Nursing home report
Registered name: Good Samaritan - Saint Ansgar
Saint Ansgar, IA · Medicare-certified · 42 beds
5 out of 5 stars overall. Good Samaritan Society – St. Ansgar has strong quality and staffing ratings (both 5 and 4 stars, respectively) and no fines in the last 24 months, but its reported nurse staffing of 2.94 hours per resident per day is below the federal benchmark of 4.1 hours.
Health inspections
Staffing
2.9378 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 2.9378.
Hours per resident per day.
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
Residents with a fall causing major injury
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
Residents with a urinary tract infection
Residents who lost too much weight
Residents who were physically restrained
Residents needing more help with daily activities
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
Residents with a long-term catheter
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
Residents with depressive symptoms
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
The home failed to have a registered nurse on duty enough hours each day and to keep a registered nurse as the full-time director of nursing. Cited June 2026 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
F-Tag 727 — 42 CFR §483.35 — S/S: F
The nursing home failed to provide and carry out an infection prevention and control program to help keep residents from getting or spreading infections. Cited June 2026 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: D
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
Health inspection found 4 health deficiencies.
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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.
