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Good Samaritan-Liberal

A nursing home in Liberal, Kansas 67901

2160 Zinnia Lane, Liberal, Kansas 67901. (620) 624-3831.

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The short answer

Record last released by CMS on Oct 28, 2026.

The last 24 months 29 citations in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Jun 2026. Most serious: immediate jeopardy to health or safety (J). Every month

Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.

What these words mean8
Star ratings
CMS rates some kinds of place from 1 to 5 stars, more stars meaning better on CMS’s own measures for that kind: for a nursing home, its health inspections, staffing and quality measures. A rating is CMS’s summary of those measures; it doesn’t promise good care. Source: CMS, Care Compare and the Five-Star Quality Rating System.
Inspection (survey)
A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
Deficiency, citation, violation
What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
Scope and severity (A to L)
CMS grades each nursing home deficiency with a letter. A to C: no actual harm, with potential for minimal harm. D to F: no actual harm, but potential for more. G to I: actual harm. J to L: immediate jeopardy. Within each band, the letter rises as more residents were affected or could be: one or a few, a pattern, or widespread. Source: CMS, nursing home scope and severity grid (State Operations Manual, chapter 7).
Nurse staffing hours
The hours registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and nurse aides worked, per resident per day, from the payroll records each home sends CMS. Source: CMS, Payroll-Based Journal.
Fines and payment denials
A fine (civil money penalty) is money CMS makes a nursing home pay when it falls short of federal rules. A payment denial means Medicare and Medicaid stop paying for new admissions until the home meets the rules again. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.430 and 488.417.
Immediate jeopardy
CMS’s most serious finding: the place’s failure to meet a rule caused, or was likely to cause, serious injury, harm, impairment or death to someone in its care. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 489.3.
Capacity
The most people the licence or certification lets the place care for at once: residents, children, beds or apartments, as the state counts them. It isn’t how many are there now. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.

What did inspectors find?

12 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The Kansas average is 9.4.

Last standard inspection Jun 24, 2026.

Most serious in three years: immediate jeopardy to health or safety (L), at a complaint inspection on May 14, 2025

Source:

CMS, Provider Information, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

When those citations happened

29 citations in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Jun 2026. Most serious: immediate jeopardy to health or safety (J). The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.

29 citations by month over the last 3 years. Each cell is one month.
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No visit on record Visited, nothing cited A stronger orange is more serious, on its source’s own levels, read onto four bands: from the least serious it publishes to the most
Source:

Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.

All 29 citations in the last three years

Grouped by inspection, newest first. Each carries , from A, the least serious, to L, the most. 9 came from complaint inspections.

Source:

CMS, Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

Jun 24, 2026: standard inspection11 citations

  • Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.

    Rule F0686. G: actual harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jul 20, 2026.

  • Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.

    Rule F0552. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jul 20, 2026.

  • Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.

    Rule F0582. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jul 20, 2026.

  • Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident’s needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.

    Rule F0628. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jul 20, 2026.

  • Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

    Rule F0658. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jul 20, 2026.

  • Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

    Rule F0677. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jul 20, 2026.

  • Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

    Rule F0684. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jul 20, 2026.

  • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

    Rule F0689. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jul 20, 2026.

  • Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.

    Rule F0690. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jul 20, 2026.

  • Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

    Rule F0812. F: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jul 20, 2026.

  • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

    Rule F0880. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jul 20, 2026.

Apr 22, 2026: complaint inspection1 citation

  • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

    Rule F0689. G: actual harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: May 4, 2026.

May 14, 2025: complaint inspection1 citation

  • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

    Rule F0689. L: immediate jeopardy to health or safety. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: May 5, 2025.

Jul 24, 2024: standard inspection9 citations

  • Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition

    Rule F0637. E: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Aug 19, 2024.

  • Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

    Rule F0641. E: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Aug 19, 2024.

  • Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

    Rule F0657. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Aug 19, 2024.

  • 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.

    Rule F0688. E: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Aug 19, 2024.

  • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

    Rule F0689. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Aug 19, 2024.

  • Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.

    Rule F0756. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Aug 19, 2024.

  • Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

    Rule F0812. F: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Aug 19, 2024.

  • Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.

    Rule F0851. F: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Aug 19, 2024.

  • Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.

    Rule F0867. F: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Aug 19, 2024.

Jul 24, 2024: standard and complaint inspection6 citations

  • Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.

    Rule F0600. K: immediate jeopardy to health or safety. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Aug 19, 2024.

  • Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

    Rule F0609. J: immediate jeopardy to health or safety. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Aug 19, 2024.

  • Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.

    Rule F0610. J: immediate jeopardy to health or safety. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Aug 19, 2024.

  • Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with mental disorder or psychosocial adjustment difficulty, or who has a history of trauma and/or post-traumatic stress disorder.

    Rule F0742. J: immediate jeopardy to health or safety. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Aug 19, 2024.

  • Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.

    Rule F0755. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Aug 19, 2024.

  • Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.

    Rule F0835. F: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Aug 19, 2024.

Mar 28, 2024: complaint inspection1 citation

  • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

    Rule F0689. J: immediate jeopardy to health or safety. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Mar 20, 2024.

Is it certified, and in good standing?

  • Certified for Medicare and Medicaid since May 1, 1995.
  • On CMS’s special focus list, which CMS keeps for homes with a history of serious problems.
  • No abuse icon from CMS.
  • No change of ownership in the last 12 months.
  • CMS lists its ownership as non profit, corporation.
  • 45 certified beds.
Source:

CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

Has it been fined or penalized?

  • 5 fines in the last three years, $148,982 in all.
  • No Medicare payment denials in the last three years.
  • 9 citations in the last three years came from complaint inspections.
Source:

CMS, Penalties and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

Fines and payment denials, newest first
DateKindAmount
Jun 24, 2026Fine$59,920
Apr 22, 2026Fine$10,628
May 14, 2025Fine$14,444
Jul 24, 2024Fine$47,613
Mar 28, 2024Fine$16,377

Who does the caring?

4.14 nurse hours per resident per day

The Kansas average is 4.13.

CMS publishes staffing about four months after the fact.

Source:

CMS, Provider Information and State and US Averages. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

Staffing measures
MeasureThis homeKansas average
Nurse hours per resident per day4.144.13
Of which registered nurses1.340.73
At weekends3.403.62
Nursing staff turnover28.6%48%
Registered nurse turnover9.1%42.6%
Administrators who left0Not given

Who owns it?

  • Sanford owns 100% directly since Jan 1, 2019.
  • 57 owners or officers are people: Mark Allen Lundeen (corporate director, 0%); Mark Allen Lundeen (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); A person CMS lists without a name (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Marnie Lynn Ventling-Herrmann (corporate director, 0%); Marnie Lynn Ventling-Herrmann (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Tony Lee Morrison (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Tony Lee Morrison (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); A person CMS lists without a name (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Brent Gerard Teiken (corporate director, 0%); Brent Gerard Teiken (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Valerie Baker (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Valerie Baker (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); A person CMS lists without a name (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Joel Adam Fluit (corporate officer); Joel Adam Fluit (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Dana James Dykhouse (corporate director, 0%); Dana James Dykhouse (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); A person CMS lists without a name (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); A person CMS lists without a name (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Andrew Stewart North (corporate director, 0%); Andrew Stewart North (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Aimee Nicole Middleton (corporate officer, 0%); Aimee Nicole Middleton (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Stephanie Marie Herseth Sandlin (corporate director, 0%); Stephanie Marie Herseth Sandlin (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); William Joseph Gassen (corporate officer, 0%); William Joseph Gassen (corporate director, 0%); William Joseph Gassen (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); A person CMS lists without a name (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); George Joseph Brown (corporate director, 0%); George Joseph Brown (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); A person CMS lists without a name (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Wesley Owen Engbrecht (corporate director, 0%); Wesley Owen Engbrecht (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); A person CMS lists without a name (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Maureen Patricia Mccausland (corporate director, 0%); Maureen Patricia Mccausland (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Tamara L Mccue (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Tamara L Mccue (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Nathan Thomas Schema (corporate officer, 0%); Nathan Thomas Schema (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Thomas Richard Wenzel (corporate director, 0%); Thomas Richard Wenzel (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); David Jonathan Shulkin (corporate director, 0%); David Jonathan Shulkin (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Deeandra Dawn Sandgren (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Deeandra Dawn Sandgren (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Neil Leslie Gulsvig (corporate director, 0%); Neil Leslie Gulsvig (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Kevin Victor Schieffer (corporate director, 0%); Kevin Victor Schieffer (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Lauris Nelson Molbert (corporate director, 0%); Lauris Nelson Molbert (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Nicholas Wayne Olson (corporate officer, 0%); Nicholas Wayne Olson (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); A person CMS lists without a name (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); A person CMS lists without a name (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)).
  • Part of Good Samaritan Society (92 homes in CMS’s data).
  • No private-equity firm among the owners CMS lists.
  • No real-estate investment trust among the owners CMS lists.
Source:

CMS, All Owners. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly.

CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

Organisations CMS lists
OrganisationRoleShareSince
The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan SocietyOwns 5% or more through other companies100%Jan 1, 2019
SanfordOwns 5% or more directly100%Jan 1, 2019
Omnicare LLCAdditional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)Jan 1, 2025
The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan SocietyAdditional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)Jan 1, 2019
Focusone SolutionsAdditional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)Mar 4, 2024
Dtn Staffing Inc.Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)Aug 2, 2024
Grape Tree Medical Staffing LLCAdditional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)Apr 13, 2018
SanfordAdditional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)Dec 4, 2025

How do residents fare?

  • CMS hasn’t rated this home’s quality measures.
Source:

CMS, Provider Information and State and US Averages. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

CMS’s star ratings, from 1 to 5
MeasureRating
Overall ratingNot rated
Health inspectionsNot rated
StaffingNot rated
Quality measuresNot rated

How does it compare nearby?

  • Among the 12 nearest homes, within 56.5 miles, this one had the 3rd most health citations at the latest inspection cycle (12; the middle value was 8).
Source:

CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

The 12 nearest, by straight-line distance
PlaceMiles awayCitations, latest cycle
Good Samaritan-Liberal This nursing home12
Southwest Medical Center SNF0.98
Wheatridge Park Care Center1.124
Stevens County Hospital Ltcu DBA Pioneer Manor24.619
Beaver County Nursing Home28.68
Meade District Hosp Ltcu DBA Lone Tree Retirement36.08
Western Prairie Senior Living LLC43.111
Bethel Home45.17
Fowler Residential Care45.82
Twin Oaks Manor46.76
Capstone Healthcare of Perryton48.44
Minneola District Hospital Ltcu56.512

What the record doesn’t say

  • Complaints that didn’t lead to a citation aren’t published.
  • Inspections reach CMS’s data about six weeks after they happen, and staffing about four months after.
  • CMS publishes the inspectors’ full written findings in a separate monthly file, which isn’t loaded yet.
  • Fines and Medicare payment denials are the only enforcement CMS publishes; state licence actions aren’t included.

Sources

  • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Provider Information (4pq5-n9py).

    Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

  • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Health Deficiencies (r5ix-sfxw).

    Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

  • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Penalties (g6vv-u9sr).

    Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

  • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, All Owners (afe44b85-cc6d-40d7-b5df-00ae8910d1d2).

    Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

  • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, State and US Averages (xcdc-v8bm).

    Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

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Source:

This copy of the record was made on Nov 5, 2026.

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Replies

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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