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Good Samaritan - Lemars

1140 LINCOLN STREET NE, LE MARS, IA, 51031
(712) 546-4101
good-sam.com
64 licensed beds
★★★★★4/5CMS Five-Star overall4/5 health inspections3/5 staffing3/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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1140 Lincoln Street Ne
Le Mars, IA 51031
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Public record summary

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Bed capacity
64
CMS facility ID
165205
Care type
Nursing home
County
Plymouth
Facility name
Good Samaritan - Lemars
Street address
1140 LINCOLN STREET NE
City / state / ZIP
Le Mars, IA 51031
Phone
(712) 546-4101
Website
good-sam.com

About this facility — Good Samaritan - Lemars

Good Samaritan - Lemars is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Le Mars, Iowa. It is licensed for 64 beds — close to the median for skilled nursing facilities in Iowa (57 beds).

It is one of 5 senior care facilities in Le Mars 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 - Lemars 14 times across 6 inspections in the last three years; no federal fines are on record. 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 - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Sanford
Direct owner · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — 100% stake — since 2019
The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society
Indirect owner · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — 100% stake — since 2019
Brown, George
Director · Additional disclosable party — since 2025
Dtn Staffing Inc
Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Dykhouse, Dana
Director · Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Engbrecht, Wesley
Director · Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Fluit, Joel
Officer · Owner of a disclosable party · Additional disclosable party — since 2022
Focusone Solutions
Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Gassen, William
Director · Officer · Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Grape Tree Medical Staffing Llc
Additional disclosable party — since 2018
Gulsvig, Neil
Director · Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie
Director · Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Lundeen, Mark
Director · Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Mccausland, Maureen
Director · Additional disclosable party — since 2025
Meis, Steven
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2018
Middleton, Aimee
Officer · Additional disclosable party — since 2022
Molbert, Lauris
Director · Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Morrison, Tony
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2019
North, Andrew
Director · Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Olson, Nicholas
Officer · Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Sandgren, Deeandra
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2023
Schema, Nathan
Officer · Additional disclosable party — since 2019
Schieffer, Kevin
Director · Additional disclosable party — since 2025
Shulkin, David
Director · Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Teiken, Brent
Director · Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Ventling-herrmann, Marnie
Director · Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Wenzel, Thomas
Director · Additional disclosable party — since 2025
Whitcanack, Tyler
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — 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
0 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
None on record
Last standard inspection
2026-05-14
Nurse staffing
3.2 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges
$392 per day (≈ $11,920/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
32% Medicaid · 5% Medicare · 63% private/other
Occupancy
81% (fiscal year 2023)
Vs. state median
15% above the IA median of $342/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
64
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

CleanNo food-safety or dietary citations in the last three years of federal inspections.
2025-04-17Health inspection4 citations
F-0641
D · No harm found
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Corrected 2025-04-29
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 2025-04-29
F-0758
D · No harm found
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Corrected 2025-04-29
F-0851
F · No harm found
Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.
Corrected 2025-04-29
2024-04-11Health inspection2 citations
F-0657
D · No harm found
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Corrected 2024-05-03
F-0725
D · No harm found
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Corrected 2024-05-03
3 earlier / fire-safety inspections (8 citations)
2026-05-14Fire-safety inspection3 citations
K-0363
F · No harm found
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Corrected 2026-05-18
K-0761
F · No harm found
To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.
Corrected 2026-05-12
K-0921
F · No harm found
Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed.
Corrected 2026-05-12
2025-04-17Fire-safety inspection3 citations
K-0161
F · No harm found
Use approved construction type or materials.
Corrected 2025-04-18
K-0363
F · No harm found
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Corrected 2025-04-21
K-0374
F · No harm found
Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.
Corrected 2025-04-18
2024-04-11Fire-safety inspection2 citations
K-0374
D · No harm found
Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.
Corrected 2024-04-30
K-0919
D · No harm found
Meet requirements for the use of electrical equipment.
Corrected 2024-04-18
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 165205.

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Ownership & corporate history

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Prior operators & transfers
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Owners' other facilities
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Inspection citations — last 5 years

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Original records

Sources we pull for this facility.
Source
CMS Nursing Home Compare
data.cms.gov Provider Data Catalog
Last verified 2026-08-31
Source
Secretary of State filings
Entity & officer search
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Source
PACER federal dockets
pacer.uscourts.gov
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