Good Samaritan Society - Syracuse: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Good Samaritan Society - Syracuse is a 88-bed nonprofit nursing home in Syracuse, Nebraska, part of Good Samaritan Society. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.32 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 12% below the Nebraska average of 2.64, and 35.6% nursing staff turnover (Nebraska average 48.7%).
Good Samaritan Society - Syracuse
1622 Walnut StreetSyracuse, NE 68446
Otoe 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 - Syracuse, nurse aides logged 2.32 hours per resident per day, 12% below the Nebraska average. With about 47 residents a day, that works out to roughly 108 aide hours a day, or about 14 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 17% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Nebraska avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.32 | 2.64 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.55 | 0.67 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.48 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.34 | 3.98 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.79 | 3.49 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
35.6% of nursing staff at Good Samaritan Society - Syracuse left over the year CMS measured, against a Nebraska average of 48.7% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 66.7%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 16, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 5 health deficiencies (Nebraska average 7.2). 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 - Syracuse holds 4 of 5 overall; the Nebraska average is 2.8.
About Good Samaritan Society - Syracuse
- 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, 1994
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Good Samaritan Society - Syracuse
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| Gold Crest Retirement Center Adams · many days without an RN | 22.9 | 52 | 0.58 | 0.64 | 66.7% | 3 | None |
| Holmes Lake Rehabilitation & Care Center Lincoln | 24.9 | 97 | 2.39 | 3.24 | 84.0% | 2 | None |
| Emerald Nursing & Rehab Brookside LLC Lincoln | 24.9 | 173 | 2.38 | 3.23 | 62.8% | 1 | $37,998 |
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.