Senior Home Review
Home›Browse›Minnesota›St James›Good Samaritan Society - St James
Nursing homeFAID #6722

Good Samaritan Society - St James

1000 SOUTH SECOND STREET, ST JAMES, MN, 56081
(507) 375-3286
good-sam.com
42 licensed beds

CMS rates Good Samaritan Society - St James 4 out of 5 overall. Federal inspectors issued 20 citations across 7 inspections in the last three years, with no federal fines. Listing last updated 2026-11-06.

★★★★★4/5CMS Five-Star overall4/5 health inspections4/5 staffing3/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

Generate this report

Primary Report$79Advanced Report$99
Delivered within 24–48 hours

Address

1000 South Second Street
St James, MN 56081
Get directions

Public record summary

What we can show you for free.
Bed capacity
42
State license
425950
CMS facility ID
245593
Care type
Nursing home
Facility name
Good Samaritan Society - St James
Street address
1000 SOUTH SECOND STREET
City / state / ZIP
St James, MN 56081
Phone
(507) 375-3286
Website
good-sam.com
State license #
425950

About this facility — Good Samaritan Society - St James

Good Samaritan Society - St James is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in St James, Minnesota. It is licensed for 42 beds — below the median for skilled nursing facilities in Minnesota (60 beds).

It is one of 2 senior care facilities in St James 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 - St James 20 times across 7 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 St. James
Parent company
Good Samaritan Society
Ownership type
Non profit - Corporation
Administrator
Michelle Mohlenbrock

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 · 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
Gulsvig, Neil
Director · Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Hanson, Meegan
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2023
Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie
Director · Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Langbehn, Jennifer
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2022
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
1992-01-01
License expires
2027-07-31
CMS overall rating
4 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
1 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
None on record
Last standard inspection
2026-07-28
Nurse staffing
3.5 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2024 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)
32% Medicaid · 3% Medicare · 65% private/other
Occupancy
74% (fiscal year 2024)
Vs. state median
22% below the MN median of $407/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
42
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.
2026-07-28Health inspection1 citation
F-0684
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2026-08-21
2025-05-29Health inspectionComplaint-triggered7 citations
F-0580
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Corrected 2025-07-09
F-0656
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2025-07-09
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 2025-07-09
F-0676
D · No harm found
Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
Corrected 2025-07-09
F-0684
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2025-07-09
F-0688
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
Corrected 2025-07-09
F-0880
D · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2025-07-09
3 earlier / fire-safety inspections (12 citations)
2024-07-25Health inspection3 citations
F-0572
D · No harm found
Give residents a notice of rights, rules, services and charges.
Corrected 2024-09-03
F-0577
C · No harm found
Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.
Corrected 2024-09-03
F-0880
D · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2024-09-03
2026-07-28Fire-safety inspection4 citations
K-0222
F · No harm found
Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.
Corrected 2026-07-28
K-0351
F · No harm found
Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
Corrected 2026-07-28
K-0741
B · No harm found
Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.
Corrected 2026-07-28
K-0920
E · No harm found
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
Corrected 2026-07-28
2025-05-29Fire-safety inspection5 citations
K-0321
F · 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 2025-07-09
K-0347
F · No harm found
Properly provide smoke detection systems in areas open to corridors.
Corrected 2025-07-09
K-0363
D · No harm found
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Corrected 2025-07-09
K-0511
F · No harm found
Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
Corrected 2025-07-09
K-0711
F · No harm found
Provide a written emergency evacuation plan.
Corrected 2025-07-09
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 245593.

Quality of care & staffing

How it compares in Minnesota.
Inspection citations, 3 years
20
More than 18% of nursing homes in the state
State median: 32
Federal fines, 3 years
$0
No federal fines on record
State median: $0
Nurse staffing, hours per resident per day
3.5
Higher than 15% of nursing homes in the state
State median: 4.2
Nursing staff turnover, annual
39%
Higher than 46% 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 5 and worse on 7. Differences within 10% of the average are shown as near average.

Long-stay residentsThis facilityStateUSCompared with state
Need for help with daily activities has increased23.3%18.2%13.5%Worse than state
Lose too much weight5.3%3.9%5.1%Worse than state
With a catheter inserted and left in their bladder6.4%1.7%0.7%Worse than state
With a urinary tract infection2.8%2.6%1.5%Near state average
Have depressive symptoms1.0%4.1%13.5%Better than state
Were physically restrained0.0%0.1%0.1%Better than state
Experiencing one or more falls with major injury4.7%4.1%3.2%Worse than state
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine95.3%97.3%93.7%Near state average
Ability to walk independently worsened24.3%18.8%12.7%Worse than state
Received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication6.3%12.7%19.5%Better than state
Assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine100.0%96.4%95.3%Near state average
With pressure ulcers5.5%5.1%4.5%Near state average
With new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence23.7%23.7%18.3%Near state average
Received an antipsychotic medication17.5%17.2%15.4%Near state average
Short-stay residentsThis facilityStateUSCompared with state
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine64.5%88.1%82.3%Worse than state
Newly received an antipsychotic medication1.4%1.9%1.5%Better than state
Were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine82.5%83.3%80.1%Near state average
Were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission5.9%23.0%23.4%Better than state
Had an outpatient emergency department visit21.1%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-0684 2 inspections. Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
  • F-0880 2 inspections. Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

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

  • Madelia Health, about 12 miles.
  • Sleepy Eye Medical Center, about 23 miles.
  • New Ulm Medical Center, about 25 miles. CMS rating 5 of 5.
Source: CMS Hospital General Information. Straight-line distance.

Nearby facilities with inspection records

Inside your report

What unlocks when you order.

Ownership & corporate history

Primary tier
Prior operators & transfers
Corporate network & affiliates
,
Owners' other facilities
· · 2 more

Inspection citations — last 5 years

Locked
The 20 citations above are shown free. The report takes each one and explains it in plain English — what the tag requires, how serious the scope/severity grade really is, whether it recurred across surveys — plus the five-year pattern a single inspection can't show.

Civil & criminal lawsuits

Advanced tier only
Active civil suits
#
Federal dockets
CDC infection data
Unlock the full file
Citations, owner history, lawsuits — decoded into one PDF.
$79$99 Advanced

Original records

Sources we pull for this facility.
Source
CMS Nursing Home Compare
data.cms.gov Provider Data Catalog
Last verified 2026-11-06
Source
Secretary of State filings
Entity & officer search
Pulled when a report is ordered
Source
PACER federal dockets
pacer.uscourts.gov
Pulled when a report is ordered