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Nursing Home Inspect > Iowa > Plymouth County Data as of February 2026

    Good Samaritan Society Lemars

    Non profit - Corporation  ·  1140 Lincoln Street Ne, Le Mars, IA 51031  ·  See home’s Medicare page

    Affiliated With Good Samaritan Society
    People or companies with an ownership interest in or managerial control of this home, according to CMS data.
    3.21
    Nurse hours/resident/day
    Reported total nurse staffing hours per resident per day.
    State Average: 3.8
    50.0%
    Nurse turnover
    The percentage of nursing staff who stopped working at the home over a 12-month period.
    State Average: 44.0%
    64
    Certified beds
    Qualifying beds in the certified provider or supplier facility.
    60
    Average residents/day
    Average number of residents based on daily census.
    Direct owners are the layer of ownership closest to the nursing home while indirect owners have a stake in the nursing home but are further removed, like a company that owns the direct owner of a home. All owners listed below are people or companies who have at least a 5% stake in the nursing home. Entities with “managerial control” are those who conduct the day-to-day operations of the nursing home.
    Direct owners
    Sanford (100%) since Jan, 2019
    Indirect owners
    The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society (100%) since Jan, 2019
    Managerial control
    Sanford since Jan, 2019
    The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society since Jan, 2019
    Steven Meis since Dec, 2018
    Tony Morrison since Jan, 2019
    Deeandra Sandgren since Jul, 2023
    Tyler Whitcanack since May, 2024
    Managing employee(s)
    No information available
    Corporate Director
    George Brown since Jan, 2025
    Dana Dykhouse since May, 2024
    Wesley Engbrecht since May, 2024
    William Gassen since May, 2024
    Neil Gulsvig since May, 2024
    Stephanie Herseth Sandlin since May, 2024
    Mark Lundeen since May, 2024
    Maureen Mccausland since Jan, 2025
    Lauris Molbert since May, 2024
    Andrew North since May, 2024
    Kevin Schieffer since Jan, 2025
    David Shulkin since May, 2024
    Brent Teiken since May, 2024
    Marnie Ventling Herrmann since May, 2024
    Thomas Wenzel since Jan, 2025
    Corporate Officer
    Joel Fluit since Oct, 2022
    William Gassen since May, 2024
    Aimee Middleton since Jan, 2022
    Nicholas Olson since Apr, 2024
    Nathan Schema since Jun, 2019

    Inspection Reports

    Inspection reports document deficiencies, which are nursing homes’ failures to meet care requirements. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services releases the last three standard inspection reports, as well as the last 36 months of complaint and infection-control reports.
    11

    total deficiencies

    1

    infection-related deficiency

    This home violated federal standards protecting residents from the spread of infections.

    Apr 17, 2025
    Standard report
    4 deficiencies
    D

     to F
    F
    Full report
    Administration Deficiency — F0851
    Failure to: Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.
    Severity
    No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
    Scope
    Many people affected
    Seriousness
    F
    Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiency — F0641
    Failure to: Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
    Severity
    No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
    Scope
    Few people affected
    Seriousness
    D
    Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiency — F0656
    Failure to: Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
    Severity
    No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
    Scope
    Few people affected
    Seriousness
    D
    Pharmacy Service Deficiency — F0758
    Failure to: Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
    Severity
    No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
    Scope
    Few people affected
    Seriousness
    D
    Apr 11, 2024
    Standard report
    2 deficiencies
    D
    Full report
    Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiency — F0657
    Failure to: Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
    Severity
    No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
    Scope
    Few people affected
    Seriousness
    D
    Nursing and Physician Services Deficiency — F0725
    Failure to: Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
    Severity
    No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
    Scope
    Few people affected
    Seriousness
    D
    Jan 11, 2023
    Standard report
    5 deficiencies
    (1 infection)

    This report includes a citation for violating federal standards protecting residents from the spread of infections.
    D

     to E
    E
    Full report
    Pharmacy Service Deficiency — F0755
    Failure to: Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
    Severity
    No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
    Scope
    Some people affected
    Seriousness
    E
    Infection Control Deficiency — F0880
    Failure to: Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
    Severity
    No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
    Scope
    Some people affected
    Seriousness
    E
    Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiency — F0658
    Failure to: Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
    Severity
    No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
    Scope
    Few people affected
    Seriousness
    D
    Quality of Life and Care Deficiency — F0689
    Failure to: Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
    Severity
    No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
    Scope
    Few people affected
    Seriousness
    D
    Nursing and Physician Services Deficiency — F0725
    Failure to: Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
    Severity
    No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
    Scope
    Few people affected
    Seriousness
    D

    Penalties

    A nursing home receives a penalty, either a fine or payment suspensions, when it has a serious health citation or fails to fix a citation. Fines may be imposed once per citation or regularly until the nursing home corrects the citation. Fines not associated with inspection reports can include fines for not reporting COVID-19 data or not complying with infection-control requirements. Payment suspensions are when the government stops payments to the nursing home until an issue is fixed. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services releases the last three years of penalty information.
    This home has no record of fines or payment suspensions for the past three years.