SIOUX FALLS, SD – The American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) announced that seven South Dakota Good Samaritan Society locations received the 2023 Bronze – Commitment in Quality Award. In total, only 10 long-term care locations in the state received this recognition.

The Bronze Award is the first of three distinctions possible through the AHCA/NCAL National Quality Award Program, which recognizes long-term care providers across the nation that have demonstrated improved quality outcomes for staff, residents and individuals with disabilities in long term and post-acute care.

Providers begin the quality improvement process at the Bronze level, where they assess their organization's mission, vision, and key factors that lead to success. Each application is reviewed and judged against a set of nationally recognized standards for achieving excellence.

“This award is a testament to our staff who go above and beyond for our residents every day to make sure they are safe, happy and healthy,” said Nate Schema, Good Samaritan Society president and CEO. “Our partnership with Sanford Health has made us stronger as an integrated health system and has allowed us to harness new ways of working together to strengthen our quality of care and services and better meet the needs of our people. I am truly so grateful for and proud of our amazing team members who think of and treat our residents like family,” said Schema

South Dakota Good Samaritan Society skilled nursing facility (SNF) and assisted living (AL) locations receiving the award include:

• Good Samaritan Society – Hearthstone AL

• Sioux Falls, SD

• Good Samaritan Society – Prairie Creek AL/MCAL

• Sioux Falls, SD

• Good Samaritan Society – Canton SNF

• Canton, SD

• Good Samaritan Society – Echo Ridge AL

• Rapid City, SD

• Good Samaritan Society – St. Martin Village SNF

• Rapid City, SD

• Good Samaritan Society – Tyndall SNF

• Tyndall, SD

• Sanford Health – Dell Rapids Orchard Hills AL

• Dell Rapids, SD

This year, 394 long term care organizations in 47 states achieved a Bronze National Quality Award. Bronze recipients can now move on to the Silver Award level. The awards will be presented during Delivering Solutions 23, the AHCA/NCAL Convention & Expo, October 1-4 in Denver.

For more information about the Good Samaritan Society, visit www.good-sam.com.

About the Good Samaritan Society
The Good Samaritan Society is one of the largest not-for-profit providers for senior care and services in the United States with more than 200 locations in 21 states. Its services include senior living, long-term care, rehabilitation therapy, home-based services and more. For 100 years, the organization has been dedicated to sharing God’s love through the work of health, healing and comfort. Learn more about the Good Samaritan Society at good-sam.com. 

About Sanford Health

Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America’s heartland. Headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the organization serves more than one million patients and 220,000 health plan members across 250,000 square miles. The integrated health system has 47 medical centers, 2,800 Sanford physicians and advanced practice providers, 170 clinical investigators and research scientists, more than 200 Good Samaritan Society senior care locations and world clinics in 8 countries around the globe. Learn more about Sanford Health's commitment to shaping the future of rural health care across the lifespan at sanfordhealth.org or Sanford Health News.