Samaritan Bethany Home On Eighth
Samaritan Bethany Home On Eighth in ROCHESTER, MN — inspection on March 26, 2026.
Found 8 citations. Severity: Standard violations.
Health inspections identify deficiencies that facilities must correct within required timeframes. Violations range from minor documentation issues to serious safety concerns and are subject to follow-up verification.
Inspection Findings
Federal health inspectors cited Samaritan Bethany Home On Eighth in ROCHESTER, MN for a deficiency under regulatory tag F-F0552 during a standard health inspection conducted on 2026-03-26.
Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies
The facility was found deficient in the following area: Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Scope/Severity Level E: pattern, no actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm.
While no actual harm was documented, there was potential for more than minimal harm to residents.
This was one of 8 deficiencies cited during this inspection of Samaritan Bethany Home On Eighth.
Correction Status: Deficient, Provider has no plan of correction.
Federal health inspectors cited Samaritan Bethany Home On Eighth in ROCHESTER, MN for a deficiency under regulatory tag F-F0554 during a standard health inspection conducted on 2026-03-26.
Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies
The facility was found deficient in the following area: Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Scope/Severity Level D: isolated, no actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm.
While no actual harm was documented, there was potential for more than minimal harm to residents.
This was one of 8 deficiencies cited during this inspection of Samaritan Bethany Home On Eighth.
Correction Status: Deficient, Provider has no plan of correction.
Federal health inspectors cited Samaritan Bethany Home On Eighth in ROCHESTER, MN for a deficiency under regulatory tag F-F0584 during a standard health inspection conducted on 2026-03-26.
Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies
The facility was found deficient in the following area: Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Scope/Severity Level D: isolated, no actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm.
While no actual harm was documented, there was potential for more than minimal harm to residents.
This was one of 8 deficiencies cited during this inspection of Samaritan Bethany Home On Eighth.
Correction Status: Deficient, Provider has no plan of correction.
Federal health inspectors cited Samaritan Bethany Home On Eighth in ROCHESTER, MN for a deficiency under regulatory tag F-F0605 during a standard health inspection conducted on 2026-03-26.
Category: Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
The facility was found deficient in the following area: Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
Scope/Severity Level D: isolated, no actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm.
While no actual harm was documented, there was potential for more than minimal harm to residents.
This was one of 8 deficiencies cited during this inspection of Samaritan Bethany Home On Eighth.
Correction Status: Deficient, Provider has no plan of correction.
Federal health inspectors cited Samaritan Bethany Home On Eighth in ROCHESTER, MN for a deficiency under regulatory tag F-F0695 during a standard health inspection conducted on 2026-03-26.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
The facility was found deficient in the following area: Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Scope/Severity Level D: isolated, no actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm.
While no actual harm was documented, there was potential for more than minimal harm to residents.
This was one of 8 deficiencies cited during this inspection of Samaritan Bethany Home On Eighth.
Correction Status: Deficient, Provider has no plan of correction.
Federal health inspectors cited Samaritan Bethany Home On Eighth in ROCHESTER, MN for a deficiency under regulatory tag F-F0726 during a standard health inspection conducted on 2026-03-26.
Category: Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
The facility was found deficient in the following area: Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Scope/Severity Level D: isolated, no actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm.
While no actual harm was documented, there was potential for more than minimal harm to residents.
This was one of 8 deficiencies cited during this inspection of Samaritan Bethany Home On Eighth.
Correction Status: Deficient, Provider has no plan of correction.
During an interview on 3/25/26 at 10:17 a.m., the nursing daily staffing report was posted on the wall behind the receptionist desk.
OS-B stated the nursing daily staffing report was posted every morning. OS-B stated she would take the nursing daily staffing report down and change the numbers with any changes that needed to be made throughout the day. OS-B stated the nursing daily staffing report had been posted on the wall behind the reception desk since she had started working four years earlier. OS-B stated she could not read the nursing daily staffing report from the desk. OS-B stated people in wheelchairs could not see the nursing daily staffing report and other people would have to lean over the counter to see the nursing daily staffing report. and might not be able to read it.
During an interview on 3/25/26 at 10:25 a.m., Administrator stated she had been at the facility for 14 years and the nursing daily staffing report had always been posted behind the reception desk.
The administrator stated no one had ever said anything about it.
The administrator stated the nursing daily staffing report does not mean a thing to the residents because it is in hours and it is only regulatory thing.
The administrator stated she could not read the nursing daily staffing report and had to lean into the reception desk to see the nursing daily staffing report behind the desk.
The administrator stated the font could be bigger for people to read. A facility policy was requested and none was provided.
Any deficiency statement ending with an asterisk (*) denotes a deficiency which the institution may be excused from correcting providing it is determined that other safeguards provide sufficient protection to the patients. (See instructions.) Except for nursing homes, the findings stated above are disclosable 90 days following the date of survey whether or not a plan of correction is provided.
For nursing homes, the above findings and plans of correction are disclosable 14 days following the date these documents are made available to the facility. If deficiencies are cited, an approved plan of correction is requisite to continued program participation.
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Federal health inspectors cited Samaritan Bethany Home On Eighth in ROCHESTER, MN for a deficiency under regulatory tag F-F0880 during a standard health inspection conducted on 2026-03-26.
Category: Infection Control Deficiencies
The facility was found deficient in the following area: Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Scope/Severity Level D: isolated, no actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm.
While no actual harm was documented, there was potential for more than minimal harm to residents.
This was one of 8 deficiencies cited during this inspection of Samaritan Bethany Home On Eighth.
Correction Status: Deficient, Provider has no plan of correction.