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Samaritan Bethany Home on Eighth

Nursing home in Rochester, MN

Medicare & Medicaid certified3★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address
24 8th Street Northwest, Rochester, MN 55901
Phone
(507) 289-4031
Listed under
Nonprofit
Medicare CCN
245530
Overall star rating
3 of 5 ★★★☆☆
Health inspection rating
3 of 5
Staffing rating
4 of 5
Quality measures rating
3 of 5
Certified beds
128
Average residents per day
94
Ownership
Nonprofit, corporation
Legal business name
Samaritan Bethany INC
Certified for
Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
May 1, 1988
Changed ownership in last 12 months
No
Continuing care retirement community
No
Located inside a hospital
No
Resident or family council
Resident council
Sprinklers in all required areas
Yes

CMS certification number 245530. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Mar 26, 2026. CMS lists 18 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Feb 1, 2024 to Mar 26, 2026): 3 from complaint inspections, 1 at the “actual harm” level or higher.

InspectionCitationSeverity
Mar 26, 2026Post nurse staffing information every day.
Nursing and Physician Services · complaint inspection
C
Potential for minimal harm, widespread
Mar 26, 2026Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Resident Rights
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Mar 26, 2026Honor 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.
Resident Rights
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Mar 26, 2026Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Mar 26, 2026Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Mar 26, 2026Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Nursing and Physician Services
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Mar 26, 2026Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Mar 26, 2026Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Resident Rights
E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Dec 12, 2024Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Resident Rights
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Mar 14, 2024Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Pharmacy Service · complaint inspection
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Mar 14, 2024Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection
G
Actual harm, isolated
Feb 1, 2024Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.
Resident Rights
C
Potential for minimal harm, widespread

Showing the 12 most recent of 18. Full inspection reports are on Medicare Care Compare.

Severity letters follow CMS's scope-and-severity grid: A–C potential for minimal harm, D–F potential for more than minimal harm, G–I actual harm, J–L immediate jeopardy. Most citations are corrected; a citation is what inspectors found on that date. Source: CMS Health Deficiencies file, processed Aug 1, 2026.

Fines and payment denials

CMS records 1 fine totalling $27,555 and 1 denial of Medicare payment for new admissions in the last three years.

Mar 14, 2024Fine: $27,555
Mar 14, 2024Payment denial for 3 days from Apr 9, 2024

Source: CMS Penalties file, processed Aug 1, 2026. Amounts are as CMS reports them and may reflect later reductions or appeals.

Staffing

Total nurse staffing per resident per day
3.53 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
0.62 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day
2.25 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends
2.92 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
47%
RN turnover (yearly)
25%
Administrators who left in the past year
0

From payroll-based staffing data the facility submits to CMS. Hours are per resident per day.

A citation is what inspectors found on one date; most are corrected within weeks. Look for patterns — the same problem cited in several inspections — and for anything at the G–L level (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). The full inspection narrative (Form CMS-2567) is linked from Medicare Care Compare, and your state long-term care ombudsman can tell you about complaints.

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