Overview
Good Samaritan Society - Park River has a Medicare overall rating of 2 out of 5, below the North Dakota average of 3.3. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Park River. Its strongest area is staffing (4 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.3 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 93% of nursing homes in North Dakota (the state average is 4.5 hours). Of that, 0.8 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on August 21, 2025, found 6 health deficiencies, more than the North Dakota average of 5.4. 4 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $27,417 in the past three years.
Good Samaritan Society - Park River is a nonprofit facility with 44 certified beds, caring for about 41 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1984.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- August 21, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 6
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 4
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $27,417
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.26 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.81 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.50 hrs
- Nurse aides1.95 hrs
- Physical therapists0.00 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 44
- Average residents per day
- 41
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- January 1, 1984
- 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