Good Samaritan Society - Syracuse
1622 Walnut Street, Syracuse, NE, 68446
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CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation · Chain: Good Samaritan Society
- Certified beds
- 88 · avg 47 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 40% — lower than most Nebraska nursing homesNebraska avg: 48.7% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 55.6% — higher than most Nebraska nursing homesNebraska avg: 43.9% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 1 departed — near the Nebraska averageNebraska avg: 0.5 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 285138
- Certified beds
- 88 beds · avg 47 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
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 9)
- F0880·Jan 16, 2025Complaint
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D0641·Jan 16, 2025Complaint
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- D0760·Jan 16, 2025
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
- D0689·Jan 16, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D0580·Jan 16, 2025
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
- D0580·Jan 9, 2024Complaint
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
- E0923·Jan 9, 2023
Environmental Deficiencies
Have enough outside ventilation via a window or mechanical ventilation, or both.
- F0880·Jan 9, 2023
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Fire-safety citations
35 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Jan 16, 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.
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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