Good Samaritan Living Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Good Samaritan Living Center is a 84-bed nonprofit nursing home in Franklinton, Louisiana. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.06 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 9% below the Louisiana average of 2.27.
Good Samaritan Living Center
605 Hilltop AvenueFranklinton, LA 70438
Washington 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 Living Center, nurse aides logged 2.06 hours per resident per day, 9% below the Louisiana average. With about 48 residents a day, that works out to roughly 100 aide hours a day, or about 12 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 23% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Louisiana avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.06 | 2.27 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.50 | 1.15 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.28 | 0.30 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.84 | 3.73 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.94 | 3.18 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
CMS publishes no nursing staff turnover figure for Good Samaritan Living Center in this release.
CMS note: Staffing data not submitted or not valid for calculating turnover.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 13, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 5 health deficiencies (Louisiana average 6.7). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $168,630 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2023 | Fine | $168,630 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Good Samaritan Living Center holds 1 of 5 overall; the Louisiana average is 2.5.
About Good Samaritan Living Center
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Home Away From Home, Inc.
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Sep 24, 2004
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Good Samaritan Living Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Fair City Health and Rehab Franklinton | 1.6 | 121 | 2.30 | 3.68 | 47.5% | 1 | $198,912 |
| Resthaven Living Center Bogalusa | 16.8 | 145 | 1.82 | 3.34 | 48.9% | 2 | None |
| Billdora Senior Care Tylertown | 17.8 | 60 | 2.69 | 4.67 | 41.8% | 3 | $14,020 |
| Diversicare of Tylertown Tylertown | 18.3 | 60 | 2.11 | 3.75 | 43.6% | 5 | None |
| The Lodge at Tangi Pines Amite | 25.6 | 100 | 2.96 | 4.08 | 49.6% | 3 | $127,180 |
| Forest Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Covington | 27.8 | 172 | 2.59 | 3.94 | 52.2% | 4 | $13,625 |
| Christwood Covington | 28.9 | 30 | 2.67 | 4.70 | 35.7% | 5 | None |
| Trinity Trace Community Care Center Covington | 31.0 | 116 | 2.63 | 4.19 | 51.3% | 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.