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Good Samaritan Society - Bethany

804 WRIGHT STREET, BRAINERD, MN, 56401

(218) 825-2593

79 licensed beds

CMS rates Good Samaritan Society - Bethany 5 out of 5 overall. Federal inspectors issued 23 citations across 10 inspections in the last three years, with no federal fines. Listing last updated 2026-11-06.

★★★★★5/5CMS Five-Star overall4/5 health inspections5/5 staffing4/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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804 Wright Street

Brainerd, MN 56401

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Bed capacity

State license

425979

CMS facility ID

245500

Care type

Nursing home

Facility name

Good Samaritan Society - Bethany

Street address

804 WRIGHT STREET

City / state / ZIP

Brainerd, MN 56401

Phone

(218) 825-2593

Website

good-sam.com

State license #

425979

About this facility — Good Samaritan Society - Bethany

Good Samaritan Society - Bethany is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Brainerd, Minnesota. It is licensed for 79 beds — above the median for skilled nursing facilities in Minnesota (60 beds).

It is one of 14 senior care facilities in Brainerd and 338 skilled nursing facilities across Minnesota. 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 - Bethany 23 times across 10 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.

Facility background

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Operator / owner

Good Samaritan Society Bethany

Parent company

Good Samaritan Society

Ownership type

Non profit - Corporation

Administrator

Nicole Sorem

Registered owners & officers

Sanford

Direct owner · Additional disclosable party — 100% stake — since 2019

The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society

Indirect owner · 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 · 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

Guardian Pharmacy of Minnesota Llc

Additional disclosable party — since 2024

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 · 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, Julie

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2018

Olson, Nicholas

Officer · Additional disclosable party — since 2024

Pederson, Justin

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2025

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

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

1988-01-01

License expires

2027-07-31

CMS overall rating

5 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

2 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

None on record

Last standard inspection

2025-12-04

Nurse staffing

3.8 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2024 cost report)

Average billed charges

$431 per day (≈ $13,100/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

29% Medicaid · 10% Medicare · 61% private/other

Occupancy

88% (fiscal year 2024)

Vs. state median

6% above the MN median of $407/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

Licensed as

Assisted Living Facility

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.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

CleanNo food-safety or dietary citations in the last three years of federal inspections.

2025-10-02Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations

F-0550

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

Corrected 2026-01-02

F-0677

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

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

Corrected 2026-01-02

2025-02-14Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0758

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

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 2025-03-17

7 earlier / fire-safety inspections (20 citations)

2024-10-17Health inspection6 citations

F-0550

D · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

Corrected 2024-11-27

F-0684

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2024-11-27

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 2024-11-27

F-0693

D · No harm found

Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.

Corrected 2024-11-27

F-0755

D · No harm found

Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.

Corrected 2024-11-27

F-0880

F · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2024-11-27

2024-06-12Health inspectionComplaint-triggered3 citations

F-0660

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs.

Corrected 2024-07-25

F-0686

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.

Corrected 2024-07-25

F-0689

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

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

Corrected 2024-07-25

2024-01-04Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0684

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

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

Corrected 2024-02-01

2023-12-20Health inspection2 citations

F-0686

D · No harm found

Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.

Corrected 2024-02-01

F-0883

E · No harm found

Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.

Corrected 2024-02-01

2025-12-04Fire-safety inspection2 citations

K-0291

F · No harm found

Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.

Corrected 2026-01-09

K-0918

F · No harm found

Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

Corrected 2026-01-09

2024-10-17Fire-safety inspection3 citations

K-0351

D · No harm found

Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.

Corrected 2024-11-27

K-0353

C · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2024-11-27

K-0712

C · No harm found

Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

Corrected 2024-11-27

2023-12-20Fire-safety inspection3 citations

K-0712

C · No harm found

Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

Corrected 2024-01-03

K-0741

D · No harm found

Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.

Corrected 2024-01-19

K-0918

F · No harm found

Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

Corrected 2024-01-05

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 245500.

Quality of care & staffing

How it compares in Minnesota.

Inspection citations, 3 years

More than 27% of nursing homes in the state

State median: 32

Federal fines, 3 years

No federal fines on record

State median: $0

Nurse staffing, hours per resident per day

3.8

Higher than 27% of nursing homes in the state

State median: 4.2

Nursing staff turnover, annual

30%

Higher than 21% of nursing homes in the state

State median: 40%

Resident outcomes

On 21 federal quality measures, this facility does better than the Minnesota average on 9 and worse on 7. Differences within 10% of the average are shown as near average.

Long-stay residents	This facility	State	US	Compared with state
Need for help with daily activities has increased	16.3%	18.2%	13.5%	Better than state
Lose too much weight	0.7%	3.9%	5.1%	Better than state
With a catheter inserted and left in their bladder	1.6%	1.7%	0.7%	Near state average
With a urinary tract infection	3.3%	2.6%	1.5%	Worse than state
Have depressive symptoms	3.1%	4.1%	13.5%	Better than state
Were physically restrained	0.0%	0.1%	0.1%	Better than state
Experiencing one or more falls with major injury	2.8%	4.1%	3.2%	Better than state
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	97.8%	97.3%	93.7%	Near state average
Ability to walk independently worsened	30.3%	18.8%	12.7%	Worse than state
Received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication	12.4%	12.7%	19.5%	Near state average
Assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine	98.0%	96.4%	95.3%	Near state average
With pressure ulcers	3.7%	5.1%	4.5%	Better than state
With new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence	26.4%	23.7%	18.3%	Worse than state
Received an antipsychotic medication	16.7%	17.2%	15.4%	Near state average
Hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days	1.21	1.54	1.81	Better than state
Outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days	0.80	1.73	1.69	Better than state

Short-stay residents	This facility	State	US	Compared with state
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	78.5%	88.1%	82.3%	Worse than state
Newly received an antipsychotic medication	0.9%	1.9%	1.5%	Better than state
Were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine	42.9%	83.3%	80.1%	Worse than state
Were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission	28.1%	23.0%	23.4%	Worse than state
Had an outpatient emergency department visit	30.1%	14.6%	11.8%	Worse than state

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-0918 2 inspections. Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
F-0550 2 inspections. Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
F-0684 2 inspections. Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
K-0712 2 inspections. Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
F-0686 2 inspections. Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.

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.

Verify & compare

Where to check, and what's nearby.

Who to contact in Minnesota

Licensing: Minnesota Department of Health
File a complaint: 800-369-7994
Long-Term Care Ombudsman: 800-657-3591. A free advocate for residents and families.
Adult Protective Services: 844-880-1574. 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

Essentia Health St Joseph's Medical Center, about 1.8 miles. CMS rating 3 of 5.
Cuyuna Regional Medical Center, about 16 miles. CMS rating 3 of 5.
Lakewood Health System, about 26 miles.

Source: CMS Hospital General Information. Straight-line distance.

Nearby facilities with inspection records

Good Samaritan Society - Woodland, Brainerd, about 0.7 miles. CMS rating 5 of 5.
Heartwood, Crosby, about 16 miles. CMS rating 5 of 5.
Pierz Villa, Pierz, about 25 miles. CMS rating 3 of 5.
Little Falls Care Center, Little Falls, about 26 miles. CMS rating 1 of 5.
Vitality Living of Aitkin, Aitkin, about 26 miles. CMS rating 2 of 5.

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Last verified 2026-11-06

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