Nursing home
Good Samaritan Society - Liberal
2160 Zinnia Lane, Liberal, KS 67901 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · Part of Good Samaritan Society (89 facilities) · 45 certified beds
Good Samaritan Society - Liberal is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Liberal, Kansas. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (5/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.66 hours per resident per day, below the Kansas average of 4.07. Its most recent inspection on Jul 24, 2024 cited 16 deficiencies. Note: it is a CMS Special Focus Facility under enhanced oversight and it carries a CMS abuse icon.
- CMS abuse iconThis facility has an active abuse icon on its CMS record.
- Special Focus Facility candidateCMS lists this facility as a candidate for enhanced oversight.
- 3 fines totaling $78,434In CMS records: 3 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 - Liberal compares
This facility vs. the Kansas and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Kansas avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.66 | 4.07 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.18 | 0.71 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.37 | 2.69 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 28.9% | 49.5% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 16.0 | 10.1 | 9.5 | above 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: 3 fines totaling $78,434, 3 total penalties.
What inspectors found at Good Samaritan Society - Liberal
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 · May 14, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Immediate jeopardy
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Jul 24, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Immediate jeopardy
Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with mental disorder or psychosocial adjustment difficulty, or who has a history of trauma and/or post-traumatic stress disorder.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jul 24, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Immediate jeopardy
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Jul 24, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Immediate jeopardy
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Jul 24, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
Administration Deficiencies · Jul 24, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Administration Deficiencies · Jul 24, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.
Administration Deficiencies · Jul 24, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Jul 24, 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 · Jul 24, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jul 24, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jul 24, 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
- 2160 Zinnia Lane
Liberal, KS 67901 - CMS certification #
- 175334
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 45
- Avg residents/day
- 39.6
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1995-05-01
- 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 →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says Respite stays
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Good Samaritan Society - Liberal 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)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Southwest Medical Center, Liberal. 0.7 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 1 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Southwest Medical Center SNF, Liberal. 0.9 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Health Watch Health Care Of Liberal, LLC, Liberal. 0.5 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 0.7 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 67901 as micropolitan (micropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Renal Care Group - Liberal, Liberal, 0.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
- Hospice
- 2 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 67901.
- Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- George Melone, MD, La Junta. 157.3 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)
- Wildfire risk to homes
- In Liberal, KS, risk to homes is greater than 85% of communities in Kansas and 85% of communities nationwide. USDA rates the whole town or city, not this address. (USDA Forest Service, Wildfire Risk to Communities, April 2026)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively low. By hazard: inland flooding relatively low, wildfire relatively moderate, tornado relatively high, heat wave very low, earthquake relatively 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 | See above |
| 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 - Liberal a good nursing home?
CMS gives Good Samaritan Society - Liberal an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars, including 5/5 for staffing and 1/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Good Samaritan Society - Liberal staffed?
Good Samaritan Society - Liberal reports 3.66 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Kansas average of 4.07.
Has Good Samaritan Society - Liberal had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 16 deficiencies. This facility is on CMS's Special Focus list for enhanced oversight.
How many beds does Good Samaritan Society - Liberal have?
Good Samaritan Society - Liberal is certified for 45 beds.