Nursing Care Index

Good Samaritan Society - Syracuse

Syracuse, Otoe County, Nebraska · CCN 285138 · Non-profit (Corporation) · part of Good Samaritan Society (92 facilities, chain average 3 stars)

CMS rates Good Samaritan Society - Syracuse 4 of 5 overall as of August 2026. 88 certified beds, 47 residents a day on average. 9 citations on record from the current inspection cycles; no fines on record.

CMS’s ratings

The Five-Star Quality Rating System, as CMS publishes it. Where CMS gives no rating, the reason CMS gives is printed instead.

Overall★★★★☆ 4 of 5
Health inspections★★★★☆ 4 of 5
Staffing★★★★☆ 4 of 5
Quality measures★★★☆☆ 3 of 5
Quality: long-stay / short-stay4 / 2 of 5

Staffing

Total nurse staffing3.34445 hours per resident per day
Registered nurses0.48057 hours per resident per day
Weekend total2.79074 hours per resident per day
Nursing staff turnover35.6% (registered nurses 66.7%)
Administrators who left1

Citations from health inspections

Each is a finding by a state surveyor on the date shown, in CMS’s words. The severity is CMS’s scope-and-severity grid, spelled out: harm on the left, how widespread on the right.

SurveyFindingSeverityStatus
2025-01-16
complaint survey
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · tag F0880
F No actual harm, with potential for more than minimal harm; widespread Deficient, Provider has date of correction
2025-02-27
2025-01-16 Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · tag F0580
D No actual harm, with potential for more than minimal harm; isolated Deficient, Provider has date of correction
2025-02-27
2025-01-16
complaint survey
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · tag F0641
D No actual harm, with potential for more than minimal harm; isolated Deficient, Provider has date of correction
2025-02-27
2025-01-16 Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · tag F0689
D No actual harm, with potential for more than minimal harm; isolated Deficient, Provider has date of correction
2025-02-27
2025-01-16 Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · tag F0760
D No actual harm, with potential for more than minimal harm; isolated Deficient, Provider has date of correction
2025-02-27
2024-01-09
complaint survey
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · tag F0580
D No actual harm, with potential for more than minimal harm; isolated Deficient, Provider has date of correction
2024-02-09
2023-01-09 Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · tag F0880
F No actual harm, with potential for more than minimal harm; widespread Deficient, Provider has date of correction
2023-02-10
2023-01-09 Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · tag F0552
E No actual harm, with potential for more than minimal harm; pattern Deficient, Provider has date of correction
2023-02-10
2023-01-09 Have enough outside ventilation via a window or mechanical ventilation, or both.
Environmental Deficiencies · tag F0923
E No actual harm, with potential for more than minimal harm; pattern Deficient, Provider has date of correction
2023-02-10

Fines and payment denials

No fines or payment denials on record since 2023.

Who owns and runs it

Every owner, officer and manager CMS lists, as filed. These are the names in CMS’s ownership record; anyone named in the ownership record can ask about it on the about page.

NameRoleShareSince
Sanford
Organization
5% or greater direct ownership interest100%2019-01-01
The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society
Organization
operational/managerial control2019-01-01
Morrison, Tony
Individual
adp of the snf2019-01-01
Shell, Stephen
Individual
adp of the snf2015-03-30
Tempelmeyer, Zachariah
Individual
adp of the snf2014-02-01
Brown, George
Individual
corporate director2025-01-01
Dykhouse, Dana
Individual
corporate director2024-05-30
Engbrecht, Wesley
Individual
corporate director2024-05-30
Gassen, William
Individual
corporate director2024-05-30
Gulsvig, Neil
Individual
corporate director2024-05-30
Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie
Individual
corporate director2024-05-30
Lundeen, Mark
Individual
corporate director2024-05-30
Mccausland, Maureen
Individual
corporate director2025-01-01
Molbert, Lauris
Individual
corporate director2024-05-30
North, Andrew
Individual
corporate director2024-05-30
Schieffer, Kevin
Individual
corporate director2025-01-01
Shulkin, David
Individual
corporate director2024-05-30
Teiken, Brent
Individual
corporate director2024-05-30
Ventling-Herrmann, Marnie
Individual
corporate director2024-05-30
Wenzel, Thomas
Individual
corporate director2025-01-01
Fluit, Joel
Individual
corporate officer2022-10-01
Gassen, William
Individual
corporate officer2024-05-30
Middleton, Aimee
Individual
corporate officer2022-01-27
Olson, Nicholas
Individual
corporate officer2024-04-08
Schema, Nathan
Individual
corporate officer2022-01-01
Morrison, Tony
Individual
operational/managerial control2019-01-01
Shell, Stephen
Individual
operational/managerial control2015-03-30
Tempelmeyer, Zachariah
Individual
operational/managerial control2014-02-01

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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Provider Data Catalog (public domain), files dated 2026-08-01. Ratings are CMS’s; citations are state surveyors’ findings; nothing here is estimated or a recommendation. Every nursing home in Otoe County.