Nursing home report
Registered name: GOOD SAMARITAN SOCIETY - VALLEY VISTA
WAMEGO, KS · Medicare-certified · 45 beds
Good Samaritan Society – Wamego in Wamego, KS has an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars. Its staffing rating is 5 stars, but reported nurse staffing is 3.72 hours per resident per day, below the federal benchmark of 4.1; it has no fines in the last 24 months, a 3-star health inspection rating, and a 2-star quality measures rating.
Health inspections
Staffing
3.7157 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.7157.
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
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 keep the area free of hazards and provide enough supervision to prevent accidents. Cited May 2024 — isolated incident, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 689 — 42 CFR §483.25(d) — S/S: J
The home failed to provide enough food and fluids to keep residents healthy. Cited August 2022 — isolated incident, actual harm.
F-Tag 692 — 42 CFR §483.25(g) — S/S: G
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited February 2024 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: F
The home failed to have enough qualified staff to properly provide food and nutrition services. Cited June 2021 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
F-Tag 801 — 42 CFR §483.60 — S/S: F
The home failed to complete and keep the resident’s care plan properly prepared, reviewed, and updated by the right health professionals. Cited February 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 657 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(2) — S/S: D
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
A federal fine of $9,315 was recorded.
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
Health inspection found 11 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 7 health deficiencies.
On record with Medicare: 2 fines · $26,525 in total fines.
Federal fine
May 16, 2024
Federal fine
Mar 27, 2024
The most recent standard health inspection was more than two years ago.
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.
