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Good Samaritan Society - Howard Lake

413 13TH AVENUE, HOWARD LAKE, MN, 55349

(320) 543-3800

32 licensed beds

CMS rates Good Samaritan Society - Howard Lake 3 out of 5 overall. Federal inspectors issued 15 citations across 6 inspections in the last three years, with no federal fines. Listing last updated 2026-11-06.

★★★★★3/5CMS Five-Star overall3/5 health inspections4/5 staffing3/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Howard Lake, MN 55349

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Bed capacity

CMS facility ID

245278

Care type

Nursing home

County

Wright

Facility name

Good Samaritan Society - Howard Lake

Street address

413 13TH AVENUE

City / state / ZIP

Howard Lake, MN 55349

Phone

(320) 543-3800

Website

good-sam.com

About this facility — Good Samaritan Society - Howard Lake

Good Samaritan Society - Howard Lake is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Howard Lake, Minnesota. It is licensed for 32 beds — below the median for skilled nursing facilities in Minnesota (60 beds).

It is one of 2 senior care facilities in Howard Lake 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 - Howard Lake 15 times across 6 inspections in the last three years, including 2 food-safety citations; 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

Parent company

Good Samaritan Society

Ownership type

Non profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Sanford

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

The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society

Direct 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 · 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

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

Lewis, Brian

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2025

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

Salonek, Laura

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2008

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 2020

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

1985-04-01

CMS overall rating

3 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

8 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

None on record

Last standard inspection

2026-02-12

Nurse staffing

4.1 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges

$512 per day (≈ $15,560/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

37% Medicaid · 6% Medicare · 57% private/other

Occupancy

88% (fiscal year 2023)

Vs. state median

26% above the MN median of $407/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

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

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.

2026-02-12Health inspection8 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 2026-03-31

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 2026-03-31

F-0628

D · No harm found

Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.

Corrected 2026-03-31

F-0641

D · No harm found

Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

Corrected 2026-03-31

F-0656

D · No harm found

Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

Corrected 2026-03-31

F-0684

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2026-03-31

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 2026-03-31

F-0880

E · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2026-03-31

2025-01-09Health 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 2025-01-31

F-0636

D · No harm found

Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months.

Corrected 2025-01-31

3 earlier / fire-safety inspections (5 citations)

2023-11-08Health inspection1 citation

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 2023-12-29

2026-02-12Fire-safety inspection2 citations

K-0363

D · No harm found

Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

Corrected 2026-03-31

K-0920

F · No harm found

Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.

Corrected 2026-03-31

2023-11-08Fire-safety inspection2 citations

E-0041

C · No harm found

Implement emergency and standby power systems.

Corrected 2024-01-20

K-0918

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2024-01-20

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 245278.

Quality of care & staffing

How it compares in Minnesota.

Inspection citations, 3 years

More than 9% 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

4.1

Higher than 43% of nursing homes in the state

State median: 4.2

Nursing staff turnover, annual

11%

Among the lowest of nursing homes in the state

State median: 40%

Resident outcomes

On 19 federal quality measures, this facility does better than the Minnesota average on 11 and worse on 5. 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	21.8%	18.2%	13.5%	Worse than state
Lose too much weight	0.0%	3.9%	5.1%	Better than state
With a catheter inserted and left in their bladder	1.3%	1.7%	0.7%	Better than state
With a urinary tract infection	9.8%	2.6%	1.5%	Worse than state
Have depressive symptoms	2.3%	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	1.1%	4.1%	3.2%	Better than state
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	100.0%	97.3%	93.7%	Near state average
Ability to walk independently worsened	42.6%	18.8%	12.7%	Worse than state
Received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication	9.1%	12.7%	19.5%	Better than state
Assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine	93.1%	96.4%	95.3%	Near state average
With pressure ulcers	2.9%	5.1%	4.5%	Better than state
With new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence	23.9%	23.7%	18.3%	Near state average
Received an antipsychotic medication	2.2%	17.2%	15.4%	Better than state

Short-stay residents	This facility	State	US	Compared with state
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	100.0%	88.1%	82.3%	Better than state
Newly received an antipsychotic medication	3.1%	1.9%	1.5%	Worse than state
Were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine	100.0%	83.3%	80.1%	Better than state
Were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission	19.2%	23.0%	23.4%	Better than state
Had an outpatient emergency department visit	19.1%	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.

F-0812 2 inspections. Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

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

Glencoe Regional Health, about 20 miles.
Ridgeview Medical Center, about 21 miles. CMS rating 4 of 5.
Centracare Health - Monticello, about 22 miles.

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

Nearby facilities with inspection records

Cokato Manor, Cokato, about 6.0 miles. CMS rating 5 of 5.
The Gardens At Winsted, Winsted, about 6.5 miles. CMS rating 2 of 5.
The Estates At Delano, Delano, about 10 miles. CMS rating 5 of 5.
Park View Health Care Center, Buffalo, about 12 miles. CMS rating 5 of 5.
Lake Ridge Assisted Living, Buffalo, about 12 miles. CMS rating 5 of 5.

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Last verified 2026-11-06

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