Good Samaritan Society - Pipestone
A nursing home in Pipestone, Minnesota 56164
1311 North Hiawatha, Pipestone, Minnesota 56164. (507) 825-5428.
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The short answer
Record last released by CMS on Oct 28, 2026.
- 3of 5 CMS’s overall rating
- 6 health citations at the latest inspection cycle Minnesota average: 7.2
- 3.82 nurse hours per resident per day Minnesota average: 4.27
- 1 fine in the last three years (needs attention)
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?
6 health citations at the latest inspection cycle
The Minnesota average is 7.2.
Last standard inspection Aug 5, 2026.
Most serious in three years: immediate jeopardy to health or safety (J), at a complaint inspection on Jan 7, 2026
CMS, Provider Information, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
When those citations happened
16 citations in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 2026. Most serious: immediate jeopardy to health or safety (J). The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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| 2025 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2026 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov |
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Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.
All 16 citations in the last three years
Grouped by inspection, newest first. Each carries 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)., from A, the least serious, to L, the most. 1 came from complaint inspections.
CMS, Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
Aug 5, 2026: standard inspection5 citations
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Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
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Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
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Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
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Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
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Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Jan 7, 2026: complaint inspection1 citation
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Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
May 21, 2025: standard inspection6 citations
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Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
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Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
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Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
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Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
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Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
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Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Mar 20, 2024: standard inspection4 citations
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Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident’s needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
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Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Is it certified, and in good standing?
- Certified for Medicare and Medicaid since Dec 1, 1991.
- Not on CMS’s special focus list.
- No abuse icon from CMS.
- No change of ownership in the last 12 months.
- CMS lists its ownership as non profit, corporation.
- 82 certified beds.
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
Has it been fined or penalized?
- 1 fine in the last three years, $17,345 in all.
- No Medicare payment denials in the last three years.
- 1 citation in the last three years came from complaint inspections.
CMS, Penalties and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Date | Kind | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 2026 | Fine | $17,345 |
Who does the caring?
3.82 nurse hours per resident per day
The Minnesota average is 4.27.
CMS publishes staffing about four months after the fact.
CMS, Provider Information and State and US Averages. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Measure | This home | Minnesota average |
|---|---|---|
| Nurse hours per resident per day | 3.82 | 4.27 |
| Of which registered nurses | 0.75 | 1.08 |
| At weekends | 3.32 | 3.73 |
| Nursing staff turnover | 54% | 42.1% |
| Registered nurse turnover | 46.2% | 39.3% |
| Administrators who left | 1 | Not given |
Who owns it?
- Sanford owns 100% directly since Jan 1, 2019.
- The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society and Sanford run it.
- 55 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)); 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)); Diane L Kennedy (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Diane L Kennedy (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)); Joel Adam Fluit (corporate officer, 0%); Joel Adam Fluit (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)); Dana James Dykhouse (corporate director, 0%); Dana James Dykhouse (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)); A person CMS lists without a name (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Stacy Mertens (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Stacy Mertens (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)); A person CMS lists without a name (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)); Wesley Owen Engbrecht (corporate director, 0%); Wesley Owen Engbrecht (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)); 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)); 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)).
- 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.
CMS, All Owners. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly.
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Organisation | Role | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 100% | Jan 1, 2019 |
| The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society | Runs it (operational or managerial control) | 100% | Jan 1, 2019 |
| Sanford | Owns 5% or more directly | 100% | Jan 1, 2019 |
| The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Jan 1, 2019 | |
| Focusone Solutions | Additional 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 LLC | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Apr 13, 2018 | |
| Sanford | Runs it (operational or managerial control) | Jan 1, 2019 | |
| Sanford | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Nov 13, 2025 |
How do residents fare?
- CMS rates its quality measures 2 of 5 (Minnesota average 3.2).
CMS, Provider Information and State and US Averages. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Measure | Rating |
|---|---|
| Overall rating | 3 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 3 of 5 |
| Staffing | 4 of 5 |
| Quality measures | 2 of 5 |
How does it compare nearby?
- Among the 12 nearest homes, within 32.0 miles, this one had the 5th most health citations at the latest inspection cycle (6; the middle value was 4.5).
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Place | Miles away | Citations, latest cycle |
|---|---|---|
| Good Samaritan Society - Pipestone This nursing home | 6 | |
| Edgebrook Care Center | 13.4 | 6 |
| Riverview Healthcare Center | 13.5 | 23 |
| Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe Care Center | 14.2 | 2 |
| Avera Sunrise Manor | 19.6 | 0 |
| Palisade Healthcare Center | 22.9 | 10 |
| Dells Nursing and Rehab Center Inc. | 23.5 | 3 |
| MN Veterans Home-Luverne | 25.0 | 2 |
| Good Samaritan Society - Mary Jane Brown | 25.9 | 3 |
| The Neighborhoods at Brookview | 29.6 | 2 |
| United Living Community | 31.2 | 8 |
| Bethany Home - Brandon | 32.0 | 14 |
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
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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).
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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).
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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).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, All Owners (afe44b85-cc6d-40d7-b5df-00ae8910d1d2).
Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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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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