Good Samaritan Society Scotland: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Good Samaritan Society Scotland is a 45-bed nonprofit nursing home in Scotland, South Dakota, part of Good Samaritan Society. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.31 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 8% below the South Dakota average of 2.52, and 45.5% nursing staff turnover (South Dakota average 48.2%).
Good Samaritan Society Scotland
130 6th StreetScotland, SD 57059
Bon Homme 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 Scotland, nurse aides logged 2.31 hours per resident per day, 8% below the South Dakota average. With about 36 residents a day, that works out to roughly 83 aide hours a day, or about 10 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 | South Dakota avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.31 | 2.52 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.30 | 0.47 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.91 | 0.80 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.52 | 3.79 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.99 | 3.26 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
45.5% of nursing staff at Good Samaritan Society Scotland left over the year CMS measured, against a South Dakota average of 48.2% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 16.7%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 27, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 2 health deficiencies (South Dakota average 6.9). 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 Society Scotland holds 5 of 5 overall; the South Dakota average is 2.9.
About Good Samaritan Society Scotland
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Chain: Good Samaritan Society, 92 homes
- Legal name: The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Mar 1, 1996
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Good Samaritan Society Scotland
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Menno-Olivet Care Center Menno | 9.1 | 41 | 3.09 | 4.40 | 35.7% | 5 | None |
| Good Samaritan Society Tyndall Tyndall | 13.2 | 68 | 2.39 | 3.58 | 58.5% | 3 | $44,815 |
| Oakview Terrace Freeman | 19.5 | 45 | 3.49 | 4.44 | 23.4% | 5 | $10,839 |
| Avera Bormann Manor Parkston | 21.9 | 50 | 2.52 | 3.63 | 42.6% | 3 | $47,187 |
| SD Human Services Center - Geriatric Program Yankton | 23.0 | 69 | 5.94 | 8.62 | 37.4% | 5 | None |
| Avera Sister James Care Center Yankton | 23.8 | 194 | 2.77 | 4.10 | 31.3% | 5 | $8,492 |
| Sunset Manor Avera Health Irene · abuse citation | 28.5 | 58 | 3.69 | 5.10 | 70.4% | 2 | $40,596 |
| Good Samaritan Society - Wagner Wagner | 29.3 | 50 | — | — | — | — | 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.