Nursing home
Good Samaritan Society - Waukon
21 East Main Street, Waukon, IA 52172 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · Part of Good Samaritan Society (89 facilities) · 60 certified beds
Good Samaritan Society - Waukon is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Waukon, Iowa. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.30 hours per resident per day, below the Iowa average of 3.83. Its most recent inspection on Apr 16, 2025 cited 5 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $8,281In CMS records: 1 total penalty.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Good Samaritan Society - Waukon 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) | 3.30 | 3.83 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.95 | 0.73 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.88 | 2.53 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 50.9% | 43.9% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 5.0 | 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: 1 fine totaling $8,281, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Good Samaritan Society - Waukon
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Immediate jeopardy
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Sep 11, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly
Administration Deficiencies · Apr 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Apr 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Apr 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Apr 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 10 deficiencies
- 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 · Jan 30, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jul 11, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Minimal
Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jul 11, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · May 11, 2023 - Minimal
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · May 11, 2023
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
- 21 East Main Street
Waukon, IA 52172 - CMS certification #
- 165240
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 60
- Avg residents/day
- 51.5
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1994-12-01
- 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
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Other public records
- Website says Transportation
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Good Samaritan Society - Waukon says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Provides transportation.
Our comfortable, smoke-free apartments offer convenient services including utilities, internet, basic cable TV, maintenance, housekeeping, meal programs, central heat and air, emergency response systems and transportation.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Smoke-free.
Our comfortable, smoke-free apartments offer convenient services including utilities, internet, basic cable TV, maintenance, housekeeping, meal programs, central heat and air, emergency response systems and transportation.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Veterans Memorial Hospital, Waukon. 0.0 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Northgate Care Center, Waukon. 0.8 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- V M H Comunity & Home Care, Waukon. 0.0 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 22.5 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 52172 as rural (rural area).
- Hospice
- 4 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 52172.
Winnmed Hospice, office in Decorah, 15.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Gundersen Clinic Ltd, Viroqua. 35.3 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 very low, tornado relatively high, heat wave relatively moderate, 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 | Nothing on record |
| 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 very 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 | Nothing on record |
| 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 - Waukon a good nursing home?
CMS gives Good Samaritan Society - Waukon an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 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 - Waukon staffed?
Good Samaritan Society - Waukon reports 3.30 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Iowa average of 3.83.
Has Good Samaritan Society - Waukon had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 5 deficiencies.
How many beds does Good Samaritan Society - Waukon have?
Good Samaritan Society - Waukon is certified for 60 beds.