Nursing home report
HOWARD, SD · Medicare-certified · 45 beds
GOOD SAMARITAN SOCIETY HOWARD (Howard, SD) has an overall 5 of 5 stars, with 5-star health inspections, 4-star staffing and quality ratings, and no fines in the last 24 months. Reported nurse staffing is 3.33 hours per resident per day, below the federal benchmark of 4.1.
Health inspections
Staffing
3.3298 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.3298.
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 nursing home failed to provide appropriate treatment and care according to residents' orders, preferences, and goals. Cited January 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 684 — 42 CFR §483.25 — S/S: D
The home failed to promptly report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and share the investigation results with the proper authorities. Cited September 2023 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 609 — 42 CFR §483.12 — S/S: D
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
Things at a nursing home change — inspections, staffing, ownership, news.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.
