Good Samaritan Society Scotland
Assisted Living
130 6th Street, Scotland, SD 57059
For a temporary place to recover with rehabilitation therapy, or a place to call home with extra assistance in your daily routine, we provide a care plan with services tailored to meet to your needs.
Operated by Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society, which runs 230 communities in our directory.
Good Samaritan Society Scotland is licensed for 45 beds, about typical for the area, where senior care communities in Bon Homme County average about 57 beds.
Federal reporting puts occupancy at about 80% of its licensed beds.
Medicare rates this community 5 out of 5 stars overall, a score based on health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. Communities in Bon Homme County average about 4.0 stars. Its most recent standard health inspection was in March 2025 and recorded 2 deficiencies.
Residents receive about 3.5 hours of nursing care per day on average, including 0.9 hours from a registered nurse. Nursing staff turnover over the past year was about 46%.
The community is located in Bon Homme County, SD.
Inspection record
In its last three standard inspections and any complaint visits, federal inspectors cited 5 problems at Good Samaritan Society Scotland. None of them caused harm to a resident. 2 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, a pattern
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
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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.
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 Scotland offers assisted living, nursing home care, and senior living.
Facility details
- Organization type Non profit - Corporation
- Beds / units 45
- Religious affiliation Lutheran
- Occupancy 80%
- Nursing hours per resident/day 3.5
- Annual staff turnover 46%
- Last health inspection March 2025
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