Good Samaritan Society - Maplewood
Residential Care
550 East Roselawn Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55117
We have been providing quality care for decades with continually expanding services that meet the needs of individuals and families in the St. Paul area. Patients receive highly skilled, compassionate rehabilitation care through either inpatient or outpatient therapy programs.
Operated by Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society, which runs 230 communities in our directory.
Good Samaritan Society - Maplewood is licensed for 71 beds, about typical for the area, where senior care communities in St. Paul average about 58 beds.
Federal reporting puts occupancy at about 89% of its licensed beds.
Medicare rates this community 3 out of 5 stars overall, a score based on health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. Communities in St. Paul average about 4.0 stars. The individual scores differ noticeably: 5 stars for staffing against 2 stars for health inspections, so it is worth reading both before deciding. Its most recent standard health inspection was in August 2025 and recorded 10 deficiencies.
Residents receive about 4.4 hours of nursing care per day on average, including 1.6 hours from a registered nurse. Nursing staff turnover over the past year was about 32%.
The community is located in Ramsey County, MN.
Inspection record
In its last three standard inspections and any complaint visits, federal inspectors cited 33 problems at Good Samaritan Society - Maplewood. 1 finding involved harm to a resident. 15 came from investigating complaints by residents or families.
Findings from the most recent inspection cycle
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Pharmacy Service
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Infection Control
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
Quality of Life and Care
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
Nutrition and Dietary
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
Infection Control
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Rights
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
A citation on its own does not mean poor care, and most are corrected within weeks. What matters most is how serious the findings were and whether the same problems keep coming back. When you visit, it is fair to ask the administrator what inspectors found and what has changed since.
Good Samaritan Society - Maplewood offers assisted living and nursing home care.
Facility details
- Beds / units 71
- Religious affiliation Lutheran
- Occupancy 89%
- Nursing hours per resident/day 4.4
- Annual staff turnover 32%
- Last health inspection August 2025
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