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Good Samaritan Society - Osceola

600 CENTER DRIVE, OSCEOLA, NE, 68651

(402) 747-2691

47 licensed beds

CMS rates Good Samaritan Society - Osceola 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 inspections3/5 staffing5/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Osceola, NE 68651

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Bed capacity

CMS facility ID

285193

Care type

Nursing home

County

Polk

Facility name

Good Samaritan Society - Osceola

Street address

600 CENTER DRIVE

City / state / ZIP

Osceola, NE 68651

Phone

(402) 747-2691

Website

good-sam.com

About this facility — Good Samaritan Society - Osceola

Good Samaritan Society - Osceola is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Osceola, Nebraska. It is licensed for 47 beds — below the median for skilled nursing facilities in Nebraska (64 beds).

It is one of 2 senior care facilities in Osceola 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 - Osceola 23 times across 6 inspections in the last three years, including 1 food-safety citation; 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

Direct owner — 100% stake — since 2019

The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society

Indirect owner — 100% stake — since 2019

Cain, James

Director — since 2024

Dykhouse, Dana

Director — since 2024

Engbrecht, Wesley

Director — since 2024

Fluit, Joel

Officer — since 2022

Gassen, William

Director · Officer — since 2024

Gulsvig, Neil

Director — since 2024

Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie

Director — since 2024

Jameson, Brent

Managing employee — since 2018

Lundeen, Mark

Director — since 2024

Middleton, Aimee

Officer — since 2022

Molbert, Lauris

Director — since 2024

North, Andrew

Director — since 2024

Olson, Nicholas

Officer — since 2024

Rogers, Michael

Officer — since 2022

Schema, Nathan

Officer — since 2022

Shulkin, David

Director — since 2024

Teiken, Brent

Director — since 2024

Triplett, Emily

Managing employee — since 2015

Ventling-herrmann, Marnie

Director — since 2024

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

1996-08-01

CMS overall rating

5 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

0 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

None on record

Last standard inspection

2026-05-19

Nurse staffing

3.5 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges

$273 per day (≈ $8,300/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

59% Medicaid · 3% Medicare · 38% private/other

Occupancy

72% (fiscal year 2023)

Vs. state median

19% below the NE median of $338/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 1 food-safety citation on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.

2025-01-29Health inspection2 citations

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 2025-02-13

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 2025-02-13

2023-11-15Health inspection6 citations

F-0561

D · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.

Corrected 2023-12-27

F-0641

D · No harm found

Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

Corrected 2023-12-27

F-0658

D · No harm found

Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

Corrected 2023-12-27

F-0758

D · No harm found

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 2023-12-27

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 2023-12-27

F-0880

D · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2023-12-27

3 earlier / fire-safety inspections (15 citations)

2026-05-19Fire-safety inspection4 citations

K-0211

E · No harm found

Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.

Corrected 2026-07-03

K-0712

F · No harm found

Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

Corrected 2026-07-03

K-0761

F · No harm found

To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.

Corrected 2026-07-03

K-0918

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2026-07-03

2025-01-29Fire-safety inspection7 citations

E-0041

F · No harm found

Implement emergency and standby power systems.

Corrected 2025-03-14

K-0223

E · No harm found

Provide exit doors that are held open by devices that will automatically close on the activation of a fire alarm or smoke detector.

Corrected 2025-03-14

K-0353

F · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2025-03-14

K-0363

E · No harm found

Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

Corrected 2025-03-14

K-0712

F · No harm found

Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

Corrected 2025-03-14

K-0918

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2025-03-14

K-0921

F · No harm found

Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed.

Corrected 2025-03-14

2023-11-15Fire-safety inspection4 citations

E-0041

F · No harm found

Implement emergency and standby power systems.

Corrected 2023-12-22

K-0712

F · No harm found

Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

Corrected 2023-12-22

K-0918

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2023-12-22

K-0923

E · No harm found

Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.

Corrected 2023-12-22

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 285193.

Quality of care & staffing

How it compares in Nebraska.

Inspection citations, 3 years

More than 26% of nursing homes in the state

State median: 33

Federal fines, 3 years

No federal fines on record

State median: $0

Nurse staffing, hours per resident per day

3.5

Higher than 20% of nursing homes in the state

State median: 4.0

Nursing staff turnover, annual

26%

Higher than 5% of nursing homes in the state

State median: 48%

Resident outcomes

On 17 federal quality measures, this facility does better than the Nebraska average on 5 and worse on 4. 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	18.6%	19.0%	13.5%	Near state average
Lose too much weight	5.2%	5.1%	5.1%	Near state average
With a catheter inserted and left in their bladder	3.6%	1.3%	0.7%	Worse than state
With a urinary tract infection	0.9%	2.7%	1.5%	Better than state
Have depressive symptoms	4.2%	4.4%	13.5%	Near state average
Were physically restrained	0.0%	0.3%	0.1%	Better than state
Experiencing one or more falls with major injury	0.0%	4.5%	3.2%	Better than state
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	92.9%	93.0%	93.7%	Near state average
Ability to walk independently worsened	18.1%	16.8%	12.7%	Near state average
Received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication	18.6%	19.0%	19.5%	Near state average
Assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine	87.1%	95.6%	95.3%	Near state average
With pressure ulcers	3.1%	4.0%	4.5%	Better than state
With new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence	24.9%	25.0%	18.3%	Near state average
Received an antipsychotic medication	25.0%	20.7%	15.4%	Worse than state

Short-stay residents	This facility	State	US	Compared with state
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	51.1%	81.3%	82.3%	Worse than state
Newly received an antipsychotic medication	0.0%	2.1%	1.5%	Better than state
Were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine	52.0%	73.9%	80.1%	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-0712 3 inspections. Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
K-0918 3 inspections. Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
E-0041 2 inspections. Implement emergency and standby power systems.

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 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

Annie Jeffrey Memorial County Health Center, about 0.9 miles.
Genoa Community Hospital, about 20 miles.
Columbus Community Hospital, Inc, about 21 miles. CMS rating 3 of 5.

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

Nearby facilities with inspection records

Midwest Covenant Home, Stromsburg, about 4.8 miles. CMS rating 5 of 5.
Emerald Nursing & Rehab Columbus, Columbus, about 20 miles. CMS rating 3 of 5.
Genoa Community Hospital/ltc, Genoa, about 20 miles. CMS rating 3 of 5.
Brookestone Acres, Columbus, about 21 miles. CMS rating 5 of 5.
York General Hearthstone, York, about 21 miles. CMS rating 5 of 5.

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Last verified 2026-11-06

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