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Good Samaritan Society - International Falls

2201 Keenan Drive, International Falls, MN, 56649

Type
Nursing home
Medicare/Medicaid certified · CCN 245318Nonprofit

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Federal Quality Data

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.

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CMS Star Ratings

Overall4 / 5
Health inspections3 / 5
Staffing5 / 5
Quality measures3 / 5

Facility & Staffing

Ownership
Non profit - Corporation · Chain: Good Samaritan Society
Certified beds
54 · avg 51 residents/day
Total nursing staff turnover
39.7%near the Minnesota averageMinnesota avg: 42.5% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
RN turnover
15.4%lower than most Minnesota nursing homesMinnesota avg: 38.5% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
Administrators who left
1 departednear the Minnesota averageMinnesota avg: 0.6 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare

Enforcement & Citations

Fines (past 3 years)
1 fine · $8,190 total

Medicare certification

CMS Certification Number
245318
Certified beds
54 beds · avg 51 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

Non-profitCorporation

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

30 health citations on file1 from complaints1 federal fine totalling $8,190

Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 30)

  • D0880·Jan 14, 2026

    Infection Control Deficiencies

    Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

  • D0773·Jan 14, 2026

    Administration Deficiencies

    Provide or obtain laboratory tests/services when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results.

  • D0677·Jan 14, 2026

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

    Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

  • D0881·Nov 25, 2024

    Infection Control Deficiencies

    Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.

  • F0880·Nov 25, 2024

    Infection Control Deficiencies

    Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

  • F0867·Nov 25, 2024

    Administration Deficiencies

    Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.

  • F0838·Nov 25, 2024

    Administration Deficiencies

    Conduct and document a facility-wide assessment to determine what resources are necessary to care for residents competently during both day-to-day operations (including nights and weekends) and emergencies.

  • D0761·Nov 25, 2024

    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.

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Federal penalties

By year

  • 20241 fine · $8,190

Most recent events

  • Jan 19, 2024Fine · $8,190

Fire-safety citations

32 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Jan 14, 2026. 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.

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Where this information comes from

  • Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.

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