Overview
Samaritan Bethany Home on Eighth has a Medicare overall rating of 4 out of 5, above the Minnesota average of 3.2. It ranks 2nd of 7 nursing homes in Rochester. Its strongest area is staffing (5 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (3 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.3 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 59% 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 March 26, 2026, found 8 health deficiencies, more than the Minnesota average of 7.0. 1 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $27,555 in the past three years.
Samaritan Bethany Home on Eighth is a nonprofit facility with 128 certified beds, caring for about 94 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 29%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- March 26, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 8
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 1
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $27,555
- Payment denials
- 1
- Total penalties
- 2
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff4.34 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.67 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.78 hrs
- Nurse aides2.88 hrs
- Physical therapists0.00 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 128
- Average residents per day
- 94
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- May 1, 1988
- 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