Good Samaritan - Villisca: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Good Samaritan - Villisca is a 46-bed nonprofit nursing home in Villisca, Iowa, part of Good Samaritan Society. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.95 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 22% below the Iowa average of 2.51, and 32.4% nursing staff turnover (Iowa average 44.0%).
Good Samaritan - Villisca
202 North Central AvenueVillisca, IA 50864
Montgomery 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 - Villisca, nurse aides logged 1.95 hours per resident per day, 22% below the Iowa average. With about 34 residents a day, that works out to roughly 67 aide hours a day, or about 8 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 18% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Iowa avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.95 | 2.51 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.75 | 0.56 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.73 | 0.74 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.43 | 3.82 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.81 | 3.37 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
32.4% of nursing staff at Good Samaritan - Villisca left over the year CMS measured, against a Iowa average of 44.0% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 28.6%. No administrators 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 8 health deficiencies (Iowa average 6.5). 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 - Villisca holds 3 of 5 overall; the Iowa average is 3.1.
About Good Samaritan - Villisca
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Chain: Good Samaritan Society, 92 homes
- Legal name: The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Nov 1, 1993
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Good Samaritan - Villisca
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Accura Healthcare of Stanton Stanton | 6.9 | 46 | 2.55 | 3.79 | 25.0% | 3 | None |
| Red Oak Rehab and Care Center Red Oak | 13.4 | 58 | 2.63 | 3.54 | 44.8% | 3 | None |
| Corning Specialty Care Corning | 13.8 | 40 | 2.03 | 3.43 | 43.5% | 4 | None |
| Good Samaritan - Red Oak Red Oak | 14.3 | 53 | 2.04 | 3.29 | 17.9% | 1 | $29,894 |
| Azria Health Clarinda Clarinda | 14.4 | 70 | 2.23 | 3.66 | 32.8% | 2 | $16,448 |
| Lenox Care Center Lenox | 22.4 | 36 | 2.83 | 4.63 | 31.6% | 3 | None |
| Bedford Specialty Care Bedford | 22.6 | 39 | 2.34 | 3.72 | 27.6% | 4 | None |
| Accura Healthcare of Shenandoah Shenandoah · many days without an RN | 23.9 | 42 | 2.49 | 3.63 | 60.4% | 1 | $8,414 |
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.