The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society is the largest not-for-profit provider of senior housing and services in America. Headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the society operates centers throughout the United States. The organization maintains an affiliation with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA).
The society’s founder, Reverend August “Dad” Hoeger, incorporated the society in 1922. The first Good Samaritan Society center opened in Arthur, North Dakota, on March 1, 1923. It began as a center for mentally and physically disabled people and followed the principles of Christianity. Hoeger believed that the organization should take care of the “whole person, body, and soul”.
Since then, the society has grown to employ more than 24,000 people. According to data provided by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid, as of November 1, 2023, the society operated 119 skilled nursing facilities with 8.047 bed through 6 affiliates in 18 states in the United States.
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