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The Overall CMS Rating is scored from 1 to 5 stars and combines results from health inspections, staffing levels, and quality measures. Health inspections carry the most weight. Staffing and quality scores can increase or decrease the final rating based on performance compared to state and national standards.
The Overall CMS Rating is scored from 1 to 5 stars and combines results from health inspections, staffing levels, and quality measures. Health inspections carry the most weight. Staffing and quality scores can increase or decrease the final rating based on performance compared to state and national standards.
Good Samaritan Society – Indianola is a 105-bed skilled nursing facility at 708 South Jefferson in Indianola, Iowa. Part of the Sanford Health network and administered by Zach Detweiler, this non-profit community provides a continuum of care including short-term rehabilitation, memory care, and respite services. The campus serves as a localized hub for Warren County residents and currently maintains an occupancy rate of approximately 84%.
Federal and state regulators currently assign the facility a 1-star overall rating, which reflects performance categorized as “Much Below Average”. Regulatory data through early 2026 indicates a high frequency of citations, including an average of 8.8 deficiencies per year, double the state average. While a January 2026 complaint investigation resulted in two citations regarding nursing staff levels and administration, the facility has recorded zero citations for infection control across multiple recent surveys. To date, federal penalties totaling $20,316 have been issued for non-compliance with health standards. C
Nursing hours per resident day currently stand at 2 hours 55 minutes, which is approximately 23% below the Iowa state average. Registered Nurse (RN) presence is reported at 29 minutes per day, and weekend RN coverage is 18 minutes—both falling below state means for similar facilities.
Despite these staffing gaps, the center coordinates specialized clinical programs including dialysis support, occupational therapy, and restorative nursing. Quality metrics show that 83.3% of short-stay residents successfully return to the community, performing in line with state benchmarks.
The campus environment provides a residential setting featuring a community room, library, and on-site salon. Shared services encompass 24-hour medical monitoring, housekeeping, and pet-friendly policies to support a home-like atmosphere. Nutritional support is provided through scheduled meal programs, and residents have access to a wellness center and an emergency call system in all living spaces. For socialization, the facility maintains a resident council and offers diverse recreational activities.
Prospective residents and their representatives should evaluate the current bedside care standards and call light response protocols during an on-site visit. It is advisable to ask the administrator for specific details on the corrective actions taken following the 2025 and 2026 staffing citations and to verify that the clinical coverage is sufficient to meet the individual’s recovery or long-term care goals.
The Overall CMS Rating combines results from health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. Health inspections carry the most weight. Staffing and quality scores can increase or decrease the final rating based on performance compared to state and national standards.
Based on the results of the facility's three most recent standard inspections and any complaint investigations. CMS reviews the number, scope, and severity of deficiencies, with more recent findings weighted more heavily.
Measures average nursing staff hours per resident per day, including Registered Nurses (RNs) and total nursing staff. Ratings are adjusted based on the level of care residents require and are compared to state and national benchmarks.
Based on clinical and physical health indicators reported to CMS, such as hospital readmissions, falls, pressure ulcers, and improvements in mobility. These measures reflect how well residents' health needs are being managed.
Daily nursing hours per resident by staff type, reported to CMS. Higher is generally better — compare this facility to state and national averages to see where staffing stands.
This home is ranked 213th out of 241 homes in Iowa. Total adjusted nursing hours per resident per day, combining RN, LPN, and aide time. CMS adjusts this for case-mix so facilities can be fairly compared.
| Staff type | Hours / Day / Resident | vs state avg |
|---|---|---|
|
Registered Nurse (RN)
RNs hold the highest nursing license and can assess residents, interpret test results, and direct care plans. More RN hours per day often signals stronger clinical oversight and faster response to health changes.
| 30m per day | ▼ 32% State avg: 44m per day · National avg: 41m per day |
|
LPN / LVN
Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) or Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVNs) deliver routine hands-on care — medication administration, wound dressing, and monitoring vital signs. They work under RN supervision and make up a large share of daily bedside care.
| 28m per day | ▼ 18% State avg: 34m per day · National avg: 52m per day |
|
Nurse Aide
Certified Nurse Aides (CNAs) provide the most direct day-to-day assistance: bathing, dressing, feeding, and mobility. Nurse aide hours are typically the largest staffing category and directly affect residents' quality of life.
| 2h 19m per day | ▼ 9% State avg: 2h 32m per day · National avg: 2h 20m per day |
|
Weekend Total Nursing
Combined nursing hours (RN + LPN + Nurse Aide) per resident per day on weekends. Staffing often drops on weekends — this figure reveals whether the facility maintains adequate coverage outside of weekday hours.
| 2h 55m per day | ▼ 13% State avg: 3h 21m per day · National avg: 3h 26m per day |
|
Physical Therapist
Hours per resident per day provided by licensed Physical Therapists (PTs) or PT Assistants. PT services help residents recover mobility after injury or illness and are especially important for post-acute (short-stay) rehabilitation.
| 1m per day | ▼ 50% State avg: 2m per day · National avg: 4m per day |
|
Weekend RN
Registered nurse hours specifically on weekends. Facilities sometimes reduce RN presence on Saturdays and Sundays — a low weekend RN figure compared to weekday hours can indicate reduced clinical oversight when most administrative staff are absent.
| 23m per day | ▼ 23% State avg: 30m per day · National avg: 28m per day |
Higher than the Iowa average: 75.4%Good Samaritan Society – Indianola is administrated by Zach Detweiler.
In Iowa, the Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing conducts unannounced health and safety surveys to monitor compliance and protect residents in long-term care settings.
This scorecard compares key inspection, citation, and complaint metrics at this facility against the Iowa state average. Metrics rated ≥15% worse than average are highlighted in red; those ≥15% better are highlighted in green.
Deficiencies
| This Facility | IA Average | vs. IA Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
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Total deficiencies
Formal regulatory issues recorded by inspectors across all inspection types.
| 53 | 27 | This facility has 96% more total deficiencies than a typical Iowa nursing home (53 vs. IA avg 27).↑ 96% worse |
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Deficiencies per year
Average deficiencies per year since 2020.
| 8.8 | 4.5 | This facility has 96% more deficiencies per year than a typical Iowa nursing home (8.8 vs. IA avg 4.5).↑ 96% worse |
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Deficiencies per inspection
Average deficiencies per inspection.
| 2.1 | 1.8 | This facility has 17% more deficiencies per inspection than a typical Iowa nursing home (2.1 vs. IA avg 1.8).↑ 17% worse |
Inspections
| This Facility | IA Average | vs. IA Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Total inspections
Combined count of all routine and focused inspections. Excludes complaint investigations.
| 25 | 15 | This facility has 67% more total inspections than a typical Iowa nursing home (25 vs. IA avg 15).↑ 67% worse |
An editor-reviewed summary of the themes and findings across this facility's recent inspection reports.
Iowa average 4.9
Last Health inspection on Jul 2025
Iowa average 21.7
Iowa average 4.11
Health citations are formal notices following inspections when they fail to comply with safety and care standards.
8 of 33 citations resulted from standard inspections; 13 of 33 resulted from complaint investigations; and 12 of 33 came from combined inspections (standard and complaint).
67% worse than Iowa averageIowa average: 0.6
344% worse than Iowa averageIowa average: 0.9
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Corrected
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Reporting period: October 1 – December 31, 2025 (Q4 2025). Source: CMS Payroll-Based Journal report.
44% worse than Iowa average
16% better than Iowa average
This data comes from the CMS Payroll-Based Journal report covering October 1 – December 31, 2025.
Manages medical care and health needs.
All 7 RN Staff are full-time employees. No contractors work on this role.
7
Average shift length. Calculated as total hours divided by days worked and average staff per day.
9.7 hoursAssists with medical care and medications.
All 10 LPN Staff are full-time employees. No contractors work on this role.
10
Average shift length. Calculated as total hours divided by days worked and average staff per day.
9.5 hoursHelps with daily care and mobility.
All 36 CNA Staff are full-time employees. No contractors work on this role.
36
Average shift length. Calculated as total hours divided by days worked and average staff per day.
8.6 hours
This data comes from the CMS Payroll-Based Journal report covering October 1 – December 31, 2025.
Total hours from contractors
102 contractor hours this quarter
This data comes from the CMS Payroll-Based Journal report covering October 1 – December 31, 2025.
| Certified Nursing Assistant | 36 | 0 | 36 | 12,546 | 92 | 100% | 8.6 |
| Medication Aide/Technician | 15 | 0 | 15 | 3,511 | 92 | 100% | 10.7 |
| Licensed Practical Nurse | 10 | 0 | 10 | 2,901 | 92 | 100% | 9.5 |
| Registered Nurse | 7 | 0 | 7 | 2,857 | 92 | 100% | 9.7 |
| Nurse Practitioner | 3 | 0 | 3 | 584 | 57 | 62% | 8 |
| Dietitian | 1 | 0 | 1 | 451 | 62 | 67% | 7.3 |
| Speech Language Pathologist | 1 | 0 | 1 | 427 | 59 | 64% | 7.2 |
| Administrator | 2 | 0 | 2 | 389 | 48 | 52% | 8.1 |
| Respiratory Therapy Technician | 1 | 0 | 1 | 383 | 61 | 66% | 6.3 |
| Clinical Nurse Specialist | 6 | 0 | 6 | 374 | 58 | 63% | 3.4 |
| Physical Therapy Assistant | 1 | 0 | 1 | 334 | 43 | 47% | 7.8 |
| RN Director of Nursing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 231 | 29 | 32% | 8 |
| Dental Services Staff | 1 | 0 | 1 | 113 | 13 | 14% | 8.7 |
| Occupational Therapy Aide | 0 | 2 | 2 | 56 | 7 | 8% | 8 |
| Nurse Aide in Training | 2 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 10 | 11% | 4.5 |
| Occupational Therapy Assistant | 0 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 5 | 5% | 5 |
| Medical Director | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 2% | 10.3 |
| Physical Therapy Aide | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 2% | 7.6 |
Includes penalties issued in 2024-2025
Federal penalties imposed by CMS for regulatory violations, including civil money penalties (fines) and denials of payment for new Medicare/Medicaid admissions.
Source: CMS Penalties Database (Data as of Jan 2026)
44% lower than Iowa averageIowa average: $48K
18% more fines than Iowa averageIowa average: 1.7
Serious action where Medicare and/or Medicaid temporarily stops payments for new residents until issues are fixed.
0
100% fewer payment denials than Iowa averageIowa average: 0.5
Penalties are imposed by CMS for violations of federal nursing home regulations.
2 penalties in the past 3 years
Multiple penalties were reported in the last 3 years.
Fines imposed for noncompliance, which can be assessed per day or per instance of violation.
Apr 24, 2025
Fines imposed for noncompliance, which can be assessed per day or per instance of violation.
Jan 10, 2024Last updated: Jan 2026
These measures show how residents usually do over time at this home, based on health outcomes and preventive care.
A composite score based on pressure ulcers, falls with injury, weight loss, walking ability decline, and activities of daily living decline.
15.8
54% worse than Iowa averageIowa average: 10.2
A composite score based on activities of daily living decline, walking ability decline, and incontinence.
27.5
27% worse than Iowa averageIowa average: 21.6
CMS star rating based on long-stay quality measure performance. 5 stars = significantly above average, 1 star = significantly below average.
Percent of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased
30.0%
60% worse than Iowa averageIowa average: 18.8%
Percent of long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened
30.0%
52% worse than Iowa averageIowa average: 19.7%
Percent of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder
22.4%
15% better than Iowa averageIowa average: 26.2%
Percent of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury
4.4%
21% worse than Iowa averageIowa average: 3.6%
Percent of long-stay high risk residents with pressure ulcers
6.9%
58% worse than Iowa averageIowa average: 4.4%
Percent of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection
2.4%
In line with Iowa averageIowa average: 2.5%
Percent of long-stay residents who lose too much weight
7.6%
52% worse than Iowa averageIowa average: 5.0%
Percent of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms
14.0%
260% worse than Iowa averageIowa average: 3.9%
Percent of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication
19.8%
In line with Iowa averageIowa average: 19.0%
Percent of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine
90.2%
In line with Iowa averageIowa average: 94.4%
Percent of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine
94.8%
In line with Iowa averageIowa average: 95.3%
Number of hospitalizations per 1,000 long-stay resident days.
2.36
59% worse than Iowa averageIowa average: 1.48
Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1,000 long-stay resident days.
1.73
17% better than Iowa averageIowa average: 2.09
CMS star rating based on short-stay quality measure performance. 5 stars = much above average, 1 star = much below average.
Percent of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine
72.2%
15% worse than Iowa averageIowa average: 85.1%
Percent of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication
2.0%
7% worse than Iowa averageIowa average: 1.8%
Percent of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine
61.4%
16% worse than Iowa averageIowa average: 73.3%
Percentage of short-stay residents who were re-hospitalized after their nursing home admission.
21.4%
In line with Iowa averageIowa average: 21.3%
Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit.
12.5%
5% better than Iowa averageIowa average: 13.1%
Percentage of SNF residents who experience falls with major injury during their stay.
0.0%
100% better than Iowa averageIowa average: 0.8%
Percentage of residents at or above expected ability to care for themselves at discharge.
39.6%
26% worse than Iowa averageIowa average: 53.7%
Rate of successful return to home or community from a skilled nursing facility.
58.1%
15% better than Iowa averageIowa average: 50.6%
Quality measures are calculated from Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessments. For most measures, lower percentages indicate better care quality.
19% of new residents, usually for short-term rehab.
66% of new residents, often for short stays.
15% of new residents, often for long-term daily care.
Source: CMS Long-Term Care Facility Characteristics (Data as of Jan 2026)
Total residents
81Residents meet regularly to discuss policies, care quality, and activities
Organized group of residents that meets regularly to discuss facility policies, quality of life, and activities.
Data sourced from CMS Long-Term Care Facility Characteristics quarterly report. Payer mix reflects the current resident census by primary payment source.
Historical financial and operational data for Good Samaritan Society – Indianola based on CMS SNF Cost Reports.
The portion of the home's budget spent on staff, including nurses, caregivers, and other employees who support care and operations.
Rank #44 / 242Payroll — State benchmarkedThis home is ranked 44th out of 242 homes in Iowa. Shows total annual staff payroll benchmarked to the Iowa average. Higher payroll investment relative to peers often signals better staffing and less reliance on cheaper contract labor.Click the rank badge to see the full State ranking.Click here to see the full State ranking.
All remaining costs needed to run the home, such as food, utilities, building maintenance, supplies and administrative expenses.
Residents typically stay for brief periods, with frequent admissions and discharges throughout the year.
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Good Samaritan Society – Indianola has a walk score of 75. Very walkable. Most errands can be accomplished on foot, and many essentials are within a short walk.
According to IA state health department records, Good Samaritan Society – Indianola's license number is 910035.
According to IA state health department records, Good Samaritan Society – Indianola's license expires on January 1, 2027.
Good Samaritan Society – Indianola's occupancy is 84%.
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The team at Good Samaritan Society – Indianola can be reached at [email protected].
Zach Detweiler is the administrator of Good Samaritan Society – Indianola.
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