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Good Samaritan Society Canistota
⌖ Canistota, SD · Mc Cook County
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Medicare overall rating 3 of 5 stars
Certified beds55
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipNon-profit (corporation)
About Good Samaritan Society Canistota
Good Samaritan Society Canistota is a 55-bed nonprofit nursing home in Canistota, SD. Medicare rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (average); the average in South Dakota is 2.9. At its last full inspection (Mar 2026), inspectors found 7 problems, close to the South Dakota average of 6.7. 1 citation in its recent inspections was for residents being harmed or put in immediate danger. Nurses and aides spend about 3 hr 14 min a day with each resident, less than the South Dakota average of 3 hr 47 min. About 68% of its nursing staff left in the past year. Medicare fined it $49,289 in the last three years.
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Key details
Facility nameGood Samaritan Society Canistota
LocationMc Cook County, South Dakota
Phone(605) 296-3442
Address700 West Main St, Canistota, SD 57012 · Mc Cook County
CMS provider number435087
Ownership typeNon-profit (corporation)
Operating companyGood Samaritan Society · 92 homes
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceJuly 1, 1995 (31 years)
✓ Medicare✓ Medicaid
Certified for Medicaid; ask whether a Medicaid bed is available.
Quality & inspections
Explore this facility's official CMS 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 CMS's public records and are never altered for any paid listing. Medicare data as of September 2026.
What Medicare found
5 things to ask about in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home. 3 care-quality measures are worse than the state average in the rehab and long-term care section below.
About average
- Health citations at last inspection7 (Mar 2026)South Dakota average: 6.7. Most citations are minor and corrected within weeks.About average
Things to ask about
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- Serious health citations1 for actual harmCitations where inspectors found residents were harmed or put in immediate danger, most recently in Mar 2026 (within the past year). All 1 were later corrected.Ask about this
- Fines and penalties2 fines totaling $49,289Federal penalties from the last three years, most recently in Mar 2026 (within the past year). The national average is $30,972 per home.Ask about this
- Nurse staffing per resident3 hr 14 min a daySouth Dakota average: 3 hr 47 minWorse than state average
- Registered nurse time per resident28 min a daySouth Dakota average: 48 minWorse than state average
- Nursing staff turnover68% a yearSouth Dakota average: 48%Worse than state average
Source: Medicare (CMS) inspection, penalty and staffing records, compared with the South Dakota 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 drugs3.1%State average: 2.0%Worse than average
Physical therapist time: about 1 minute per resident a day. That is less than the state average of 3 minutes. 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 injury6.0%State average: 5.5%About average
- Pressure sores (bedsores)8.5%State average: 4.6%Worse than average
- Given antipsychotic drugs44.3%State average: 24.6%Worse than average
Source: Medicare (CMS) quality measures, compared with the South Dakota 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 South Dakota, Medicaid pays for 54% of resident days at a typical home.
- 70% Medicaid
- 3% Medicare
- 27% Private pay, insurance and other
Beds in use, on average88%South Dakota typical: 85%
Cost of care per resident day$294South Dakota typical: $330
Shares of resident days, from the home’s Medicare cost report for the year ending September 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 3 stars now, down from 4 stars in January 2019. It has ranged from 2 to 5 stars and changed 16 times.
Overall rating3★
Health inspections3★
Staffing3★
Quality of care2★
Nurse hours per resident per day3.2
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
| Month | Overall | Inspections | Staffing | Quality | Nurse hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2019 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2.3 |
| Jan 2020 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2.5 |
| Jan 2021 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3.3 |
| Jan 2022 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3.0 |
| Jan 2023 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3.0 |
| Jan 2024 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2.8 |
| Feb 2025 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | – |
| Feb 2026 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3.0 |
| Sep 2026 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3.2 |
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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