Good Shepherd Lutheran Home
Nursing home in Sauk Rapids, Minnesota, CMS certification number 245269
1115 4th Avenue North, Sauk Rapids, MN 56379 · Benton County
- CMS overall rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 146
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- July 9, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 9
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Good Shepherd Lutheran Home take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Good Shepherd Lutheran Home 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 | 5 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 3 of 5 |
| Staffing | 5 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 5 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Good Shepherd Lutheran Home 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
- 4.71
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.75
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.77
- Nurse aide hours
- 3.20
- Weekend total hours
- 4.17
- Nursing staff turnover
- 31.9%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 30.8%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on July 9, 2026 and cited 9 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on April 17, 2025, found 9.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 135.6 residents live here, about 93% of its 146 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 146
- Average residents per day
- 135.6
- Certified since
- July 1, 1984
- Resident or family council
- Both
Who owns Good Shepherd Lutheran Home
- Legal business name
- Good Shepherd Lutheran Home of Sauk Rapids Minnesota
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Church related
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Who inspects nursing homes in Minnesota
Minnesota'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 Minnesota, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Good Shepherd Lutheran Home, 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 Shepherd Lutheran Home
What is the CMS star rating of Good Shepherd Lutheran Home?
5 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Good Shepherd Lutheran Home accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Good Shepherd Lutheran Home?
9 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Good Shepherd Lutheran Home?
Good Shepherd Lutheran Home of Sauk Rapids Minnesota, non profit - church related.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.