Data / Home health agencies / The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society
The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society: 15 agencies, average quality rating 4.4 of 5
CMS lists The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society as an owner or manager of 15 home health agencies in 7 states. The average quality of patient care rating is 4.4 of 5 and no agency holds one star. No agency is worse than the national rate for potentially preventable hospitalizations.
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- Home health agencies
- 15, of which 8 owned and 9 managed
- States
- 7
- Based in
- Sioux Falls, SD
- CMS lists this owner as
- chain home office, nonprofit
- Average quality rating
- 4.4 of 5
- One star agencies
- 0
- Five star agencies
- 5
- Average timely start of care
- 98.5%
- Worse than national on hospitalizations
- 0
- For profit agencies
- 3
Home health agencies
Ranked by lowest quality rating, then by worse than national hospitalization rate. Each row links to the agency page and its Medicare Care Compare record.
| Agency | City | State | Role | Ownership | Stars | Timely start of care | Preventable hospitalizations | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good Samaritan Society Home Care | Davenport | IA | Direct owner (100%) | Government Operated | 3 | 96% | Same As National Rate | medicare.gov |
| Evangelical Lutheran GSS Home Care of Central Nebraska | Kearney | NE | Operational or managerial control | Proprietary | 3.5 | 95% | Same As National Rate | medicare.gov |
| Good Samaritan Society Home Care | Devils Lake | ND | Operational or managerial control | Non-Profit | 3.5 | 99.4% | Same As National Rate | medicare.gov |
| Good Samaritan Northwest Kansas Home Health | St Francis | KS | Indirect owner, Operational or managerial control | Non-Profit | 4 | 100% | Better Than National Rate | medicare.gov |
| Good Samaritan Society, Home Care | St Croix Falls | WI | Direct owner (100%) | Non-Profit | 4 | 99.5% | Same As National Rate | medicare.gov |
| Good Sam Society Home Care of SW MN | Windom | MN | Direct owner (100%) | Non-Profit | 4.5 | 99.8% | Better Than National Rate | medicare.gov |
| Good Samaritan Home Health | Nisswa | MN | Direct owner (100%) | Non-Profit | 4.5 | 100% | Same As National Rate | medicare.gov |
| Good Samaritan Society Home Care St Peter | Saint Peter | MN | Operational or managerial control | Non-Profit | 4.5 | 99.4% | Better Than National Rate | medicare.gov |
| Good Samaritan Society, Home Care | Preston | MN | Operational or managerial control | Non-Profit | 4.5 | 95.9% | Same As National Rate | medicare.gov |
| Good Samaritan Society, Home Care | Robbinsdale | MN | Operational or managerial control | Non-Profit | 4.5 | 96.5% | Same As National Rate | medicare.gov |
| Good Samaritan Home Health of Central Kansas | Hays | KS | Operational or managerial control | Non-Profit | 5 | 100% | Better Than National Rate | medicare.gov |
| Good Samaritan Soc-Home Health of the Black Hills | Rapid City | SD | Indirect owner | Non-Profit | 5 | 98.5% | Better Than National Rate | medicare.gov |
| Good Samaritan Society Home Care of Southeast NE | Auburn | NE | Indirect owner, Operational or managerial control | Non-Profit | 5 | 99.8% | Better Than National Rate | medicare.gov |
| Good Samaritan Society Home Health | Hastings | NE | Direct owner (100%) | Proprietary | 5 | 100% | Better Than National Rate | medicare.gov |
| Good Samaritan Society-Home Care | Indianola | IA | Operational or managerial control | Proprietary | 5 | 98.4% | Not Available | medicare.gov |
By state
| State | Agencies | Average stars | One star | Five star | Worse on hospitalizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 5 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nebraska | 3 | 4.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Iowa | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kansas | 2 | 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| North Dakota | 1 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| South Dakota | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wisconsin | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Updated November 7, 2026. Read from CMS Provider Data Catalog and data.cms.gov, home health. Open data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (US government work). Ratings and measures are as CMS lists them on the date shown and CMS refreshes them on its own schedule. The CMS files are joined on the CMS Certification Number. CMS gives each owner organization an ID, and an owner page groups agencies on that ID. Names of individual owners and managers are not shown. This page uses CMS data and is not endorsed or certified by CMS. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.