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Good Samaritan Society - Albion

1222 SOUTH 7TH STREET, ALBION, NE, 68620
(402) 395-5050
60 licensed beds

CMS rates Good Samaritan Society - Albion 5 out of 5 overall. Federal inspectors issued 23 citations across 6 inspections in the last three years, with no federal fines. Listing last updated 2026-11-06.

★★★★★5/5CMS Five-Star overall5/5 health inspections4/5 staffing4/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Bed capacity
60
CMS facility ID
285197
Care type
Nursing home
County
Boone
Facility name
Good Samaritan Society - Albion
Street address
1222 SOUTH 7TH STREET
City / state / ZIP
Albion, NE 68620
Phone
(402) 395-5050

Good Samaritan Society - Albion is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Albion, Nebraska. It is licensed for 60 beds — close to the median for skilled nursing facilities in Nebraska (64 beds).

It is one of 2 senior care facilities in Albion and 180 skilled nursing facilities across Nebraska. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

It is listed as part of Good Samaritan Society, a group of 93 facilities on this site.

Federal inspectors have cited Good Samaritan Society - Albion 23 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 November 6, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.

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
Middleton, Aimee
Officer · Operational control · 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
Rankin, Gina
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2021
Sandgren, Deeandra
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2023
Schema, Nathan
Officer · Additional disclosable party — since 2022
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
Wester, Rebecca
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2022

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
1996-09-01
CMS overall rating
5 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
1 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
None on record
Last standard inspection
2026-05-19
Nurse staffing
3.6 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges
$340 per day (≈ $10,340/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
33% Medicaid · 5% Medicare · 62% private/other
Occupancy
74% (fiscal year 2023)
Vs. state median
1% above the NE median of $338/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
60
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 2026-11-06. Facilities can submit a correction.
Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

CleanNo food-safety or dietary citations in the last three years of federal inspections.
2026-05-19Health inspection1 citation
F-0554
D · No harm found
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Corrected 2026-06-10
2025-04-03Health inspection1 citation
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 2025-05-09
4 earlier / fire-safety inspections (21 citations)
2024-04-01Health inspection2 citations
F-0609
D · No harm found
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Corrected 2024-05-03
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 2024-05-03
2026-05-19Fire-safety inspection8 citations
K-0291
D · No harm found
Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.
Corrected 2026-06-30
K-0324
F · No harm found
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
Corrected 2026-06-30
K-0345
F · No harm found
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
Corrected 2026-06-30
K-0353
F · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2026-06-30
K-0712
F · No harm found
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Corrected 2026-06-30
K-0761
F · No harm found
To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.
Corrected 2026-06-30
K-0918
F · No harm found
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2026-06-30
K-0921
F · No harm found
Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed.
Corrected 2026-06-30
2025-04-03Fire-safety inspection5 citations
K-0222
F · No harm found
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.
Corrected 2025-05-16
K-0353
F · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2025-05-16
K-0753
E · No harm found
Have restrictions on the use of highly flammable decorations.
Corrected 2025-05-16
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 2025-05-16
K-0923
E · No harm found
Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
Corrected 2025-05-16
2024-04-01Fire-safety inspection6 citations
E-0041
F · No harm found
Implement emergency and standby power systems.
Corrected 2024-05-10
K-0374
E · No harm found
Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.
Corrected 2024-05-10
K-0712
F · No harm found
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Corrected 2024-05-10
K-0781
E · No harm found
Have restrictions on the use of portable space heaters.
Corrected 2024-05-10
K-0918
F · No harm found
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2024-05-10
K-0921
F · No harm found
Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed.
Corrected 2024-05-10
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 285197.
How it compares in Nebraska.
Inspection citations, 3 years
23
More than 26% of nursing homes in the state
State median: 33
Federal fines, 3 years
$0
No federal fines on record
State median: $0
Nurse staffing, hours per resident per day
3.6
Higher than 28% of nursing homes in the state
State median: 4.0
Nursing staff turnover, annual
42%
Higher than 36% of nursing homes in the state
State median: 48%

Resident outcomes

On 21 federal quality measures, this facility does better than the Nebraska average on 13 and worse on 3. Differences within 10% of the average are shown as near average.

Long-stay residentsThis facilityStateUSCompared with state
Need for help with daily activities has increased9.2%19.0%13.5%Better than state
Lose too much weight0.9%5.1%5.1%Better than state
With a catheter inserted and left in their bladder0.0%1.3%0.7%Better than state
With a urinary tract infection1.2%2.7%1.5%Better than state
Have depressive symptoms0.0%4.4%13.5%Better than state
Were physically restrained0.0%0.3%0.1%Better than state
Experiencing one or more falls with major injury0.6%4.5%3.2%Better than state
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine99.4%93.0%93.7%Near state average
Ability to walk independently worsened15.1%16.8%12.7%Near state average
Received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication28.6%19.0%19.5%Worse than state
Assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine95.8%95.6%95.3%Near state average
With pressure ulcers1.9%4.0%4.5%Better than state
With new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence22.1%25.0%18.3%Better than state
Received an antipsychotic medication6.5%20.7%15.4%Better than state
Hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days2.351.671.81Worse than state
Outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days2.191.851.69Worse than state
Short-stay residentsThis facilityStateUSCompared with state
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine97.8%81.3%82.3%Better than state
Newly received an antipsychotic medication0.0%2.1%1.5%Better than state
Were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine95.7%73.9%80.1%Better than state
Were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission22.9%21.1%23.4%Near state average
Had an outpatient emergency department visit11.8%10.8%11.8%Near state average
Source: CMS MDS and Medicare claims quality measures, measure period 2025Q3-2026Q2. Averages are computed from all nursing homes reporting each measure.

Cited more than once

The same rule cited at separate inspections can point to a problem that wasn't fully fixed.

  • K-0353 2 inspections. Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
  • K-0712 2 inspections. Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
  • K-0918 2 inspections. Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
  • K-0921 2 inspections. Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed.
  • F-0689 2 inspections. Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

What its owners also hold

  • Sanford has an ownership stake on file at 89 nursing homes, averaging 3 of 5 on CMS's overall rating.
  • The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society has an ownership stake on file at 87 nursing homes, averaging 3 of 5 on CMS's overall rating.
Source: CMS ownership filings. Shows organizations with an ownership stake; people are left out.
Where to check, and what's nearby.

Who to contact in Nebraska

  • Licensing: Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health, Licensure Unit
  • File a complaint: 402-471-0316 · Online
  • Long-Term Care Ombudsman: 800-942-7830. A free advocate for residents and families.
  • Adult Protective Services: 800-652-1999. Some states send facility cases to licensing instead. In an emergency, call 911.
  • Eldercare Locator: 800-677-1116, a federal service for local aging help.

Nearest emergency hospitals

  • Boone County Health Center, about 0.2 miles. CMS rating 4 of 5.
  • Genoa Community Hospital, about 22 miles.
  • Faith Health, about 37 miles. CMS rating 3 of 5.
Source: CMS Hospital General Information. Straight-line distance.

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Inspection citations — last 5 years

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Civil & criminal lawsuits

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Active civil suits
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Federal dockets
CDC infection data
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Sources we pull for this facility.
Source
CMS Nursing Home Compare
data.cms.gov Provider Data Catalog
Last verified 2026-11-06
Source
Secretary of State filings
Entity & officer search
Pulled when a report is ordered
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PACER federal dockets
pacer.uscourts.gov
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