Nursing home report
Waukon, IA · Medicare-certified · 60 beds
Good Samaritan - Waukon has an overall 3-star rating, with 3-star health inspection and quality ratings and a 4-star staffing rating, but reported nurse staffing is below the federal benchmark (3.35 vs. 4.1 hours per resident per day). It also had $8,281 in fines in the last 24 months and a recent federal penalty.
Health inspections
Staffing
3.3498 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.3498.
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 seasonal flu 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 September 2025 — isolated incident, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 689 — 42 CFR §483.25(d) — S/S: J
The nursing home failed to make sure its quality review group had the required members and met at least every three months. Cited April 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 868 — 42 CFR §483.75 — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to encode each resident’s assessment data and send it to the state on time. Cited April 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 640 — 42 CFR §483.20 — S/S: D
The home failed to provide safe and appropriate breathing care when a resident needed it. Cited April 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 695 — 42 CFR §483.25(i) — S/S: D
The home failed to ensure residents’ medications were free from unnecessary drugs. Cited April 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 757 — 42 CFR §483.45(d) — S/S: D
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
A federal fine of $8,281 was recorded.
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
Health inspection found 4 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
On record with Medicare: 1 fine · $8,281 in total fines.
Federal fine
Sep 11, 2025
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.
