Good Samaritan Ambassador: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Good Samaritan Ambassador is a 77-bed nonprofit nursing home in New Hope, Minnesota, part of Good Samaritan Society. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.33 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 8% below the Minnesota average of 2.52, and 32.3% nursing staff turnover (Minnesota average 42.2%).
Good Samaritan Ambassador
8100 Medicine Lake RoadNew Hope, MN 55427
Hennepin County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Good Samaritan Ambassador, nurse aides logged 2.33 hours per resident per day, 8% below the Minnesota average. With about 75 residents a day, that works out to roughly 175 aide hours a day, or about 22 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 12% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Minnesota avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.33 | 2.52 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.45 | 0.61 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.79 | 1.06 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.56 | 4.19 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.00 | 3.71 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
32.3% of nursing staff at Good Samaritan Ambassador left over the year CMS measured, against a Minnesota average of 42.2% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 27.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 1, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 0 health deficiencies (Minnesota average 7.0). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Good Samaritan Ambassador holds 5 of 5 overall; the Minnesota average is 3.2.
About Good Samaritan Ambassador
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Chain: Good Samaritan Society, 92 homes
- Legal name: The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Feb 26, 1968
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Good Samaritan Ambassador
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| The Villas at Brookview Golden Valley | 1.6 | 104 | 1.85 | 3.50 | 38.3% | 1 | $17,345 |
| Covenant Living of Golden Valley Care & Rehab Ctr Golden Valley | 1.6 | 88 | 2.48 | 4.70 | 22.5% | 5 | None |
| The Terrace at Crystal LLC Crystal · Special Focus Facility | 1.9 | 85 | 3.15 | 4.78 | 34.7% | — | $80,370 |
| Mission Nursing Home Plymouth · abuse citation · many days without an RN | 1.9 | 70 | 0.66 | 1.09 | 24.0% | 1 | $14,015 |
| The Villas at Robbinsdale Robbinsdale | 2.6 | 75 | 1.77 | 3.44 | 30.9% | 1 | $104,974 |
| Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institutes TRP Golden Valley | 2.7 | 56 | 4.37 | 7.24 | 38.7% | 4 | $16,355 |
| Good Samaritan Society - Specialty Care Community Robbinsdale | 2.8 | 96 | 2.29 | 4.21 | 30.1% | 2 | None |
| North Ridge Health and Rehab New Hope · SFF candidate | 3.1 | 320 | 2.12 | 4.23 | 27.5% | 1 | $25,480 |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.