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Good Shepherd Lutheran Home

1115 4Th Avenue North, Sauk Rapids, MN 563793202526525Ownership: Non profit - Church relatedCertified beds: 146Avg. daily residents: 125County: Benton

The complete public record on Good Shepherd Lutheran Home, a Medicare & Medicaid–certified nursing home in Sauk Rapids, Minnesota, from the CMS Care Compare database (August 2026 release). Every figure below is published by federal regulators; ClearPath adds the state comparisons and the plain-English reading.

CMS Star Ratings

Overall rating
★★★★★
CMS’s composite of the three ratings below. Minnesota average: 3.2 stars.
Health inspection
★★★☆☆
Based on the last three years of on-site inspections and complaint investigations — the rating CMS weights most heavily.
Staffing
★★★★★
Nurse and aide hours per resident per day, adjusted for how much care residents need, plus staff turnover.
Quality measures
★★★★★
Clinical outcomes CMS tracks, such as falls with injury, pressure ulcers and hospital readmissions.
Good Shepherd Lutheran Home holds a 5-star overall rating, in the top tier CMS assigns. Its health-inspection rating is lower than its overall rating — the overall score is being lifted by staffing or quality-measure ratings, which draw partly on facility-reported data. None of this tells you whether a bed is open, whether your insurance is in network, or whether the facility will accept a given level of care — confirm those three directly with the facility before you commit.

Staffing

4.92 total nurse staff hours per resident per day
above the state average (4.19)
0.80 RN hours per resident per day
below the state average (1.06)
4.36 weekend nurse staff hours per resident per day
38.6% total nursing staff turnover
below the state average (42.2)
28.0% RN turnover
0 administrators left in the reporting period

Hours are per resident per day, from payroll-based journal data facilities submit to CMS. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over the past year.

Inspections & Penalties

July 9, 2026 most recent standard health inspection
9 health deficiencies cited in the most recent inspection cycle
above the state average (7.0)
10 health deficiencies in the two prior cycles combined
$0 in federal fines across 0 penalties (last 3 years)
0 payment denials
CMS withholding Medicare/Medicaid payment for new admissions until problems were fixed

Recent Inspection Citations

24 citations on record across recent inspections. Showing the most recent inspection. Severity uses CMS’s A–L scope-and-severity scale; G and above means residents were actually harmed.

InspectionTagWhat was citedSeverity
July 9, 20260572Give residents a notice of rights, rules, services and charges.F · Potential for more than minimal harm
July 9, 20260554Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.D · Potential for more than minimal harm
July 9, 20260561Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.D · Potential for more than minimal harm
July 9, 20260641Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.D · Potential for more than minimal harm
July 9, 20260684Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.D · Potential for more than minimal harm
July 9, 20260689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.D · Potential for more than minimal harm
July 9, 20260700Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2)…D · Potential for more than minimal harm
July 9, 20260755Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.D · Potential for more than minimal harm
July 9, 20260761Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all…D · Potential for more than minimal harm

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Source: CMS Care Compare (data.cms.gov), August 2026 monthly release. Figures are as published by CMS and change monthly; ClearPath refreshes automatically. ClearPath Senior Guide is an independent information service, accepts no referral fees or placement incentives from any facility, and does not recommend facilities. Verify current details with the facility.