Good Samaritan - Forest City
Nursing home in Forest City, Iowa, CMS certification number 165213
606 South Seventh Street, Forest City, IA 50436 · Winnebago County
- CMS overall rating
- 4 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 43
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- August 7, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 2
- Fines in 3 years
- $25,945 (2)
Does Good Samaritan - Forest City take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Good Samaritan - Forest City is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 4 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 4 of 5 |
| Staffing | 4 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 2 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 1 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Good Samaritan - Forest City reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 3.49
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.91
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.43
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.15
- Weekend total hours
- 3.13
- Nursing staff turnover
- 46.7%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 66.7%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on August 7, 2025 and cited 2 deficiencies, plus 1 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on September 5, 2024, found 4.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Good Samaritan - Forest City 2 times in the past 3 years, for $25,945 in total.
It also had 1 payment denial, when Medicare stopped paying for new admissions for a time.
Beds and residents
On an average day 33.6 residents live here, about 78% of its 43 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 43
- Average residents per day
- 33.6
- Certified since
- April 1, 1994
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Good Samaritan - Forest City
- Legal business name
- The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Church related
- Chain
- 92 homes nationally under Good Samaritan Society, 3-star chain average
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- Timely Mission Nursing Home109 Mission Drive, Buffalo Center 50424
Who inspects nursing homes in Iowa
Iowa's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
Compare all nursing homes in Iowa, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Good Samaritan - Forest City, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Good Samaritan - Forest City
What is the CMS star rating of Good Samaritan - Forest City?
4 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Good Samaritan - Forest City accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Good Samaritan - Forest City?
2 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Good Samaritan - Forest City?
The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society, non profit - church related.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.