Good Samaritan - Lemars: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Good Samaritan - Lemars is a 64-bed nonprofit nursing home in Le Mars, Iowa, part of Good Samaritan Society. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.08 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 17% below the Iowa average of 2.51, and 47.4% nursing staff turnover (Iowa average 44.0%).
Good Samaritan - Lemars
1140 Lincoln Street NELe Mars, IA 51031
Plymouth 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 - Lemars, nurse aides logged 2.08 hours per resident per day, 17% below the Iowa average. With about 61 residents a day, that works out to roughly 127 aide hours a day, or about 16 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 11% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Iowa avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.08 | 2.51 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.38 | 0.56 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.71 | 0.74 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.17 | 3.82 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.83 | 3.37 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
47.4% of nursing staff at Good Samaritan - Lemars left over the year CMS measured, against a Iowa average of 44.0% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 40.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 14, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 0 health deficiencies (Iowa average 6.5). 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 - Lemars holds 4 of 5 overall; the Iowa average is 3.1.
About Good Samaritan - Lemars
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Chain: Good Samaritan Society, 92 homes
- Legal name: The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Apr 1, 1994
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Good Samaritan - Lemars
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Accura Healthcare of Le Mars Le Mars | 1.3 | 46 | 3.08 | 4.51 | 26.1% | 4 | None |
| Happy Siesta Health Care Center Remsen | 9.2 | 62 | 2.22 | 3.30 | 52.5% | 4 | None |
| Prairie Ridge Care Center Orange City | 15.6 | 95 | 2.66 | 3.91 | 34.0% | 5 | None |
| Kingsley Specialty Care Kingsley | 17.1 | 43 | 2.28 | 3.63 | 42.4% | 1 | $27,378 |
| Heartland Care Center Marcus | 17.5 | 38 | 1.92 | 4.45 | 35.5% | 5 | None |
| Crown Pointe Estates Care Center Sioux Center | 18.1 | 99 | 3.62 | 4.88 | 27.8% | 4 | None |
| Akron Care Center, INC Akron | 20.4 | 45 | 2.52 | 3.80 | 40.4% | 4 | None |
| Accura Healthcare of Sioux City, LLC Sioux City | 21.6 | 46 | 2.57 | 3.74 | 37.0% | 4 | None |
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.