• CMS rates this facility 1/5 stars (below average)
• Has 38 certified beds with an average of 33.6 residents per day (88% occupancy)
• Last health inspection found 7 deficiencies (inspected Jun 3, 2025)
• Has been fined a total of $74,283 across 2 fine(s)
• Total nursing staff: 3.59 hours per resident per day
• Staff turnover rate: 55.8% (high)
• Part of the Good Samaritan Society chain (90 facilities)
Good Samaritan Society - Lakota is a 1-star Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home in Lakota, North Dakota with 38 certified beds. It has been operating since 1991. The facility scored below average compared to North Dakota facilities.
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Staffing hours per resident per day. The black line shows the national average.
Quality measures as percentages of residents. Lower is better for all measures.
| Name | Role | Type | Ownership % | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SANFORD | 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | Organization | 100% | Jan 1, 2019 |
| THE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN GOOD SAMARITAN SOCIETY | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Organization | N/A | Jan 1, 2019 |
| CAIN, JAMES | CORPORATE DIRECTOR | Individual | N/A | May 30, 2024 |
| DYKHOUSE, DANA | CORPORATE DIRECTOR | Individual | N/A | May 30, 2024 |
| ENGBRECHT, WESLEY | CORPORATE DIRECTOR | Individual | N/A | May 30, 2024 |
| GASSEN, WILLIAM | CORPORATE DIRECTOR | Individual | N/A | May 30, 2024 |
| GULSVIG, NEIL | CORPORATE DIRECTOR | Individual | N/A | May 30, 2024 |
| HERSETH SANDLIN, STEPHANIE | CORPORATE DIRECTOR | Individual | N/A | May 30, 2024 |
| LUNDEEN, MARK | CORPORATE DIRECTOR | Individual | N/A | May 30, 2024 |
| MOLBERT, LAURIS | CORPORATE DIRECTOR | Individual | N/A | May 30, 2024 |
| NORTH, ANDREW | CORPORATE DIRECTOR | Individual | N/A | May 30, 2024 |
| SHULKIN, DAVID | CORPORATE DIRECTOR | Individual | N/A | May 30, 2024 |
| TEIKEN, BRENT | CORPORATE DIRECTOR | Individual | N/A | May 30, 2024 |
| VENTLING-HERRMANN, MARNIE | CORPORATE DIRECTOR | Individual | N/A | May 30, 2024 |
| FLUIT, JOEL | CORPORATE OFFICER | Individual | N/A | Oct 1, 2022 |
| GASSEN, WILLIAM | CORPORATE OFFICER | Individual | N/A | May 30, 2024 |
| MIDDLETON, AIMEE | CORPORATE OFFICER | Individual | N/A | Jan 27, 2022 |
| OLSON, NICHOLAS | CORPORATE OFFICER | Individual | N/A | Apr 8, 2024 |
| ROGERS, MICHAEL | CORPORATE OFFICER | Individual | N/A | Jun 13, 2022 |
| SCHEMA, NATHAN | CORPORATE OFFICER | Individual | N/A | Jan 1, 2022 |
| BERG, JONATHON | CONTRACTED MANAGING EMPLOYEE | Individual | N/A | Jan 1, 2019 |
| HALVORSON, ANNA | W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE | Individual | N/A | Jan 2, 2015 |
| MORRISON, TONY | W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE | Individual | N/A | Jan 1, 2019 |
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