Leaders of the Good Samaritan Society will be on the ground in Arizona, New Mexico and Texas this week, beginning the transition of another dozen long-term care facilities to new operators as the nonprofit continues scaling back its national footprint.
Good Sam is about 18 months into an effort to bring its core operations back into a centralized stretch of the Midwest and Mountain West. Late last year, CEO Nate Schema described the reorganization — a reduction of 30% — as an effort to recommit resources and renew focus on a smaller, more cohesive group of facilities.
“We’ve been so intentional about partnering with quality providers. We really want to ensure and understand what their plans are for these locations for the future,” Schema said.
“We know that oftentimes, even though we leave a community, they’re known as a Good Samaritan community for the indefinite future, so we’re focusing on really seamless and smooth transitions. These are not just transactions to us.”