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Good Samaritan Society - Lakota provides skilled nursing and rehabilitation care in the heart of North Dakota. Our experienced team focuses on recovery and quality of life, helping residents regain independence through personalized treatment plans and compassionate support.
Capacity
38 residents
Location
Lakota, ND
Status
Listed in a public registry
608 4TH AVE SW, Lakota, North Dakota 58344
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 June 3, 2025, state inspectors cited 10 health deficiencies (the North Dakota average is 5.6).
Nurses and nurse aides spend 3 hours 50 minutes with each resident a day, below the North Dakota average of 4 hours 25 minutes.
Medicare fined Good Samaritan Society - Lakota once in the last three years, $48,445 in total.
| Measure | This home |
|---|---|
| Nurse and aide time per resident, per day | 3 hours 50 minutesBelow the North Dakota average |
| Registered nurse time per resident, per day | 1 hour 4 minutesAbove the North Dakota average |
| Nursing staff who left in the past year | 45%Below the North Dakota average |
1 administrator has left the home in the past year.
24 health citations in the last three years. Each one is a federal standard inspectors found the home was not meeting.
June 16, 2026 · Complaint investigation · 3 citations
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
June 3, 2025 · Standard inspection · 7 citations
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
1 fine totaling $48,445 in the last three years.
608 4TH AVE SWLakota, ND 58344
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State inspectors visited on June 3, 2025 and cited 10 health deficiencies, 3 of them from complaint investigations. The North Dakota average is 5.6.
Nurses and aides spend 3 hours 50 minutes with each resident per day, including 1 hour 4 minutes from registered nurses. 45% of nursing staff left over the past year.
Yes. Medicare fined Good Samaritan Society - Lakota once in the last three years, totaling $48,445.
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.
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.
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.