Good Samaritan Society - Decatur County
108 E Ash Street, Oberlin, KS, 67749
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Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed June 2026.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation · Chain: Good Samaritan Society
- Certified beds
- 45 · avg 17 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 65.4% — higher than most Kansas nursing homesKansas avg: 49.1% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 75% — higher than most Kansas nursing homesKansas avg: 41.9% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 0 departed — near the Kansas averageKansas avg: 0.3 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 1 fine · $20,207 total
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 175356
- Certified beds
- 45 beds · avg 17 residents/day
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society
- Chain affiliation
- Good Samaritan Society
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Good Samaritan Society chain — 92 facilities across 10 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 3.0 / 5.
Disclosed owners (24 on record)
- George Joseph Brown
Corporate Director · since 2025
- Kevin Victor Schieffer
Corporate Director · since 2025
- Maureen Patricia Mccausland
Corporate Director · since 2025
- Thomas Richard Wenzel
Corporate Director · since 2025
- Andrew Stewart North
Corporate Director · since 2024
- Brent Gerard Teiken
Corporate Director · since 2024
+ 18 additional owners on the federal record.
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 32)
- F0801·Nov 17, 2025
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician.
- D0761·Nov 17, 2025
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
- D0757·Nov 17, 2025
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
- F0755·Nov 17, 2025
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- F0725·Nov 17, 2025
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
- D0676·Nov 17, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
- D0628·Nov 17, 2025
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
- F0725·Apr 28, 2025Complaint
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20231 fine · $20K
Most recent events
- Sep 11, 2023Fine · $20K
Fire-safety citations
29 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Nov 17, 2025. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Jun 1, 2026.
Facility background report
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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