Nursing home
Good Samaritan Society - Ottumwa
2035 Chester Avenue, Ottumwa, IA 52501 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · Part of Good Samaritan Society (89 facilities) · 126 certified beds
Good Samaritan Society - Ottumwa is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Ottumwa, Iowa. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (5/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.69 hours per resident per day, below the Iowa average of 3.83. Its most recent inspection on Dec 4, 2025 cited 6 deficiencies.
- 2 fines totaling $91,569In CMS records: 2 total penalties.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Good Samaritan Society - Ottumwa compares
This facility vs. the Iowa and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Iowa avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.69 | 3.83 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.90 | 0.73 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.33 | 2.53 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 36.0% | 43.9% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 6.0 | 6.2 | 9.5 | below avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
Penalties in CMS records: 2 fines totaling $91,569, 2 total penalties.
What inspectors found at Good Samaritan Society - Ottumwa
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Dec 4, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Dec 4, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Dec 4, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Sep 3, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Sep 3, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Sep 3, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Actual harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Oct 10, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Oct 10, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Oct 10, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Oct 10, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Oct 10, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Oct 10, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 2035 Chester Avenue
Ottumwa, IA 52501 - CMS certification #
- 165211
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 126
- Avg residents/day
- 103.2
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1994-04-01
- Chain
- Good Samaritan Society (89 facilities)
- Setting
- Rural
Part of Good Samaritan Society
Good Samaritan Society operates 89 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Good Samaritan Society facilities →
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Location and nearby
Explore the area around Good Samaritan Society - Ottumwa using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Programs Medicare-certified hospice at this address
- Website says Respite stays, transportation, 3 meals a day, pets allowed
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Good Samaritan Society - Ottumwa says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Offers respite or short-term stays.
Respite care
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Provides transportation.
We’ll help you explore it by offering transportation to local features such as:
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - 3 meals a day.
Three daily meals
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Pets allowed.
Pet-friendly apartments
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Apartment types named: studio, one-bedroom.
Studio–1 bedrooms
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Smoke-free.
Our comfortable, smoke-free apartments offer access to convenient services.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Medicare agencies at this address
- Medicare-certified hospice at this address. Medicare-certified hospice GOOD SAMARITAN SOCIETY HOME CARE AND HOSPICE (Medicare CCN 161591) lists this same street address. Ownership type: Non-Profit. Medicare certified since 07/15/2009. (CMS Hospice - General Information, as of Aug 19, 2026)
A shared street address is a fact about location. CMS does not say whether the agency is run by the community.
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
Federal wage and hour cases
The Department of Labor checks that staff are paid minimum wage and overtime as the law requires.
DOL also concluded 2 cases here with no violations found, most recently for a period ending Feb 24, 2007.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement data, loaded Oct 15, 2026. Concluded cases only. The dates are the period in which DOL found violations, not when the case opened or closed. Back wages are what the employer agreed to pay; penalties are what DOL assessed. DOL does not publish a page for each case, so search the dataset by case number.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Ottumwa Regional Health Center, Ottumwa. 3.9 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Ridgewood Specialty Care, Ottumwa. 0.3 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Iowa Home Care, L L C, Ottumwa. 5.8 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walmart Pharmacy. 0.6 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 52501 as micropolitan (micropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmc - Ottumwa, Ottumwa, 1.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Ottumwa Dialysis, Ottumwa, 3.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 10 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 52501.
Good Samaritan Society Home Care And Hospice, office in Ottumwa, 0.0 miles away, straight line
Hospice Inc Serving Davis & Wapello Counties, office in Ottumwa, 3.8 miles away, straight line
Care Initiatives Hospice - Albia, office in Albia, 18.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Lucas County Health Center, Chariton. 44.1 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively moderate. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire relatively low, tornado very high, heat wave relatively high, earthquake very low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here relatively low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | See above |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Good Samaritan Society - Ottumwa a good nursing home?
CMS gives Good Samaritan Society - Ottumwa an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, including 5/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Good Samaritan Society - Ottumwa staffed?
Good Samaritan Society - Ottumwa reports 3.69 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Iowa average of 3.83.
Has Good Samaritan Society - Ottumwa had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 6 deficiencies.
How many beds does Good Samaritan Society - Ottumwa have?
Good Samaritan Society - Ottumwa is certified for 126 beds.