Nursing Homes · Ottumwa, IA
Nursing Homes · Medicare certified
Good Samaritan - Ottumwa
2035 Chester Avenue · Ottumwa, IA 52501 · 126 certified beds
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About Good Samaritan - Ottumwa
Good Samaritan - Ottumwa is a nursing home in Ottumwa, Iowa. Its capacity is 126 beds, above the Iowa median of 58 for nursing homes. It is run by a nonprofit operator and is part of Good Samaritan Society. It is Medicare certified. Its public inspection record shows 36 citations, the most recent on December 4, 2025. CMS also lists 2 fines or payment denials against it. Nurse staffing averages 3.66 hours per resident per day. It is one of 3 nursing homes listed in Ottumwa. Its public records were last updated in October 2026.
Public record
CMS Care Compare, updated October 2026
Certification
Medicare-certified.
Ratings
Overall
2.0Staffing
4.0Quality measures
4.0CMS Care Compare, October 2026.
Inspection history (36)
Records from June 2023 to December 2025.
December 4, 2025
Tag F0880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected December 15, 2025.
December 4, 2025
Tag F0558Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected December 15, 2025.
December 4, 2025
Tag F0692Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected December 8, 2025.
September 3, 2025
Tag F0880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected September 15, 2025.
September 3, 2025
Tag F0684Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected September 15, 2025.
September 3, 2025
Tag F0658Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected September 15, 2025.
October 10, 2024
Tag F0880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected October 23, 2024.
October 10, 2024
Tag F0689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Severity G: isolated, actual harm. Corrected October 23, 2024.
October 10, 2024
Tag F0578Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected October 23, 2024.
October 10, 2024
Tag F0677Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected October 23, 2024.
October 10, 2024
Tag F0692Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected October 23, 2024.
October 10, 2024
Tag F0684Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected October 23, 2024.
October 10, 2024
Tag F0550Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected October 23, 2024.
May 22, 2024
Tag F0677Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected June 17, 2024.
May 22, 2024
Tag F0725Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected June 17, 2024.
August 24, 2023
Tag F0880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected October 12, 2023.
August 24, 2023
Tag F0574The resident has the right to receive notices in a format and a language he or she understands.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected October 12, 2023.
August 24, 2023
Tag F0609Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected August 24, 2023.
August 24, 2023
Tag F0582Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected October 12, 2023.
August 24, 2023
Tag F0583Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected October 12, 2023.
Penalties (2)
Total fines: $91,569
October 10, 2024 · Fine
CMS recorded a civil money penalty of $35,968 against this nursing home on October 10, 2024.
August 24, 2023 · Fine
CMS recorded a civil money penalty of $55,601 against this nursing home on August 24, 2023.
Staffing
3.66 nurse hours per resident per day in Q2 2026, about the same as in Q4 2025.
From the payroll records nursing homes file with CMS.
Ownership
Non profit
Part of Good Samaritan Society, a chain of 92 nursing homes.
Average CMS star ratings across the chain: 3.0 overall, 2.8 for health inspections, 3.9 for staffing, 2.9 for quality measures.
Typical cost
CareScout Cost of Care Survey, 2025
This provider's prices aren't public. Here is what the same care typically costs in Iowa.
What Medicaid pays nursing homes
This is what Iowa Medicaid pays a nursing home for each resident per day. It is not what a family pays privately, but it shows what the state treats as the cost of a day of care.
Median facility daily rate
$307.06per day
About $9,335 a month.
Median we calculated from the state's own facility rate file, January 1, 2026. Based on 381 facilities.
Source: IA Medicaid NF rate publication (opens in a new tab), updated 2026-01-01
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