About Good Samaritan Society - Battle Lake

Good Samaritan Society - Battle Lake is a nursing home in Battle Lake, Minnesota. Its capacity is 51 beds, below the Otter Tail County median of 74 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 4 citations, the most recent on November 19, 2025. Enforcement records show no fine or payment denial against it. Nurse staffing averages 3.84 hours per resident per day. Its public records were last updated in October 2026.

Public record

CMS Care Compare, updated October 2026

Certification

Medicare-certified.

Ratings

Overall

5.0

Staffing

4.0

Quality measures

4.0

CMS Care Compare, October 2026.

Inspection history (4)

Records from November 2023 to November 2025.

November 19, 2025
Tag F0554
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected December 17, 2025.
November 29, 2023
Tag F0883
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected December 28, 2023.
November 29, 2023
Tag F0880
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected December 28, 2023.
November 29, 2023
Tag F0812
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Severity F: widespread, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected December 28, 2023.

See the source data on data.cms.gov

Penalties

CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this nursing home in the last three years.

Staffing

3.84 nurse hours per resident per day in Q2 2026, down from 3.92 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 Minnesota.

Nursing Homes

Minnesota median$10,646/mo

Minnesota cost breakdown

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