Overview
Good Samaritan - Forest City has a Medicare overall rating of 4 out of 5, above the Iowa average of 3.1. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Forest City. Its strongest area is health inspections (4 of 5), and its weakest is quality of care (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.5 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 71% 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 August 7, 2025, found 2 health deficiencies, fewer than the Iowa average of 6.5. 1 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 2 fines totaling $25,945 in the past three years.
Good Samaritan - Forest City is a nonprofit facility with 43 certified beds, caring for about 34 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1994.
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.
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- August 7, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 2
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 1
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 2 totaling $25,945
- Payment denials
- 1
- Total penalties
- 3
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.49 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.91 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.43 hrs
- Nurse aides2.15 hrs
- Physical therapists0.00 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Church related
- Certified beds
- 43
- Average residents per day
- 34
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- April 1, 1994
- 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