Good Samaritan Society - Pipestone: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Good Samaritan Society - Pipestone is a 82-bed nonprofit nursing home in Pipestone, Minnesota, part of Good Samaritan Society. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.43 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 4% below the Minnesota average of 2.52, and 51.7% nursing staff turnover (Minnesota average 42.2%).
Good Samaritan Society - Pipestone
1311 North HiawathaPipestone, MN 56164
Pipestone 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 - Pipestone, nurse aides logged 2.43 hours per resident per day, 4% below the Minnesota average. With about 57 residents a day, that works out to roughly 138 aide hours a day, or about 17 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 14% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Minnesota avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.43 | 2.52 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.58 | 0.61 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.69 | 1.06 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.70 | 4.19 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.20 | 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
51.7% of nursing staff at Good Samaritan Society - Pipestone left over the year CMS measured, against a Minnesota average of 42.2% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 50.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 21, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 7 health deficiencies (Minnesota average 7.0). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $17,345 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 2026 | Fine | $17,345 |
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 - Pipestone holds 3 of 5 overall; the Minnesota average is 3.2.
About Good Samaritan Society - Pipestone
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Chain: Good Samaritan Society, 92 homes
- Legal name: The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Dec 1, 1991
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: rural
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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.