About Good Samaritan Society Scotland

Good Samaritan Society Scotland is a nursing home in Scotland, South Dakota. Its capacity is 45 beds, below the South Dakota median of 50 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 5 citations, the most recent on March 27, 2025. Enforcement records show no fine or payment denial against it. Nurse staffing averages 3.26 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

5.0

CMS Care Compare, October 2026.

Inspection history (5)

Records from December 2023 to March 2025.

March 27, 2025
Tag F0655
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted.
Severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected May 1, 2025.
March 27, 2025
Tag F0755
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected May 1, 2025.
January 15, 2025
Tag F0600
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected February 7, 2025.
January 15, 2025
Tag F0609
Timely 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 February 7, 2025.
December 7, 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 January 15, 2024.

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Penalties

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

Staffing

3.26 nurse hours per resident per day in Q2 2026, up from 3.14 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 South Dakota.

Nursing Homes

South Dakota median$9,444/mo

South Dakota cost breakdown

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