The Good Shepherd Community
Nursing Home · Sauk Rapids, MN
- 1
- open role, live count
- 3.4
- Google rating
On the floor
What the day-to-day looks like
- Setting
- Nursing Home
What stands out
Experienced nurses
You would work beside a team a current employee described as hard-working and dedicated to residents and the mission.
As of 2024-06-14Source: glassdoor.com
Experienced nurses
The day-to-day sits close to the people who live here — a former prep cook still talked about building relationships with tenants.
As of 2021-10-14Source: glassdoor.com
New graduates
You would start in resident-facing work, where a former staffer valued relationships with tenants and a current employee describes a team dedicated to them.
As of 2021-10-14 · 2024-06-14Source: glassdoor.com
Moving here
Sauk Rapids commutes run about 15 minutes on average, and commenters note that houses tend to be on the cheaper side.
More about working here
Moving here
Livability notes here point to below-average costs, low crime, solid housing and schools, and accessible health facilities — with most amenities a drive away.
Experienced nurses
The one posting on the table lists $20.60 an hour, with no range above or below that figure.
From employer postingsAs of 2026-08-18
Who they are
You would park and walk into The Good Shepherd Community in Sauk Rapids — a senior community some people write off as just a nursing home. Inside, the work people describe is the residents.
- Nursing Home · Sauk Rapids, MN
More about The Good Shepherd Community
A former prep cook talked about building relationships with tenants. A current employee talked about a hard-working team dedicated to those residents and the mission. You would be looking at $20.60 an hour on the posting that is out there, with no range and no sign-on listed. A car is how you get here and how you get groceries; the average commute is about 15 minutes, transit is thin, and most amenities are a drive. Houses in Sauk Rapids tend to sit on the cheaper side. Costs run below average, crime is low, and schools and health facilities are described as solid. A former employee called it a burnout job. That belongs in the same picture as the team and the tenants. Minnesota is not a compact-license state, so you would need a Minnesota license to start.
A current employee described a hard-working team dedicated to residents and the mission.
Working here
Culture and working life
Themes from public reviews
Summaries of published reviews, with the original sources.
- Resident relationships
- A former prep cook valued building relationships with tenants.
As of 2021-10-14Source: glassdoor.com
- Burnout
- The same former employee described the work as a burnout job.
As of 2021-10-14Source: glassdoor.com
- Team and mission
- A current employee described a positive, hard-working team dedicated to residents and the mission.
As of 2024-06-14Source: glassdoor.com
More review themes
- Nursing-home stigma
- A current employee felt the community is overlooked as just a nursing home.
As of 2024-06-14Source: glassdoor.com
What to weigh
A former prep cook described the work as a burnout job.
As of 2021-10-14Source: glassdoor.com
The reality check
Before you decide
Quick facts
- Relationship
- Direct employer
- Roles last seen active
- Aug 18, 2026
- Website
- goodshepherdcampus.org ↗
Weighing a first job here?
The license clock and the job hunt run at once, and new-grad windows do the deciding. Residency commitments carry fine print worth reading before you sign.
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