Overview
Good Samaritan - Estherville has a Medicare overall rating of 3 out of 5, in line with the Iowa average of 3.1. Among the 2 nursing homes in Estherville, it ranks first. Its strongest area is health inspections (3 of 5), and its weakest is quality of care (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.3 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 83% of nursing homes in Iowa (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 0.9 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on January 15, 2026, found 6 health deficiencies, fewer than the Iowa average of 6.5. 1 of them came from complaint investigations. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 37% of Iowa nursing homes have been fined.
Good Samaritan - Estherville is a nonprofit facility with 62 certified beds, caring for about 48 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1993.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- January 15, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 6
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 1
- 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 staff3.29 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.90 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.48 hrs
- Nurse aides1.90 hrs
- Physical therapists0.00 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 62
- Average residents per day
- 48
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- December 1, 1993
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes