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Good Samaritan Society New Underwood

412 South Madison, New Underwood, SD, 57761

Type
Nursing home
Medicare/Medicaid certified · CCN 435104Nonprofit

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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

Overall2 / 5
Health inspections2 / 5
Staffing2 / 5
Quality measures3 / 5

Facility & Staffing

Ownership
Non profit - Corporation · Chain: Good Samaritan Society
Certified beds
41 · avg 37 residents/day
Total nursing staff turnover
71.8%higher than most South Dakota nursing homesSouth Dakota avg: 49.0% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
RN turnover
57.1%higher than most South Dakota nursing homesSouth Dakota avg: 37.2% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
Administrators who left
0 departednear the South Dakota averageSouth Dakota avg: 0.3 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare

Enforcement & Citations

Fines (past 3 years)
2 fines · $26,595 total

Medicare certification

CMS Certification Number
435104
Certified beds
41 beds · avg 37 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 (22 on record)

  • Andrew Stewart North

    Corporate Director · since 2024

  • Brent Gerard Teiken

    Corporate Director · since 2024

  • Dana James Dykhouse

    Corporate Director · since 2024

  • David Jonathan Shulkin

    Corporate Director · since 2024

  • James Edward Cain

    Corporate Director · since 2024

  • Lauris Nelson Molbert

    Corporate Director · since 2024

+ 16 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

29 health citations on file2 from complaints2 federal fines totalling $27K

Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 29)

  • E0880·Dec 8, 2025

    Infection Control Deficiencies

    Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

  • D0865·Dec 8, 2025

    Administration Deficiencies

    Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities.

  • F0812·Dec 8, 2025

    Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies

    Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

  • D0732·Dec 8, 2025

    Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies

    Post nurse staffing information every day.

  • D0689·Dec 8, 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.

  • E0658·Dec 8, 2025

    Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

    Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

  • D0657·Dec 8, 2025

    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.

  • D0609·Dec 8, 2025

    Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies

    Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

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Federal penalties

By year

  • 20252 fines · $27K

Most recent events

  • Jun 10, 2025Fine · $11K
  • Jan 30, 2025Fine · $15K

Largest single fine on record: $15K.

Fire-safety citations

6 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Jan 30, 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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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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