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Good Samaritan Society: Care Standards Violation - MN

Healthcare Facility
Good Samaritan Society - Specialty Care Community
Robbinsdale, MN  ·  2/5 stars

Good Samaritan Society - Specialty Care Community was cited for failing to ensure that services provided to residents meet professional standards of quality. It is a finding that sits at the foundation of what a nursing facility is supposed to do. Not a paperwork lapse. Not a scheduling error. Inspectors determined that the care itself fell short of what the profession requires.

The citation falls under a category regulators call Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies. The scope was classified as isolated, meaning inspectors did not find the problem spread across the facility's population. The severity was rated D, the entry level for deficiencies that carry no documented actual harm but where the potential for more than minimal harm exists. That distinction matters. A D-level finding does not mean nothing went wrong. It means inspectors could not point to a resident who was hurt. It does not mean no one was at risk.

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What makes this particular citation harder to set aside is what came after it. The facility has filed no plan of correction.

Every nursing home that receives a deficiency citation is expected to respond. The plan of correction is the facility's formal commitment: here is what went wrong, here is what we are doing about it, here is when it will be fixed. It is not optional. It is the mechanism by which regulators track whether a facility is actually addressing what inspectors found. Good Samaritan Society has not submitted one for this deficiency.

That absence is its own statement.

The inspection took place on June 4, 2026, as part of a standard health survey. These are the routine visits that federal and state inspectors conduct to assess whether nursing facilities are meeting the requirements of participation in Medicare and Medicaid. They are not surprise audits triggered by complaints, though complaints can prompt additional visits. A standard survey is the baseline check, the ordinary measure of whether a facility is doing what it is supposed to do.

Sixteen deficiencies emerged from that baseline check at Good Samaritan Society.

The professional standards citation was one piece of a larger picture inspectors assembled that day. Sixteen deficiencies across a single inspection is not a minor result. The average nursing home inspection in the United States turns up a handful of citations. Sixteen suggests inspectors found problems moving through multiple areas of the facility's operations, not a single department having a bad week.

The specific finding under F0658, the regulatory tag attached to professional standards of quality, is broad by design. It is meant to capture situations where care falls below what a reasonable clinician, a reasonable nurse, a reasonable professional in that role would provide. It does not require that a resident was harmed to be cited. It requires that the care delivered was not what the profession would recognize as adequate.

Inspectors determined that standard was not met here.

Good Samaritan Society is part of a larger network. The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society operates senior care facilities across multiple states and has for decades positioned itself as a mission-driven organization, one whose name carries an explicit promise of care. That name now appears on a federal inspection record showing 16 deficiencies and a missing correction plan.

The residents living at the Robbinsdale facility on the day inspectors arrived were receiving care that did not meet professional standards, according to the federal government's own finding. Some of them may not know that. Their families may not know it either.

The plan of correction that was supposed to explain how the facility would fix that problem has not been written.

Full Inspection Report

The details above represent a summary of key findings. View the complete inspection report for Good Samaritan Society - Specialty Care Community from 2026-06-04 including all violations, facility responses, and corrective action plans.

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Data source: Official federal inspection data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Editorial process: AI-synthesized regulatory data, reviewed for accuracy by our editorial team.

Professional review: All content reviewed by Christopher F. Nesbitt, Sr., NH EMT & BU-trained Paralegal.

Last verified: August 5, 2026  ·  Our methodology

Quick Answer

GOOD SAMARITAN SOCIETY - SPECIALTY CARE COMMUNITY in ROBBINSDALE, MN was cited for violations during a health inspection on June 4, 2026.

Good Samaritan Society - Specialty Care Community was cited for failing to ensure that services provided to residents meet professional standards of quality.

Health inspections identify deficiencies that facilities must correct. Violations range from minor documentation issues to serious safety concerns. Review the full report below for specific details and facility response.

Frequently Asked Questions

What happened at GOOD SAMARITAN SOCIETY - SPECIALTY CARE COMMUNITY?
Good Samaritan Society - Specialty Care Community was cited for failing to ensure that services provided to residents meet professional standards of quality.
How serious are these violations?
Violation severity varies from minor documentation issues to serious safety concerns. Review the inspection report for specific deficiency codes and scope. All violations must be corrected within required timeframes and are subject to follow-up verification inspections.
What should families do?
Families should: (1) Ask facility administration about specific corrective actions taken, (2) Request to see the follow-up inspection report verifying corrections, (3) Check if this represents a pattern by reviewing prior inspection reports, (4) Compare this facility's ratings with other nursing homes in ROBBINSDALE, MN, (5) Report any new concerns directly to state authorities.
Where can I see the full inspection report?
The complete inspection report is available on Medicare.gov's Care Compare website (www.medicare.gov/care-compare). You can also request a copy directly from GOOD SAMARITAN SOCIETY - SPECIALTY CARE COMMUNITY or from the state Department of Health. The report includes specific deficiency codes, facility responses, and correction timelines. This facility's federal provider number is 245279.
Has this facility had violations before?
To check GOOD SAMARITAN SOCIETY - SPECIALTY CARE COMMUNITY's history, visit Medicare.gov's Care Compare and review their inspection history, quality ratings, and staffing levels. Look for patterns of repeated violations, especially in critical areas like abuse prevention, medication management, infection control, and resident safety.


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