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Good Samaritan Society Tyndall

2304 LAUREL STREET, TYNDALL, SD, 57066
(605) 589-3350
good-sam.com
68 licensed beds
★★★★★3/5CMS Five-Star overall3/5 health inspections3/5 staffing2/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Bed capacity
68
CMS facility ID
435098
Care type
Nursing home
County
Bon Homme
Facility name
Good Samaritan Society Tyndall
Street address
2304 LAUREL STREET
City / state / ZIP
Tyndall, SD 57066
Phone
(605) 589-3350
Website
good-sam.com

About this facility — Good Samaritan Society Tyndall

Good Samaritan Society Tyndall is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Tyndall, South Dakota. It is licensed for 68 beds — above the median for skilled nursing facilities in South Dakota (52 beds).

It is one of 1 senior care facility in Tyndall 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 Tyndall 14 times across 8 inspections in the last three years, and CMS has imposed $44,815 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 — 100% stake — since 2019
Cain, James
Director — since 2020
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
Lundeen, Mark
Director — since 2024
Middleton, Aimee
Officer — since 2022
Molbert, Lauris
Director — since 2024
Morrison, Tony
Managing employee — since 2019
North, Andrew
Director — since 2024
Olson, Nicholas
Officer — since 2024
Rogers, Michael
Officer — since 2022
Schema, Nathan
Officer — since 2022
Schenkel, Julie
Managing employee — since 1991
Shulkin, David
Director — since 2024
Teiken, Brent
Director — since 2024
The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society
Operational control — since 2019
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
1996-04-01
CMS overall rating
3 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
4 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
$44,815 total
Last standard inspection
2025-01-24
Nurse staffing
3.6 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges
$337 per day (≈ $10,240/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
60% Medicaid · 3% Medicare · 38% private/other
Occupancy
86% (fiscal year 2023)
Vs. state median
18% below the SD median of $412/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
68
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.
2025-07-17Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0689
G · Actual harmFrom a complaint
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2025-08-11
2025-06-12Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations
F-0741
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure that the facility has sufficient staff members who possess the competencies and skills to meet the behavioral health needs of residents.
Corrected 2025-07-18
F-0755
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Corrected 2025-07-18
5 earlier / fire-safety inspections (11 citations)
2025-01-24Health inspection4 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 2025-02-20
F-0689
G · Actual harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2025-02-20
F-0760
D · No harm found
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Corrected 2025-02-20
F-0880
E · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2025-02-20
2023-09-28Health inspection3 citations
F-0686
G · Actual harm
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Corrected 2023-10-27
F-0690
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Corrected 2023-10-27
F-0692
E · No harm found
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Corrected 2023-10-27
2025-01-24Fire-safety inspection2 citations
K-0131
D · No harm found
Meet requirements for sections of health care facilities separated by fire resistive construction.
Corrected 2025-01-23
K-0211
D · No harm found
Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.
Corrected 2025-02-14
2023-09-28Fire-safety inspection1 citation
K-0321
E · 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 2024-03-18
2022-08-25Fire-safety inspection1 citation
K-0361
E · No harm found
Ensure that waiting areas, nurse’s stations, gift shops, and cooking facilities, open to the corridor are properly protected.
Corrected 2022-09-23

Federal penalties

2025-07-17Fine$9,110
2025-01-24Fine$23,537
2023-09-28Fine$12,168
Total fines$44,815
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 435098.

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Ownership & corporate history

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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

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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
Entity & officer search
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Source
PACER federal dockets
pacer.uscourts.gov
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