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Good Samaritan Society - Waconia And Westview Acre

333 Fifth Street West, Waconia, MN, 55387

Type
Nursing home
Medicare/Medicaid certified · CCN 245234Continuing-care retirement communityNonprofit

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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

Overall1 / 5
Health inspections1 / 5
Staffing4 / 5
Quality measures3 / 5

Facility & Staffing

Ownership
Non profit - Corporation · Chain: Good Samaritan Society
Certified beds
75 · avg 70 residents/day
Total nursing staff turnover
52.9%higher than most Minnesota nursing homesMinnesota avg: 42.5% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
RN turnover
53.8%higher than most Minnesota nursing homesMinnesota avg: 38.5% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
Administrators who left
2 departednear the Minnesota averageMinnesota avg: 0.6 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare

Enforcement & Citations

Fines (past 3 years)
1 fine · $12,649 total

Medicare certification

CMS Certification Number
245234
Certified beds
75 beds · avg 70 residents/day
Ownership type
Non profit - Corporation
Continuing-care community
Yes

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.

Parent entity

Sanford

Disclosed owners (40 on record)

  • Alyssa Giwojna

    Operational/managerial Control · since 2025

  • (unnamed Owner)

    Adp of The Snf · since 2025

  • (unnamed Owner)

    Adp of The Snf · since 2025

  • Pharmerica Corporation

    Adp of The Snf · since 2025

  • George Joseph Brown

    Corporate Director · since 2025

  • Kevin Victor Schieffer

    Corporate Director · since 2025

+ 34 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

45 health citations on file1 immediate-jeopardy finding17 from complaints1 federal fine totalling $13K

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Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 45)

  • D0880·Mar 26, 2026

    Infection Control Deficiencies

    Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

  • D0756·Mar 26, 2026

    Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

    Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.

  • D0699·Mar 26, 2026

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

    Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.

  • D0698·Mar 26, 2026

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

    Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.

  • D0686·Mar 26, 2026

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

    Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.

  • D0684·Mar 26, 2026

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

    Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

  • D0677·Mar 26, 2026

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

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

  • D0657·Mar 26, 2026

    Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

    Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

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Federal penalties

By year

  • 20231 fine · $13K

Most recent events

  • Jun 29, 2023Fine · $13K

Fire-safety citations

18 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Mar 26, 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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