Good Samaritan Society - Comforcare sits in Austin, Minnesota and has room for 45 people, offering skilled nursing care along with assisted living, independent living, and home care services, and it's been doing so since 2007 as part of the larger Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society network-which means there's a focus on caring for the whole person in body, mind, and spirit, a tradition they've kept up across many locations. Certified staff, mostly English-speaking, deliver an average of 4.2 nurse hours per resident each day, but the nurse turnover sits at 36.5%, so staff changes do happen throughout the year. Residents can have private rooms that include their own bathrooms, showers, telephones, and satellite TV, which makes things more comfortable; the place tries to keep things home-like, with meals and amenities aimed at helping people feel at ease.
The facility takes in people who need both short-term help-like rehab after time in the hospital or after surgery-and those who need long-term care, and there are several official care programs with names like Comforcare Experience Credit LOA 2023 and Comforcare COVID Vaccine Policy LOA 2022, plus others that run through 2025, reflecting ongoing efforts to meet changing needs. Services reach beyond health needs, stretching into daily life support, caregiver help, and care at home. There's a commitment to quality, shown by a Bronze National Quality Award for 2025, but it's worth mentioning that over time there've been 15 documented deficiencies on inspections, and a couple of those are infection-related; there've been also some issues in the past around not meeting specific nutrition needs, including a time when a nutrition issue was marked as an immediate hazard, along with other deficiencies about not always providing care in line with each person's orders or preferences-which means more people than expected could have been at risk for harm, and families might want to look at these when considering care options.
Management has changed hands over the years, with The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society in charge since 2019, Sanford as the direct owner, and individuals like Tony Morrison and Clara Stitt taking specific management roles at different times. There's a strong connection to the Good Samaritan Society, which is a Christian social ministry, but the daily focus centers on offering practical help, medical services, and a comfortable space for seniors who need either a little help every day or more steady care, always mixing medical and non-medical services to fit both short stays and longer periods. This place keeps its directory listing updated monthly, and it takes part in a larger referral and caregiver support network, which might matter for families hunting for a mix of medical care, safety, and daily living help under one roof.