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Good Samaritan - Manson

1402 MAIN STREET, MANSON, IA, 50563
(712) 469-3908
good-sam.com
42 licensed beds
★★★★★2/5CMS Five-Star overall2/5 health inspections4/5 staffing4/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity
42
CMS facility ID
165236
Care type
Nursing home
County
Calhoun
Facility name
Good Samaritan - Manson
Street address
1402 MAIN STREET
City / state / ZIP
Manson, IA 50563
Phone
(712) 469-3908
Website
good-sam.com

About this facility — Good Samaritan - Manson

Good Samaritan - Manson is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Manson, Iowa. It is licensed for 42 beds — below the median for skilled nursing facilities in Iowa (57 beds).

It is one of 1 senior care facility in Manson 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 - Manson 25 times across 7 inspections in the last three years, including 1 food-safety citation; 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 — 100% stake — since 2019
Boevers, Jennifer
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2019
Brown, George
Director — since 2025
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
Huntley, Megan
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2022
Lundeen, Mark
Director — since 2024
Mccausland, Maureen
Director — since 2025
Middleton, Aimee
Officer — since 2022
Molbert, Lauris
Director — since 2024
Morrison, Tony
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2019
North, Andrew
Director — since 2024
Olson, Nicholas
Officer — since 2024
Schema, Nathan
Officer — since 2019
Schieffer, Kevin
Director — since 2025
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
Wenzel, Thomas
Director — since 2025

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
1994-12-01
CMS overall rating
2 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
7 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
None on record
Last standard inspection
2025-05-15
Nurse staffing
3.3 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges
$360 per day (≈ $10,940/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
55% Medicaid · 6% Medicare · 40% private/other
Occupancy
68% (fiscal year 2023)
Vs. state median
5% above the IA median of $342/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
42
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 1 food-safety citation on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.
2025-05-15Health inspection7 citations
F-0605
E · No harm found
Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
Corrected 2025-06-06
F-0689
D · No harm found
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2025-06-06
F-0727
F · No harm found
Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
Corrected 2025-06-06
F-0812
F · 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 2025-06-06
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 2025-06-06
F-0880
D · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2025-06-06
F-0881
D · No harm found
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
Corrected 2025-06-06
2024-11-26Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0760
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Corrected 2025-01-09
5 earlier / fire-safety inspections (17 citations)
2024-06-27Health inspection3 citations
F-0641
D · No harm found
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Corrected 2024-06-28
F-0684
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2024-06-28
F-0692
D · No harm found
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Corrected 2024-06-28
2023-05-11Health 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 2023-06-12
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 2023-06-12
F-0689
D · No harm found
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2023-06-12
2025-05-15Fire-safety inspection4 citations
K-0353
F · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2025-06-14
K-0362
E · No harm found
Ensure that corridors are separated from use areas by walls constructed to limit the passage of smoke.
Corrected 2025-05-23
K-0363
E · No harm found
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Corrected 2025-05-23
K-0921
E · No harm found
Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed.
Corrected 2025-06-14
2024-06-27Fire-safety inspection2 citations
K-0353
F · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2024-08-01
K-0914
F · No harm found
Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing.
Corrected 2024-08-01
2023-05-11Fire-safety inspection5 citations
E-0004
F · No harm found
Develop and maintain an Emergency Preparedness Program (EP).
Corrected 2023-05-22
K-0363
D · No harm found
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Corrected 2023-05-22
K-0712
F · No harm found
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Corrected 2023-05-22
K-0761
E · No harm found
To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.
Corrected 2023-05-22
K-0918
F · No harm found
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2023-05-22
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 165236.

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Ownership & corporate history

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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
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