Nursing home
Good Samaritan Society - Syracuse
1622 Walnut Street, Syracuse, NE 68446 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · Part of Good Samaritan Society (89 facilities) · 88 certified beds
Good Samaritan Society - Syracuse is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Syracuse, Nebraska. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.52 hours per resident per day, below the Nebraska average of 4.17. Its most recent inspection on Jan 16, 2025 cited 5 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Good Samaritan Society - Syracuse compares
This facility vs. the Nebraska and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Nebraska avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.52 | 4.17 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.41 | 0.71 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.43 | 2.76 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 36.2% | 49.3% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 5.0 | 6.7 | 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 16, 2025 inspection was corrected by February 27, 2025
What inspectors found at Good Samaritan Society - Syracuse
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 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jan 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jan 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for 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 · Jan 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jan 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 10 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jan 9, 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 · May 8, 2023 - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jan 9, 2023 - Potential for harm
Have enough outside ventilation via a window or mechanical ventilation, or both.
Environmental Deficiencies · Jan 9, 2023 - Potential for harm
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jan 9, 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
- 1622 Walnut Street
Syracuse, NE 68446 - CMS certification #
- 285138
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 88
- Avg residents/day
- 43.6
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1994-02-01
- 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
Explore the area around Good Samaritan Society - Syracuse using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Respite stays, transportation, 3 meals a day
- Workplace safety 2 OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2021, 3 violations cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Good Samaritan Society - Syracuse 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.
Transportation
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - 3 meals a day.
Three meals per day, plus snacks
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Apartment types named: studio, two-bedroom.
Studio–2 bedrooms
(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 4, 2022: follow-up inspection, partial (health). Case closed Apr 28, 2022. 1 violation cited (1 repeat). Penalties: $45,579 proposed, $45,579 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society - Syracuse.
Details
- Repeat: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(e)(1)). Penalty $45,579 proposed, $45,579 now.
- Mar 30, 2021: fatality or catastrophe inspection, complete (health). Case closed Aug 4, 2021. 2 violations cited (2 serious). Penalties: $10,445 proposed, $10,445 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society - Syracuse.
Details
- Serious: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(e)(1)). Penalty $10,445 proposed, $10,445 now.
- Serious: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(f)(2)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Aug 2, 2021.
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
- Chi Health St Mary'S, Nebraska City. 16.1 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars. Location approximate.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- The Ambassador Nebraska City, Inc, Nebraska City. 16.9 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Johnson Co. Hosp. Home Health Services, Tecumseh. 20.7 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 17.3 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 68446 as rural (rural area).
- Hospice
- 6 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 68446.
- Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Advanced Mobile Medicine LLC, Bellevue. 35.6 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 Syracuse, NE, risk to homes is greater than 48% of communities in Nebraska and 59% 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 moderate. By hazard: inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire relatively moderate, 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 | 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 - Syracuse a good nursing home?
CMS gives Good Samaritan Society - Syracuse an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Good Samaritan Society - Syracuse staffed?
Good Samaritan Society - Syracuse reports 3.52 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Nebraska average of 4.17.
Has Good Samaritan Society - Syracuse had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 5 deficiencies.
How many beds does Good Samaritan Society - Syracuse have?
Good Samaritan Society - Syracuse is certified for 88 beds.