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GOOD SAMARITAN - ELLSWORTH

1156 Highway 14, Ellsworth, KS

Skilled Nursing

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About GOOD SAMARITAN - ELLSWORTH

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Family and resident feedback

3.0 out of 5 from 3 reviews

Overall rating from Caring.com. Recent public reviews can help surface themes to ask about on a tour. Ratings belong to the original review source and are not independently verified by us.

★★★★★

Critical

I am a friend or relative of a current/past resident

Nice facility but.... Did not provide the assistance my family was paying for. Left my grandma up all night all the time instead of giving her needed assistance getting ready for bed. Did not help her with daily hygiene and skipped her showers. I suspect they were not administering her medications correctly, if at all, as she did a complete downward spiral in a month. Staff spends most of their time working on crafts for themselves or sitting on the internet instead of helping the residents. No activities provided …

Jacob127February 2, 2025Caring.com

★★★★★

Positive

I am a friend or relative of a resident

My mom is in Drover's Cottage, a part of the Good Samaritan Retirement Village. I chose it because I live in Ellsworth, and it is 15 miles from where she lives. They have good and very friendly staff. They are very caring. Her room is super nice. It has two bedrooms, two bathrooms, and huge walk-in closets in both bedrooms. The food is not too bad. There is always room for improvement. They serve their meals from the nursing home, so that causes it to be a little bit bland for the people that lives at Drover&a…

Caring96043750December 30, 2014Caring.com

★★★★★

Positive

I am a friend or relative of a resident

We know some of the people working at The Good Samaritan Society that is why we placed my mother-in-law there. They just re-did the place. They have a nice big lobby for socializing. They have like a big cage that has some birds in there. Their rooms have bay windows and they are of good size. They also have a room that family can use, wherein they can come in and you can sit around and talk, order foods and eat in there if you want. Their dining hall is not sectioned so that everybody eats the same thing. You can …

Thomas28January 13, 2014Caring.com

Verified overview

What we know from public sources

Care options
Skilled Nursing
Operator
Not yet resolved
Public price status
Not publicly found
Last source check
October 22, 2026

Campus care settings

Skilled nursing

GOOD SAMARITAN - ELLSWORTH

43 CMS-certified beds · CMS CCN 175231

Classification and identity evidence

Why this community appears in these categories

Skilled Nursing

Current CMS-certified nursing-home provider record; classification does not imply current admission availability.

Authoritative classification evidence · observed September 16, 2026

Facility-level payment evidence

Plans and public programs found in source records

These are directory, certification, contract, or participation records. They do not determine an individual’s eligibility, authorization, network benefits, cost sharing, admission, or whether a visit or stay is free.

Certified provider record

KS Medicaid

Payer: KS Medicaid · Service scope: Long Term Nursing

Room-and-board coverage is not publicly confirmed.

CMS Provider Data Catalog ↗ · source dated August 1, 2026

Certified provider record

Original Medicare

Payer: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · Service scope: Short Term Skilled Nursing

Room-and-board coverage is not publicly confirmed.

CMS Provider Data Catalog ↗ · source dated August 1, 2026

Payment-program records

Medicare and Medicaid information

Medicaid

CMS provider type: Medicare and Medicaid

A contract or certification record does not guarantee coverage, eligibility, or current acceptance of new residents.

Medicare

CMS provider type: Medicare and Medicaid

A contract or certification record does not guarantee coverage, eligibility, or current acceptance of new residents.

Official oversight

Inspection and quality records

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services5/5 overall CMS rating · 5/5 health inspection · 4/5 staffing · 1 recent-cycle deficienciesView the official record ↗

Coverage last checked October 22, 2026 via Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

Questions to confirm with the community

Additional care fees
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Move-in fee
Not publicly disclosed
Exact unit availability
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