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Good Samaritan Living Center

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: B-plus
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605 Hilltop Avenue,
Franklinton LA 70438

(985) 839-6706

47.26% estimated occupancy 1

Good Samaritan Living Center is an average-sized non-profit facility located in Franklinton, Louisiana. We gave this facility an overall grade of B+. A grade in this range requires favorable scores in most areas. At the end of the day, this nursing home is a good fit for quite a few people. The best aspect of this facility's impressive profile was its inspection rating. We discuss inspections in the next paragraph

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • Non profit - Other
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Post-Acute Care 
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Dialysis Transportation
  • Medical Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Stroke Recovery
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Dentistry
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Cardiac Therapy
  • Podiatry
  • Mental Health
  • Diabetes Management
  • Physical Therapy
  • Laboratory
  • X-Ray
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management
  • Optometry
  • Audiology
  • Colostomy Care
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation
  • Catheter Care

Registered Staff Hours

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A-plus

One of the many reasons this turned out to be a quality nursing home is that it received an A+ inspection grade. This is simply as good as it gets in this critical category. Inspection ratings account for several factors included in a facility's inspection reports. One key criteria we rely on is the number and severity of deficiencies. Places with better scores in this area typically have very few severe deficiencies. While this nursing home had some minor dings on its government inspection report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are ones labeled as categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This means that CMS did not consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: A-minus

This nursing home truly excelled in the area of long-term care, where it received a score of A-. Few nursing homes performed more favorably in this area. When facilities receive a grade in this range in this category it typically means it has plenty of staff and is an overall good place to live on a permanent basis. Once we assessed the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we then analyzed the facility's vaccination data. This facility vaccinated 100 percent of its residents for pneumonia. Vaccines are critical to keeping residents out of the hospital. Finally, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had only 0.02 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B-plus

This nursing home also was given a strong short-term care score. Indeed, we awarded it an above average grade of B+ in this area. In determining these short-term care ratings, we quantify the facility's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses, speech therapists, physical therapists and other types of skilled professionals. Our objective is to create a scale for sizing up the rehabilitation services of different nursing homes. It does not appear that this nursing home provided information on registered nurse or physical therapist staffing. The final measure we looked at in this category is the percentage of residents that eventually returned home from the nursing home. We found that 6.2 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home as opposed to remaining at the facility on a permanent basis.

Nurse Quality

Grade: D

The final area we assessed is nursing, which proved to be a weak link for this facility. We awarded this nursing home a D in nursing, leaving this as the nursing home's worst grade. We would still recommend that you look at the bigger picture. In calculating our nursing grades, we assess both nursing hours and the skill levels of the nurses. This facility offered only 0.4 hours of nursing care per patient per day. Unfortunately, this nursing home also did not perform as well as we had hoped in some of the quality measures we assessed for this category.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

Good Samaritan Living Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: F

In Good Samaritan Living Center, 18.52% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This indicates the percentage of patients who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many experts to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are often the result of residents not being moved frequently enough.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: C

In Good Samaritan Living Center, 5.26% of Patients had Serious Falls

This metric indicates the percent of long-term stay residents which experienced falls leading to serious injury. This is one of the statistics we use in determining our nursing scores.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: F

In Good Samaritan Living Center, 8.55% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percentage of patients that have had a urinary tract infection. These infections are sometimes linked to insufficient hygiene.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: A

In Good Samaritan Living Center, 6.96% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This statistic tells you the percentage of long-term patients who are prescribed antipsychotic medication. High levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior in situations where such drugs aren't medically indicated. Nevertheless, some facilities need to rely on these drugs due to having more patients suffering from cognitive disorders.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B

In Good Samaritan Living Center, 20% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This indicates the percentage of patients who were given antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety medications are administered to patients experiencing anxiety or depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: A+

In Good Samaritan Living Center, 0% of Patients

This is the percent of patients showing depressive symptoms.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: A

In Good Samaritan Living Center, 100% of Patients

This datapoint measures the percent of long-term residents that were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for nursing home residents, making these vaccines critical to patient safety.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B-plus

In Good Samaritan Living Center, 12.61% of Patients

This is the percentage of residents that required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: D

In Good Samaritan Living Center, 8.76% of Residents

This is the percent of residents who retained mobility levels over time. Optimizing mobility can be a great sign for residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

Grade: B-minus

In Good Samaritan Living Center, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This indicates the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: A

In Good Samaritan Living Center, 8.76% of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term resident care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: B-plus

In Good Samaritan Living Center, 10.5% of Patients

This tells you the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: A-minus

In Good Samaritan Living Center, 83.86% of Resident

This indicates the percent of short-term care patients who experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. High levels of autonomy with activities of daily living often correlates with higher quality rehabilitation.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Riverside Medical CenterCritical Access Hospitals 1.51 miles away1900 South Main St Franklinton Louisiana 70438Government - Hospital District or Authority(985) 795-4431
  • Our Lady of the Angels HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 17.11 miles away433 Plaza Street Bogalusa Louisiana 70427Voluntary non-profit - Church(985) 730-6700
  • Walthall County General Hospital CahCritical Access Hospitals 18.16 miles away100 Hospital Drive Tylertown Mississippi 39667Government - Local(601) 876-2122

Nearby Dialysis

  • Davita - Washington Parish Dialysis1.27 miles away724 Washington St Franklinton Louisiana 70438Dialysis Stations: 14 (985) 795-1111
  • Fkc - Washington Parish1.69 miles away2219 Main St Franklinton Louisiana 70438Dialysis Stations: 15 (985) 839-3605
  • Davita - Bogalusa Kidney Care17.45 miles away2108 S Ave F Bogalusa Louisiana 70427Dialysis Stations: 15 (985) 735-7811
  • Tylertown Dialysis17.91 miles away4820 Plaza Drive #6 Tylertown Mississippi 39667Dialysis Stations: 20 (601) 222-0311

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Footnotes:

  1. https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/profile.html#ID=195612