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Good Samaritan Society Howard

300 WEST HAZEL AVENUE, HOWARD, SD, 57349
(605) 772-4481
good-sam.com
45 licensed beds
★★★★★5/5CMS Five-Star overall5/5 health inspections3/5 staffing5/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity
45
CMS facility ID
435075
Care type
Nursing home
County
Miner
Facility name
Good Samaritan Society Howard
Street address
300 WEST HAZEL AVENUE
City / state / ZIP
Howard, SD 57349
Phone
(605) 772-4481
Website
good-sam.com

About this facility — Good Samaritan Society Howard

Good Samaritan Society Howard is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Howard, South Dakota. It is licensed for 45 beds — close to the median for skilled nursing facilities in South Dakota (52 beds).

It is one of 4 senior care facilities in Howard 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 Howard 12 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 · Additional disclosable party — 100% stake — since 2019
The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society
Indirect owner · Additional disclosable party — 100% stake — since 2019
Becker, Jody
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2021
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
Liscano, Benjamin
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2017
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
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
1994-03-01
CMS overall rating
5 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
2 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
None on record
Last standard inspection
2026-05-21
Nurse staffing
3.4 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges
$357 per day (≈ $10,850/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
67% Medicaid · 5% Medicare · 27% private/other
Occupancy
75% (fiscal year 2023)
Vs. state median
13% below the SD median of $412/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
45
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.
2026-05-21Health inspection2 citations
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 2026-06-09
F-0880
D · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2026-06-09
2025-01-30Health inspection1 citation
F-0684
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2025-02-14
4 earlier / fire-safety inspections (9 citations)
2023-09-28Health inspection1 citation
F-0609
D · No harm found
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Corrected 2023-10-27
2026-05-21Fire-safety inspection2 citations
K-0233
C · No harm found
Install resident room doors of proper design and width.
K-0241
C · No harm found
Have correct number of accessible exits for each story.
2025-01-30Fire-safety inspection2 citations
K-0233
C · No harm found
Install resident room doors of proper design and width.
K-0241
C · No harm found
Have correct number of accessible exits for each story.
2023-09-28Fire-safety inspection4 citations
K-0233
C · No harm found
Install resident room doors of proper design and width.
Corrected 2023-10-20
K-0241
C · No harm found
Have correct number of accessible exits for each story.
Corrected 2023-10-20
K-0321
C · No harm found
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
Corrected 2023-10-20
K-0712
E · No harm found
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Corrected 2023-10-20
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 435075.

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Ownership & corporate history

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

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Federal dockets
CDC infection data
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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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