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Good Samaritan Society De Smet

411 CALUMET AVENUE NW, DE SMET, SD, 57231
(605) 854-3327
good-sam.com
46 licensed beds
★★★★★1/5CMS Five-Star overall2/5 health inspections3/5 staffing1/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity
46
CMS facility ID
435074
Care type
Nursing home
County
Kingsbury
Facility name
Good Samaritan Society De Smet
Street address
411 CALUMET AVENUE NW
City / state / ZIP
De Smet, SD 57231
Phone
(605) 854-3327
Website
good-sam.com

About this facility — Good Samaritan Society De Smet

Good Samaritan Society De Smet is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in De Smet, South Dakota. It is licensed for 46 beds — close to the median for skilled nursing facilities in South Dakota (52 beds).

It is one of 3 senior care facilities in De Smet and 96 skilled nursing facilities across South Dakota. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

Federal inspectors have cited Good Samaritan Society De Smet 17 times across 9 inspections in the last three years, including 2 food-safety citations, and CMS has imposed $27,989 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 - Corporation

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
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, Nicholas
Officer · Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Orstad, Keri
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
Smith, Brittany
Operational control · 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
1994-03-01
CMS overall rating
1 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
11 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
$27,989 total
Last standard inspection
2025-05-22
Nurse staffing
3.4 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges
$317 per day (≈ $9,640/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
63% Medicaid · 4% Medicare · 33% private/other
Occupancy
84% (fiscal year 2023)
Vs. state median
23% below the SD median of $412/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
46
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.
2025-10-23Health inspectionComplaint-triggered3 citations
F-0655
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
Corrected 2025-11-20
F-0684
G · Actual harmFrom a complaint
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2025-11-20
F-0686
G · Actual harmFrom a complaint
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Corrected 2025-11-20
2025-05-22Health inspection8 citations
F-0578
E · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Corrected 2025-06-27
F-0655
E · No harm found
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
Corrected 2025-06-27
F-0657
E · 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 2025-06-27
F-0658
D · No harm found
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Corrected 2025-06-27
F-0695
D · No harm found
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2025-06-27
F-0761
E · No harm found
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Corrected 2025-06-27
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 2025-06-27
F-0880
D · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2025-06-27
2 earlier / fire-safety inspections (6 citations)
2025-01-02Health inspectionComplaint-triggered3 citations
F-0600
G · Actual harmFrom a complaint
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Corrected 2025-01-28
F-0609
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Corrected 2025-01-28
F-0686
G · Actual harmFrom a complaint
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Corrected 2025-01-28
2024-01-11Health inspectionComplaint-triggered3 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 2024-02-20
F-0684
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2024-02-20
F-0812
E · 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 2024-02-20

Federal penalties

2025-10-23Fine$17,342
2025-01-02Fine$10,647
Total fines$27,989
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 435074.

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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

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Source
CMS Nursing Home Compare
data.cms.gov Provider Data Catalog
Last verified 2026-08-31
Source
Secretary of State filings
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Source
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pacer.uscourts.gov
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