Overview
Good Samaritan Society - St James has a Medicare overall rating of 4 out of 5, above the Minnesota average of 3.2. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in St James. Its strongest area is health inspections (4 of 5), and its weakest is quality of care (3 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.5 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 85% of nursing homes in Minnesota (the state average is 4.3 hours). Of that, 0.7 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on July 28, 2026, found 1 health deficiency, fewer than the Minnesota average of 7.0. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 42% of Minnesota nursing homes have been fined.
Good Samaritan Society - St James is a nonprofit facility with 42 certified beds, caring for about 38 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1992.
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 36%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- July 28, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 1
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- 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 staff3.50 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.71 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.37 hrs
- Nurse aides2.42 hrs
- Physical therapists0.00 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 42
- Average residents per day
- 38
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- January 1, 1992
- 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