Good Samaritan Society - Mountain Lake: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Good Samaritan Society - Mountain Lake is a 48-bed nonprofit nursing home in Mountain Lake, Minnesota, part of Good Samaritan Society. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.34 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 7% below the Minnesota average of 2.52, and 35.3% nursing staff turnover (Minnesota average 42.2%).
Good Samaritan Society - Mountain Lake
745 Basinger Memorial DriveMountain Lake, MN 56159
Cottonwood 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 - Mountain Lake, nurse aides logged 2.34 hours per resident per day, 7% below the Minnesota average. With about 47 residents a day, that works out to roughly 109 aide hours a day, or about 14 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 15% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Minnesota avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.34 | 2.52 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.55 | 0.61 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.84 | 1.06 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.73 | 4.19 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.17 | 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
35.3% of nursing staff at Good Samaritan Society - Mountain Lake left over the year CMS measured, against a Minnesota average of 42.2% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 11.1%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jul 3, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 6 health deficiencies (Minnesota average 7.0). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $14,069 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 12, 2025 | Fine | $14,069 |
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 - Mountain Lake holds 4 of 5 overall; the Minnesota average is 3.2.
About Good Samaritan Society - Mountain Lake
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Chain: Good Samaritan Society, 92 homes
- Legal name: The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Feb 1, 1991
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Good Samaritan Society - Mountain Lake
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Good Samaritan Society - Windom Windom | 10.8 | 63 | 3.15 | 4.47 | 40.7% | 1 | $194,680 |
| Good Samaritan Society - St James St James | 15.2 | 42 | 2.18 | 3.32 | 34.4% | 4 | None |
| St John Lutheran Home Springfield | 20.5 | 65 | 2.60 | 3.92 | 34.0% | 4 | None |
| Colonial Manor Nursing Home Lakefield | 21.2 | 37 | 4.46 | 6.37 | 60.5% | 1 | None |
| Good Samaritan Society - Jackson Jackson | 22.3 | 46 | 2.29 | 4.07 | 30.8% | 4 | None |
| Valley View Manor HCC Lamberton · SFF candidate | 25.3 | 50 | 2.36 | 3.93 | — | 1 | $131,610 |
| Good Samaritan Society - Westbrook Westbrook | 25.9 | 32 | 2.19 | 3.55 | 29.0% | 3 | None |
| Sleepy Eye Rehabilitati Center Sleepy Eye | 26.0 | 61 | 2.52 | 3.88 | 56.4% | 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.