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Good Samaritan, Forest City, Forest City, IA: 4 star rating, fined $25,945 across 2 fines and had 1 payment denial
Good Samaritan, Forest City in Forest City, IA is run by The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society, with no owner listed in the CMS ownership file, is rated 4 of 5 stars by Medicare, and was fined $25,945 across 2 fines and had 1 payment denial in the three years to October 1, 2026. CMS lists 9 health citations from inspections in that time, the latest survey on August 7, 2025, and 2 of them found actual harm or immediate jeopardy.
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- Address
- 606 South Seventh Street, Forest City, IA 50436
- Overall rating
- 4 of 5 stars
- Health inspection rating
- 4 of 5
- Staffing rating
- 4 of 5
- Quality measure rating
- 2 of 5
- Certified beds
- 43
- Residents per day
- 34 on average
- Ownership type
- Nonprofit, church related
- Legal business name
- The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society
- Chain
- Good Samaritan Society, 92 facilities
- Fines
- $25,945 across 2 fines, three years to October 1, 2026
- Payment denials
- 1
- Health citations
- 9, of which 2 with actual harm or immediate jeopardy
- Latest survey
- August 7, 2025
- CMS Certification Number
- 165213
- On Care Compare
- Medicare Care Compare
Fines and payment denials
Every fine and payment denial CMS lists for this facility in the three years, newest first.
| Date | Type | Fine amount | Denial starts | Denial days | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 5, 2024 | Fine | $8,824 | Not listed | data.cms.gov | |
| October 19, 2023 | Fine | $17,121 | Not listed | data.cms.gov | |
| October 19, 2023 | Payment denial | Not listed | November 17, 2023 | 4 | data.cms.gov |
Recent health citations
Citations from health inspections, newest first.
| Survey date | Tag | What CMS cited | Scope and severity | Status | Corrected on | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 7, 2025 | F690 | Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. | D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm | Corrected | August 22, 2025 | data.cms.gov |
| August 7, 2025 | F600 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm | Past noncompliance | July 15, 2025 | data.cms.gov |
| September 5, 2024 | F689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | G: isolated, actual harm | Past noncompliance | April 22, 2024 | data.cms.gov |
| September 5, 2024 | F812 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm | Corrected | September 19, 2024 | data.cms.gov |
| September 5, 2024 | F684 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm | Corrected | September 19, 2024 | data.cms.gov |
| September 5, 2024 | F656 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm | Corrected | September 19, 2024 | data.cms.gov |
| October 19, 2023 | F805 | Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs. | K: pattern, immediate jeopardy | Corrected | November 2, 2023 | data.cms.gov |
| October 19, 2023 | F684 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm | Corrected | November 8, 2023 | data.cms.gov |
| October 19, 2023 | F580 | Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. | D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm | Corrected | November 8, 2023 | data.cms.gov |
Owners and managers
Organizations CMS lists as owners or managers of this facility, as CMS names them. CMS also lists 22 individual or personal trusts (4 managers, 18 officers, directors or trustees). Their names are not shown on this page.
| Organization | Role | Share | Since | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society | Operational or managerial control | Not listed | January 1, 2019 | data.cms.gov |
Also on SpecStream
- All nursing homes in Iowa
- Every nursing home The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society owns or manages
- This facility on Medicare Care Compare
Updated November 7, 2026. Read from CMS Provider Data Catalog, nursing homes. Open data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (US government work). Fines and citations are as CMS lists them on the date this page was read and can change after an appeal. The CMS files are joined on the CMS Certification Number. CMS gives owners no ID, so an owner page groups facilities by the owner name as CMS spells it. 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.