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⌖ Franklinton, LA · Washington County
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Medicare overall rating 1 of 5 stars
Certified beds84
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipNon-profit (corporation)
About Good Samaritan Living Center
Good Samaritan Living Center is a 84-bed nonprofit nursing home in Franklinton, LA. Medicare rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (much below average); the average in Louisiana is 2.6.
- Inspections: 5 problems at its last full inspection (May 2026), close to the Louisiana average of 6.4. None of its recent citations were for residents being harmed.
- Staffing: nurses and aides spend about 3 hr 51 min a day with each resident, about the same as the Louisiana average of 3 hr 45 min.
- Fines: $168,630 in federal fines in the last three years.
Written from Medicare’s published figures; nothing here is paid for or written by the home. Our methodology
Key details
Facility nameGood Samaritan Living Center
LocationWashington County, Louisiana
Phone(985) 839-6706
Address605 Hilltop Avenue, Franklinton, LA 70438 · Washington County
Medicare provider number195612
Ownership typeNon-profit (corporation)
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceSeptember 24, 2004 (21 years)
✓ Medicare✓ Medicaid
Certified for Medicaid; ask whether a Medicaid bed is available.
Quality & inspections
Explore this facility's official Medicare inspection history, staffing levels and quality measures below — sourced directly from Medicare's public records.
Ratings and inspection data on this page come directly from Medicare's public records and are never altered for any paid listing. Medicare data as of September 2026.
What Medicare found
1 strength and 1 thing to ask about in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home. 4 care-quality measures are worse than the state average in the rehab and long-term care section below.
Strengths
- Serious health citationsNone since Jan 2026No citations for actual harm or immediate jeopardy since Jan 2026.Strength
About average
- Health citations at last inspection5 (May 2026)Louisiana average: 6.4.About average
- Nurse staffing per resident3 hr 51 min a dayLouisiana average: 3 hr 45 minAbout average
- Registered nurse time per resident17 min a dayLouisiana average: 19 minAbout average
Things to ask about
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- Fines and penalties1 fine totaling $168,630Federal penalties from the last three years, most recently in Nov 2023 (about 2 years ago). The national average is $30,972 per home.Ask about this
Source: Medicare (CMS) inspection, penalty and staffing records, compared with the Louisiana average. Problems may have been corrected since; ask the home about anything listed here. How we choose these
Short-term rehab or long-term care?
Medicare rates these separately, and many homes are better at one than the other.
Short-term rehab
For a stay of a few weeks after a hospital visit, such as after surgery or a stroke.
- Newly given antipsychotic drugs5.1%State average: 3.1%Worse than average
Physical therapist time: about 0 minutes a day per resident, averaged across all residents, including long-term residents who get little or no therapy. That is less than the state average of 3 minutes. It is not one person’s therapy schedule; if rehab is the goal, ask how many therapy sessions a week to expect.
Long-term care
For residents who live at the home for months or years.
- Falls with a major injury7.5%State average: 3.5%Worse than average
- Pressure sores (bedsores)8.9%State average: 5.6%Worse than average
- Given antipsychotic drugs6.2%State average: 22.7%Better than average
- Hospital stays per 1,000 resident days3.7State average: 2.6Worse than average
Source: Medicare (CMS) quality measures, compared with the Louisiana average. Lower is better for every rate shown.
Who pays, and how full it is
Most residents here have their care paid by Medicaid. In Louisiana, Medicaid pays for 73% of resident days at a typical home.
- 80% Medicaid
- 5% Medicare
- 15% Private pay, insurance and other
Beds in use, on average44%Louisiana typical: 75%
Facility operating cost per resident day$351Louisiana typical: $284
Shares of resident days, from the home’s Medicare cost report for the year ending December 2024. The cost per day is what care costs the home to provide, not the price you would pay; ask the home for its private-pay rate. A busy home may have fewer open beds, so ask about availability.
Ratings over time
Its overall Medicare rating is 1 star now, the same as 1 star in January 2019. It has ranged from 1 to 4 stars and changed 13 times.
Overall rating1★
Health inspections2★
Staffing1★
Quality of care1★
Nurse hours per resident per day3.8
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
| Month | Overall | Inspections | Staffing | Quality | Nurse hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2019 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3.9 |
| Jan 2020 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4.0 |
| Jan 2021 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4.4 |
| Jan 2022 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3.8 |
| Jan 2023 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3.7 |
| Jan 2024 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2.7 |
| Feb 2025 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | – |
| Feb 2026 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3.9 |
| Sep 2026 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3.8 |
Source: Medicare (CMS) monthly Care Compare releases since 2019. Medicare has changed how some ratings are calculated over the years and paused most inspections in 2020, so some jumps reflect rule changes rather than changes at the home. Our methodology
See the full inspection reportEvery citation, fine, staffing figure and quality measure Medicare publishes for this home
From Medicare’s September 2026 data. Each inspection is dated below; staffing comes from payroll records for a recent quarter, and resident outcomes cover the latest period Medicare reports.
Inspection summary
How this facility compares to state and national averages on CMS-reported problems.
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Three-survey history
Citation counts across this facility's three most recent inspection cycles, so you can see whether problems are trending up, down, or holding steady.
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