Overview
Good Samaritan Society - Bethany has a Medicare overall rating of 5 out of 5, above the Minnesota average of 3.2. Among the 2 nursing homes in Brainerd, it ranks first. Its strongest area is staffing (5 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (4 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.8 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 73% of nursing homes in Minnesota (the state average is 4.3 hours). Of that, 1.5 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on December 4, 2025, found 2 health deficiencies, fewer than the Minnesota average of 7.0. All of them came from complaint investigations. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 42% of Minnesota nursing homes have been fined.
Good Samaritan Society - Bethany is a nonprofit facility with 79 certified beds, caring for about 73 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1988.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 50%
Top 21%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- December 4, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 2
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 2
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.79 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)1.49 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.51 hrs
- Nurse aides1.79 hrs
- Physical therapists0.04 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 79
- Average residents per day
- 73
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- January 1, 1988
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Both
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes