lauris
Director — since 2024
Morrison, Tony
Managing employee — since 2019
North, Andrew
Director — since 2024
Olson, Nicholas
Officer — since 2024
Rogers, Michael
Officer — since 2022
Schema, Nathan
Officer — since 2022
Shulkin, David
Director — since 2024
Teiken, Brent
Director — since 2024
The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society
Operational control — since 2019
Ventling-herrmann, Marnie
Director — since 2024

Regulatory standing

Federal court records
20 naming its parent company — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)
Licensed / certified since
1994-04-01
CMS overall rating
4 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
2 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
$25,945 total
Last standard inspection
2025-08-07
Nurse staffing
3.5 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges
$356 per day (≈ $10,820/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
39% Medicaid · 5% Medicare · 56% private/other
Occupancy
65% (fiscal year 2023)
Vs. state median
4% above the IA median of $342/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
43
Medicare
Accepted
Medicaid
Accepted
Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report · last verified 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 2 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.
2025-08-07Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations
F-0600
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Corrected 2025-07-15
F-0690
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Corrected 2025-08-22
2024-09-05Health inspectionComplaint-triggered4 citations
F-0656
D · No harm found
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2024-09-19
F-0684
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2024-09-19
F-0689
G · Actual harmFrom a complaint
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2024-04-22
F-0812
D · No harm foundFood safety
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2024-09-19
4 earlier / fire-safety inspections (16 citations)
2023-10-19Health inspection3 citations
F-0580
D · No harm found
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Corrected 2023-11-08
F-0684
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2023-11-08
F-0805
K · Immediate jeopardyFood safety
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
Corrected 2023-11-02
2025-08-07Fire-safety inspection4 citations
K-0291
F · No harm found
Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.
Corrected 2025-09-06
K-0293
F · No harm found
Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs.
Corrected 2025-09-06
K-0918
F · No harm found
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2025-08-20
K-0921
F · No harm found
Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed.
Corrected 2025-08-29
2024-09-05Fire-safety inspection3 citations
K-0761
F · No harm found
To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.
Corrected 2024-09-27
K-0911
D · No harm found
Meet requirements for the installation and maintenance of electrical systems.
Corrected 2024-09-16
K-0918
F · No harm found
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2024-09-20
2023-10-19Fire-safety inspection6 citations
K-0291
F · No harm found
Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.
Corrected 2023-11-21
K-0347
F · No harm found
Properly provide smoke detection systems in areas open to corridors.
Corrected 2023-11-21
K-0711
F · No harm found
Provide a written emergency evacuation plan.
Corrected 2023-11-21
K-0918
F · No harm found
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2023-11-27
K-0921
F · No harm found
Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed.
Corrected 2023-11-21
K-0923
E · No harm found
Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
Corrected 2023-11-21

Federal penalties

2024-09-05Fine$8,824
2023-10-19Fine$17,121
2023-10-19Medicare payment denial — 4 days
Total fines$25,945
Citations and penalties from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (three-year survey window, refreshed monthly). Severity codes follow the federal scope/severity grid; “Immediate jeopardy” is the most serious grade CMS issues. CCN 165213.

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Ownership & corporate history

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Prior operators & transfers
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Inspection citations — last 5 years

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Original records

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Source
CMS Nursing Home Compare
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Last verified 2026-08-31
Source
Secretary of State filings
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