Good Samaritan Society - St James
1000 SOUTH SECOND STREET, St James, MN 56081
St James, Minnesota · CMS verdict
On the federal five-star scale, Good Samaritan Society - St James shows below-average quality that runs below Minnesota's state average of 3.2.
The rating and the PlainElderCare Index below summarize federal inspection, staffing, and outcome data, they measure specific, documented dimensions of this facility, not a holistic verdict on the care your family member would receive. Visit in person, talk with staff and current residents' families, and weigh your family member's specific needs before choosing.
Good Samaritan Society - St James in St James, Minnesota holds a CMS overall rating of 2 of 5 stars and a PlainElderCare Quality & Compliance Index of 42 of 100 (grade F). Its CMS inspection record lists multiple deficiencies. Figures are from CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Quality & Compliance Index (thinner bed book)
Its certified bed capacity sits in the lower U.S. bed tercile (≤80). A transparent composite of this facility's CMS Care Compare sub-ratings and its federal inspection record. It complements, and does not replace, the official CMS overall star rating shown at the top of the page. How this is calculated.
How the 42 is built
Each segment is a dimension's weighted points toward the score, summing to 42.
Weights: health inspections 30%, staffing 25%, quality measures 25%, inspection record 20%; any dimension CMS has not published drops out and its weight redistributes (no silent deflation). Inspection record is benchmarked against all rated US nursing homes. Source: CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Good Samaritan Society - St James's thinner certified-bed book
Quality ratings
The rating comes from CMS's most recent Care Compare release (data as of April 2026). CMS rolls three sub-ratings into the overall star: health inspection, staffing, and quality measures. The chart below sets each of them against the Minnesota average.
What each sub-rating measures
The health inspection rating reflects on-site surveyor findings from the last three cycles. The staffing rating compares case-mix-adjusted nurse hours per resident day to national benchmarks, and quality measures aggregate 15 clinical indicators including pressure ulcers, falls with injury, and long-stay antipsychotic use.
Size and setting
Located in St James, Minnesota. Bed capacity and average daily census, where CMS reports them, are in Facility details below. Its ownership type, listed in Facility details, can influence staffing patterns, reinvestment decisions, and admissions policy. At roughly 69% occupancy, this facility has meaningful open capacity relative to its certified bed count.
Same-ownership peers
Within Minnesota, Good Samaritan Society - St James is one of 161 non profit - corporation nursing homes CMS rates. Its 2-star overall rating sits below the non profit - corporation-segment average of 3.6 stars, ahead of roughly 12% of same-ownership peers in the state. Same-segment comparisons like this one strip out the business-model factor, leaving a cleaner read on facility-level performance than a raw state average would give.
Inspection record
On the regulatory side, federal and state surveyors have documented multiple deficiencies at this facility; the counts are in Facility details below. CMS has levied enforcement penalties - civil money penalties or denials of payment, during the same window. This is a high deficiency count relative to most facilities; requesting the full survey report directly is the only way to see whether these are concentrated in one area or spread across the facility's operations.
Where these figures come from
Figures above come from CMS Nursing Home Compare (Care Compare, data as of April 2026) with state cost medians from the CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See our methodology for vintage.
How Good Samaritan Society - St James's lower-tercile stars compare to Minnesota
CMS five-star sub-ratings (0–5) for this facility against the Minnesota facility-weighted average. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Bar = this facility's rating · vertical marker = Minnesota state average. Higher is better on all four CMS measures.
Where Good Samaritan Society - St James ranks in Minnesota
Among the 337 CMS-rated nursing homes in Minnesota, Good Samaritan Society - St James’s 2-star overall rating is higher than 18% of them. The bars show how all Minnesota homes spread across the CMS 1-to-5 scale; this facility’s band is highlighted.
58 Minnesota homes share this 2-star rating. Source: CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Facility details
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Beds | 42 |
| Residents | 29 |
| Ownership | Non profit - Corporation |
| County | Watonwan |
| Penalties | 2 |
| Deficiencies | 24 |
Source: CMS Care Compare Nursing Homes (data as of April 2026)
What do families ask most?
What is the quality rating for Good Samaritan Society - St James? ▾
2 out of 5 stars is Good Samaritan Society - St James's current CMS overall rating. The chart on this page breaks it into health inspection, staffing, and quality measures against the Minnesota average.
How much does a nursing home cost per month in Minnesota? ▾
The median cost for a semi-private nursing home room in Minnesota is $10,646 per month ($127,750 annually). A private room averages $13,870 per month. Costs are from the CareScout 2025 survey.
What services does Good Samaritan Society - St James offer? ▾
CMS classifies Good Samaritan Society - St James as a skilled nursing facility. Care Compare does not itemize the services on offer; the facility itself is the source for that, and its capacity, census, and ownership are listed in Facility details above.
Does Good Samaritan Society - St James have any deficiencies or penalties? ▾
Good Samaritan Society - St James has multiple deficiencies and enforcement penalties recorded by CMS; the counts are in the Facility details table. A count this high is above what most facilities post; ask the facility directly for its plan of correction on the largest findings.
What are the alternatives to a nursing home in Minnesota? ▾
In Minnesota, alternatives include assisted living ($6,573/mo), home health aides ($8,389/mo), and adult day care ($2,600/mo).
Keep reading
Also see the Minnesota elder-care overview and highest-rated states. Provider ID: 245593.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.