Overview
Good Samaritan Society - Comforcare has a Medicare overall rating of 5 out of 5, above the Minnesota average of 3.2. It is the highest-rated of the 3 nursing homes in Austin. It scores best on quality of care (5 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (4 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.1 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 53% of nursing homes in Minnesota (the state average is 4.3 hours). Of that, 0.9 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on January 29, 2026, found no health deficiencies. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $21,645 in the past three years.
Good Samaritan Society - Comforcare is a nonprofit facility with 45 certified beds, caring for about 44 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1986.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 34%
Top 3%
Top 4%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- January 29, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 0
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $21,645
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff4.14 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.89 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.58 hrs
- Nurse aides2.67 hrs
- Physical therapists0.07 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 45
- Average residents per day
- 44
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- June 1, 1986
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes