Good Samaritan Society - Park River
Nursing Home Facility
301 County Road 12B, Park River, ND 58270
If you want more from life than maintenance-free living and the comfort of amenities? -?if you want to be part of a caring community? -?perhaps the answer is a place more than 27,000 people call home. There is a difference between finding a place to stay and finding a place you never want to leave. A place where you can enjoy lifelong hobbies or explore new interests. A place where you can renew old friendships and build new ones.
Operated by Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society, which runs 230 communities in our directory.
Good Samaritan Society - Park River is licensed for 44 beds.
Federal reporting puts occupancy at about 97% of its licensed beds, which is high; communities this full often maintain a waiting list, so it is worth calling well before you need a place.
Medicare rates this community 2 out of 5 stars overall, a score based on health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. The individual scores differ noticeably: 4 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 6 deficiencies.
Residents receive about 3.0 hours of nursing care per day on average, including 0.7 hours from a registered nurse. Nursing staff turnover over the past year was about 47%.
The community is located in Walsh County, ND.
Inspection record
In its last three standard inspections and any complaint visits, federal inspectors cited 29 problems at Good Samaritan Society - Park River. None of them caused harm to a resident. 24 came from investigating complaints by residents or families.
In the last three years Medicare fined this home once, a total of $42,181.
Findings from the most recent inspection cycle
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
Nursing and Physician Services
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
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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, one or a few residents
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Pharmacy Service
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
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 - Park River offers assisted living, nursing home care, hospice care, and senior living.
Facility details
- Organization type Non profit - Corporation
- Beds / units 44
- Religious affiliation Lutheran
- Occupancy 97%
- Nursing hours per resident/day 3.0
- Annual staff turnover 47%
- Last health inspection August 2025
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