Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Good Samaritan Ambassador
8100 Medicine Lake Road, New Hope, MN 55427 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · Part of Good Samaritan Society (89 facilities) · 77 certified beds
Good Samaritan Ambassador is a Medicare-certified nursing home in New Hope, Minnesota. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (5/5 for staffing, 5/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.66 hours per resident per day, above the Minnesota average of 4.23. Its most recent inspection on Jan 9, 2025 cited 2 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Good Samaritan Ambassador compares
This facility vs. the Minnesota and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Minnesota avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 4.66 | 4.23 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.78 | 1.06 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.40 | 2.55 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 37.9% | 42.4% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 2.0 | 8.0 | 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.
- Every deficiency from the January 9, 2025 inspection was corrected by February 14, 2025
What inspectors found at Good Samaritan Ambassador
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 · Jan 9, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jan 9, 2025 · 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
- 8100 Medicine Lake Road
New Hope, MN 55427 - CMS certification #
- 245149
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 77
- Avg residents/day
- 75.3
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1968-02-26
- Chain
- Good Samaritan Society (89 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
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
Explore the area around Good Samaritan Ambassador using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Nurse 24 hours a day, transportation
- Workplace safety 1 OSHA workplace safety inspection since 2018, 1 violation cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Good Samaritan Ambassador says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
A registered nurse is on duty 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Provides transportation.
Transportation
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Apartment types named: two-bedroom.
Each cozy Lodge apartment features one or two bedrooms, a kitchenette, living room and bathroom with a shower.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
OSHA workplace safety inspections
OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.
- Feb 21, 2018: programmed (planned) inspection, complete (safety). Case closed May 1, 2018. 1 violation cited (1 serious). Penalties: $2,450 proposed, $2,450 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as 96885 - the Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society. Matched by street address; the name OSHA recorded differs from the community's.
Details
- Serious: Fall protection (1910.28(b)(13)(ii)). Penalty $2,450 proposed, $2,450 now. To be fixed by Apr 26, 2018.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, as of Oct 15, 2026, inspections since 2016. Penalties can change while a case is open or contested.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- North Memorial Health Hospital, Robbinsdale. 2.1 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 1 of 5 stars. Location approximate.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- The Villas at Brookview, Golden Valley. 1.6 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Home Health Care Inc, Golden Valley. 1.4 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Hy-Vee Pharmacy. 1.9 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 55427 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmc Dialysis - Golden Valley, Golden Valley, 1.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Fkc - Robbinsdale Dialysis, Robbinsdale, 2.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Davita Robbinsdale Dialysis, Robbinsdale, 2.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 26 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 55427.
Superior Hospice Inc., office in Golden Valley, 1.4 miles away, straight line
Moments Hospice, office in Golden Valley, 2.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 1 of 5 stars)
North Memorial Home Hlth Hospc, office in Robbinsdale, 2.8 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Twin Cities Physicians Professional Corporation, Golden Valley. 1.9 miles away, straight line. 3 geriatric medicine doctors 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 low. By hazard: inland flooding relatively low, 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 | See above |
| 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 Ambassador a good nursing home?
CMS gives Good Samaritan Ambassador an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 5/5 for staffing and 5/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Good Samaritan Ambassador staffed?
Good Samaritan Ambassador reports 4.66 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Minnesota average of 4.23.
Has Good Samaritan Ambassador had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 2 deficiencies.
How many beds does Good Samaritan Ambassador have?
Good Samaritan Ambassador is certified for 77 beds.