2800 Augusta Ln, Hays, KS 67601
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Good Samaritan Society - Hays
Hays, KansasMedicare inspection record
About Good Samaritan Society - Hays
GOOD SAMARITAN SOCIETY - HAYS is a non profit - corporation nursing home in HAYS, KS with 45 certified beds.
Community at a glance
Capacity
45 residents
Location
Hays, KS
Status
Listed in a public registry
Care & services offered
Skilled Nursing
Contact & location
2700 CANAL BLVD, Hays, Kansas 67601
Medicare inspection record
From CMS Care Compare, the federal record every Medicare-certified nursing home is held to. Data as of September 1, 2026. Check it on Medicare.gov
At its most recent standard inspection, on February 24, 2025, state inspectors cited 6 health deficiencies (the Kansas average is 9.5).
Nurses and nurse aides spend 4 hours 4 minutes with each resident a day, about the same as the Kansas average.
Medicare has not fined Good Samaritan Society - Hays in the last three years.
Staffing
| Measure | This home |
|---|---|
| Nurse and aide time per resident, per day | 4 hours 4 minutes |
| Registered nurse time per resident, per day | 53 minutesAbove the Kansas average |
| Nursing staff who left in the past year | 29%Below the Kansas average |
Inspections
6 health citations in the last three years. Each one is a federal standard inspectors found the home was not meeting.
June 8, 2026 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Pharmacy ServiceFrom a complaintCorrected Jul 7, 2026
February 24, 2025 · Standard inspection · 5 citations
Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Mar 28, 2025Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected Mar 28, 2025Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected Mar 28, 2025Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)AdministrationCorrected Mar 28, 2025Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Mar 28, 2025
Fines and payment denials
No fines or Medicare payment denials in the last three years.
About the home, per Medicare
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Legal business name
- The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society
- Medicare-certified beds
- 45
- Average residents per day
- 42
- Accepts
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- December 1, 1994
- Part of a chain
- Good Samaritan Society, 92 homes
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes
- CMS Certification Number
- 175322
Location
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2700 CANAL BLVDHays, KS 67601
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Questions about Good Samaritan Society - Hays
How did Good Samaritan Society - Hays do on its last inspection?+
State inspectors visited on February 24, 2025 and cited 6 health deficiencies, 1 of them from complaint investigations. The Kansas average is 9.5.
How much nursing care does each resident get at Good Samaritan Society - Hays?+
Nurses and aides spend 4 hours 4 minutes with each resident per day, including 53 minutes from registered nurses. 29% of nursing staff left over the past year.
Has Good Samaritan Society - Hays been fined by Medicare?+
Medicare's records show no fines against Good Samaritan Society - Hays in the last three years.
Does Medicare cover skilled nursing?+
Medicare covers up to 100 days of skilled nursing per benefit period after a qualifying 3-day hospital stay — fully for the first 20 days, then with a daily copay. Long-term custodial stays are generally not covered.
How much does a nursing home cost?+
A semi-private room averages about $7,900 per month nationally; private rooms cost more. Medicaid is the largest payer for long-term nursing home care.
What is the CMS star rating?+
Medicare rates nursing homes 1 to 5 stars on its Care Compare site. We don't repeat those stars here. Each nursing home page shows Medicare's underlying record instead: inspections, staffing and fines, with a link to check it on Medicare.gov.