Good Shepherd Care Center
Strong Medicare quality ratings; families often praise compassionate and friendly nursing staff. Still worth an in-person visit.
based on 95 Google reviews
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What this means for your family
Good Shepherd Care Center is highly regarded for its compassionate staff and clean environment, making it a strong candidate for your loved one. While the overall feedback is very positive, we recommend visiting during off-hours to observe staff professionalism and ensure the facility environment meets your standards for cleanliness.
Google Reviews
Google Reviews
95 reviews on Google“Good Shepherd Care Center receives predominantly positive feedback, with many families praising the compassionate staff and the clean, well-maintained environment. While the majority of reviewers express high satisfaction with the quality of care, a small minority of negative reviews raise concerns regarding staff professionalism and facility odors. Overall, it is viewed as a reliable option for long-term care and rehabilitation.”
Quality Themes
Tap a score for detailsStrengths
- Compassionate and friendly nursing staff
- Clean and well-maintained facility
- Effective physical therapy services
- Strong communication with families
Concerns
- Unprofessional staff behavior (e.g., smoking on-site) (mentioned by 2 reviewers)
- Unpleasant odors in the facility (mentioned by 2 reviewers)
Rating Trends
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Distribution · 99 analyzed
How They Respond to Reviews
Questions for Your Tour
- 1We've heard wonderful things about how communicative your team is with families; how do you typically share daily updates or health changes with us?
- 2With such a high CMS health inspection rating, what specific protocols do you have in place to ensure the facility stays clean and odor-free for the residents?
- 3We are looking for great rehabilitation support; could you tell us more about how your physical therapy services integrate into a resident's daily routine?
- 4Since we want to ensure our loved one is always well-attended to, how do you manage staffing levels during overnight shifts or weekends?
- 5What kind of daily social activities or group outings do you organize to keep the residents engaged and active?
- 6In the event of a sudden medical emergency after hours, what is the immediate process for contacting doctors and notifying the family?
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Key Review Excerpts
“My sister lives here and has been taken care of amazingly. She went thru depression and I talked to don, administrator,social services and her nurse and they were all amazing!”
“My grandmother was here. Shes home now but loved the staff. Said a young girl would braid her hair every morning”
“I used the physical therapy part, they are awsome”
Staffing
Staffing Hours
per resident/day · Medicare 2026Both RN and total nursing hours are below national benchmarks. This can mean less clinical attention per resident, so ask about their staffing plan.
Quality Measures
Quality Measures
Resident outcomes compared with national, state, and local averages · 17 measures
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Residents with depression symptoms
Highly dependent on how each facility screens and codes depressive symptoms, so it varies widely between facilities.
Residents vaccinated for pneumonia
Residents on antipsychotic medication
Residents on anti-anxiety or sleep medication
Residents vaccinated for the flu
Residents who lost too much weight
Short-stay residents vaccinated for the flu
Short-stay residents vaccinated for pneumonia
Short-stay residents newly given antipsychotics
US average from Medicare published data
Inspection History
Medicare Inspection History
3-year lookback · Medicare 2026
Good Shepherd Care Center has 31 deficiencies across three surveys, primarily involving fire safety systems, dietary services, and emergency preparedness procedures. While all violations have been corrected by the facility, several issues recurred across multiple inspections, including fire alarm maintenance and food safety protocols. The facility shows a pattern of operational oversights but demonstrates responsiveness to correction requirements.
May 2, 2025Routine3
Smoke Deficiencies
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
Miscellaneous Deficiencies
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies
Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing.
Feb 16, 2024Routine15
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Emergency Preparedness Deficiencies
Develop Emergency Preparedness policies and procedures.
Emergency Preparedness Deficiencies
Address subsistence needs for staff and patients.
Smoke Deficiencies
Follow proper procedures when the fire alarm was out of service for more than 4 hours.
Smoke Deficiencies
Follow proper procedures when the automatic sprinkler systems was out of service for more than 10 hours.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies
Have a battery powered remote alarm panel in a location accessible by operating personnel.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail.
Construction Deficiencies
Use approved construction type or materials.
Smoke Deficiencies
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
Smoke Deficiencies
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
Smoke Deficiencies
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies
Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to manage his or her financial affairs.
Nov 4, 2022Routine13
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Emergency Preparedness Deficiencies
Establish staff and initial training requirements.
Egress Deficiencies
Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.
Smoke Deficiencies
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
Services Deficiencies
Meet other general requirements that are deficient.
Miscellaneous Deficiencies
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Miscellaneous Deficiencies
To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Miscellaneous Deficiencies
Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Ownership & Operations
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