Good Samaritan Society - St John's
3410 Central Avenue, Kearney, NE, 68847 · CCN 285189
Good Samaritan Society - St John's is a CMS-certified skilled nursing facility located in Kearney, Nebraska. This facility-specific record brings together official CMS provider, inspection, rating, and enforcement data while identifying what is missing or uncertain.
What stands out in the available record
The available records contain 31 cited deficiencies across 5 surveys. None of the available citations were coded at G or above, although later surveys could change that context.
5 of the most frequently cited tags appear more than once in the available history: F0684 (4), F0677 (3), F0757 (2), F0880 (2), F0584 (2). Repetition can indicate a recurring compliance area, but it is not proof that the same underlying problem remained uncorrected.
Survey history
- July 2025 — Health: 2 cited deficiencies
- January 2025 — Health: 8 cited deficiencies
- January 2024 — Health: 1 cited deficiency
- December 2023 — Health: 8 cited deficiencies
- November 2022 — Health: 12 cited deficiencies
Scope and severity distribution
- Scope/severity D: 14 citations
- Scope/severity E: 11 citations
- Scope/severity F: 6 citations
No available citations were coded at G or above. This statement is limited to the records currently available to POCDesk.
Top Deficiency Citations
- F0684 — Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. (4 citations)
- F0677 — Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. (3 citations)
- F0757 — Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. (2 citations)
- F0880 — Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (2 citations)
- F0584 — Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely. (2 citations)
Deficiency categories
- Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies: 13 citations
- Pharmacy Service Deficiencies: 5 citations
- Infection Control Deficiencies: 4 citations
- Resident Rights Deficiencies: 3 citations
- Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies: 2 citations
- Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies: 2 citations
Official CMS Five-Star context
- Overall: 2 of 5 stars
- Health inspection: 2 of 5 stars
- Staffing: 3 of 5 stars
- Quality measure: 2 of 5 stars
CMS reports 3.4 total nurse staffing hours per resident day.
Five-Star values above are official CMS fields. POCDesk does not calculate or predict the official CMS rating.
Enforcement and penalties
The available CMS enforcement dataset contains 1 penalty action, most recently dated April 2026. Monetary fines in these records total $0.
Sources, freshness, and limitations
Source: official CMS datasets, including Provider Information, Health Deficiencies, and Penalties. View the CMS data source. Loaded survey records window — Earliest loaded survey: November 2022; Latest loaded survey: July 2025. These dates describe records loaded by POCDesk, not a CMS release or publication timestamp. Facility statistics refreshed: October 9, 2026 at 4:09 PM UTC. The available rating record has a CMS processing date of September 2026. POCDesk last refreshed that rating record on October 2026.
POCDesk groups citations by survey date, counts recurring F-Tags across the available history, and summarizes CMS scope/severity codes. Those summaries are POCDesk organization and interpretation of public records, not official ratings or survey findings of our own. Read the governing 42 CFR Part 483 and our editorial standards and methodology.
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