SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) announced that 22 Good Samaritan locations received the 2026 Bronze – Commitment to Quality Award. This recognition signifies a location’s commitment to improving the lives of residents through quality care.
This distinction is the first of three progressive award levels through the AHCA/NCAL National Quality Award Program. The program honors long term and post-acute care providers across the nation that have demonstrated their dedication to enhancing quality care for the residents they serve.
“This recognition underscores the commitment and dedication of our Good Samaritan caregivers who think of and treat our residents like family,” said DeeAndra Sandgren, Good Samaritan chief nursing officer. “Providing high-quality care is at the heart of what we do and it’s a responsibility we are privileged to provide in America’s heartland. It’s truly an honor to serve and care for our nation’s seniors.”
Good Samaritan skilled nursing locations receiving the award include:
- Good Samaritan Society – Fort Collins Village
- Fort Collins, Colo.
- Good Samaritan Society – Loveland Village
- Loveland, Colo.
- Good Samaritan Society – Ottumwa
- Ottumwa, Iowa
- Good Samaritan Society – Forest City
- Forest City, Iowa
- Good Samaritan Society – Estherville
- Estherville, Iowa
- Good Samaritan Society – George
- George, Iowa
- Good Samaritan Society – Algona
- Algona, Iowa
- Good Samaritan Society – Villisca
- Villisca, Iowa
- Good Samaritan Society –Beatrice
- Beatrice, Neb.
- Good Samaritan Society – Maplewood
- Maplewood, Minn.
- Good Samaritan Society – Grand Island Village
- Grand Island, Neb.
- Good Samaritan Society – St. John’s
- Kearney, Neb.
- Good Samaritan Society – Howard
- Howard, South Dakota
- Good Samaritan Society – Olathe
- Olathe, Kan.
Good Samaritan assisted living locations receiving the award include:
- Good Samaritan Society – Hearthstone Assisted Living
- Sioux Falls, S.D.
- Good Samaritan Society – Fort Collins Village
- Fort Collins, Colo.
- Good Samaritan Society – Bethany
- Brainerd, Minn.
- Good Samaritan Society – Heritage Grove
- East Grand Forks, Minn.
- Good Samaritan Society – Northwinds
- International Falls, Minn.
- Good Samaritan Society – The Pines
- Jackson, Minn.
- Good Samaritan Society – Grand Island Village
- Grand Island, Neb.
- Good Samaritan Society – Samaritan Springs
- Beatrice, Neb.
The AHCA/NCAL National Quality Award Program is a three-level process reviewed and evaluated by trained experts against a set of nationally recognized standards for organizational excellence. The standards of the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program help organizations achieve superior performance over time to improve the quality of life and care of long term care residents.
Providers begin this quality improvement journey at the Bronze level, where they develop an organizational profile outlining key elements such as their vision, mission, customer base, and core strengths and challenges.
“Earning the Bronze Quality Award reflects a strong commitment to continuous improvement and delivering quality care every day,” said AHCA/NCAL President & CEO Clif Porter. “Congratulations to this year’s recipients for taking this important step in the quality journey. We are excited to see all they will accomplish in the years ahead.”
This year, 893 long term care providers in all 50 states achieved a Bronze National Quality Award. Bronze recipients may now move forward to the Silver – Achievement in Quality award criteria.
The awards will be presented during AHCA/NCAL’s Convention & Expo October 11-14 in Boston.
For more information about Good Samaritan, visit www.good-sam.com.
About Good Samaritan
Good Samaritan, one of the nation’s largest nonprofit providers of senior care and services, is committed to transforming the aging experience through innovation, compassion and personalized care. As part of Sanford Health, an integrated nonprofit health system headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Good Samaritan serves 10,000 seniors and offers access to a full continuum of care, including 95 rehabilitation and skilled nursing centers, 60 assisted living and memory care facilities, 51 independent living locations and 42 home health and hospice agencies. The senior care provider delivers services across the upper Midwest, with 70% of residents living in rural communities. Learn more about Good Samaritan's mission and commitment to delivering high quality senior care in rural America 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 has 55,000 employees and serves more than 2 million patients and nearly 415,000 health plan members across the upper Midwest including South Dakota, North Dakota, Minnesota, Wyoming, Iowa, Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The integrated nonprofit health system includes a network of 58 hospitals, 289 clinic locations, 145 senior care communities, 4,500 physicians and advanced practice providers and 1,100 active clinical trials and studies. The organization’s transformational virtual care initiative brings patients closer to care with access to nearly 80 specialties. More than 400 residents and fellows are trained each year through graduate medical education with Sanford Health fully funding and supporting 29 of the 40 available programs. Sanford Health also includes Lewis Drug, a pharmacy and retail chain with 60 locations in three states and nearly 190 pharmacists. 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.
