Good Samaritan Society - Comforcare: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Good Samaritan Society - Comforcare is a 45-bed nonprofit nursing home in Austin, Minnesota, part of Good Samaritan Society. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.60 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 3% above the Minnesota average of 2.52, and 28.3% nursing staff turnover (Minnesota average 42.2%).
Good Samaritan Society - Comforcare
1201 17th Street NeAustin, MN 55912
Mower 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 Society - Comforcare, nurse aides logged 2.60 hours per resident per day, 3% above the Minnesota average. With about 45 residents a day, that works out to roughly 118 aide hours a day, or about 15 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 8% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Minnesota avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.60 | 2.52 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.51 | 0.61 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.92 | 1.06 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.04 | 4.19 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.70 | 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
28.3% of nursing staff at Good Samaritan Society - Comforcare left over the year CMS measured, against a Minnesota average of 42.2% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 18.2%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 29, 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 1 fine totaling $21,645 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 2025 | Fine | $21,645 |
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 Society - Comforcare holds 5 of 5 overall; the Minnesota average is 3.2.
About Good Samaritan Society - Comforcare
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Chain: Good Samaritan Society, 92 homes
- Legal name: The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jun 1, 1986
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Good Samaritan Society - Comforcare
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| St Marks Living Austin | 2.0 | 45 | 3.31 | 4.70 | 51.8% | 1 | $127,000 |
| Sacred Heart Care Center Austin | 2.4 | 59 | 3.66 | 5.64 | — | 2 | None |
| Prairie Manor Care Center Blooming Prairie | 14.5 | 39 | 2.65 | 4.36 | 43.5% | 5 | $43,300 |
| Field Crest Care Center Hayfield | 15.9 | 35 | 3.50 | 5.29 | 36.8% | 5 | None |
| Stacyville Community Nursing Home Stacyville | 18.8 | 34 | 3.11 | 4.90 | 56.8% | 3 | $21,986 |
| Meadow Manor Grand Meadow · many days without an RN | 19.1 | 26 | 1.99 | 2.94 | — | 3 | None |
| Thorne Crest Retirement Center Albert Lea | 20.2 | 52 | 2.35 | 3.76 | 72.7% | 1 | $43,082 |
| Good Samaritan Society - Albert Lea Albert Lea | 20.5 | 80 | 2.72 | 4.64 | 23.8% | 4 | $17,345 |
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.