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Good Samaritan Society - Albert Lea

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: A
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75507 240th Street,
Albert Lea MN 56007

(507) 203-9145

93% estimated occupancy 1

Good Samaritan Society - Albert Lea is an average-sized non-profit nursing home located in Albert Lea, Minnesota. We gave this facility an A overall grade, ranking it in the top 20 percent of all nursing homes in the United States. We flat out can't say enough great things about this place. As you can find below, this nursing home performed just as well in our category ratings. In fact, we gave it straight A's!

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Quick Details

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

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Stroke Recovery
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Wound Care
  • Cardiac Therapy
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management
  • Oncology Care
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation
  • Lymphedema Care
  • Aquatic Therapy

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A

We also wanted to point out the fact that this facility has received nearly flawless inspections in recent years. We gave them an A in this area. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in calculating our inspection ratings. One critical factor is health deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of the deficiencies is usually more important than the number of deficiencies, as some can be relatively minor. Although this facility had some deficiencies on its government inspection report, none were major deficiencies based on CMS' scale. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Nurse Quality

Grade: A

One of the other reasons we graded this nursing home so highly is that it received a very impressive nursing score. In that category, we awarded this nursing home an A. When calculating a facility's nursing rating, we weigh the amount of time nurses are caring for residents and the level of skill of the nurses. This nursing home averages 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing grades. This place performed very well in the area of avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: A

This facility also was dominant in the category of short-term care, where we gave it a grade of A. Very few nursing homes fared better in this category. In the category of short-term care, we strive to evaluate indicators of a facility's rehabilitation services. We analyze a nursing home's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses and various therapists. Fortunately, it appear that this facility employs registered nurses. Not all nursing homes employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, according to the data they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Lastly, we considered the percentage of residents that eventually returned home from this nursing home. We found that 5.1 percent of this nursing home's residents were able to return home.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: A-minus

Turning to our last area, this nursing home received a high-end long-term care grade. We gave it a grade of A- in that area, giving this facility straight A's. Nursing homes that receive this kind of score in this category tend to provide consistent around the clock care to make sure patients are kept in good health. One of the factors we considered in addition to nursing hours was vaccinations. This nursing home provided the pneumonia vaccination to 94.618835 percent of its patients. This is a great way to avoid unnecessary deaths for the senior population. Clearly, this place is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Good Samaritan Society - Albert Lea Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B-minus

In Good Samaritan Society - Albert Lea, 8.93% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term patients who suffered from new or worsened pressure ulcers or bed sores. We bake this statistic into our nursing grades.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: A

In Good Samaritan Society - Albert Lea, 1.35% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percentage of residents who sustained a major fall. Falls leading to severe injury are considered by many experts to be an indicator of nursing care at a nursing home. Falls are routinely the result of poor nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: D

In Good Samaritan Society - Albert Lea, 4.05% of Patients had UTIs

This datapoint indicates the percentage of long-term stay residents who had a urinary tract infection. Although more infections may reflect poorly on a nursing home's nursing care, it is difficult to compare different facilities due to nursing homes having inconsistent reporting standards.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B-minus

In Good Samaritan Society - Albert Lea, 16.67% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This indicates the percentage of patients prescribed antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic medications are prescribed to residents for many medical conditions, such as cognitive disorders. Sadly, in limited cases, increased usage of these drugs may mean that a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A-plus

In Good Samaritan Society - Albert Lea, 6.45% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This tells you the percentage of patients who were given antianxiety medications. These medications are given to patients experiencing depression or anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B-minus

In Good Samaritan Society - Albert Lea, 6.85% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of patients exhibiting symptoms of depression. Higher levels of depression could be a sign a less hospitable environment.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B

In Good Samaritan Society - Albert Lea, 97.31% of Patients

This metric measures the percentage of long-term residents that were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: A-minus

In Good Samaritan Society - Albert Lea, 9.29% of Patients

This tells you the percent of residents who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of needing for assistance with ADL's may be a sign of decline of a patient's medical condition.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A-minus

In Good Samaritan Society - Albert Lea, 22.4% of Residents

This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term residents that remained mobile levels.

Hospitalizations

Grade: A-plus

In Good Samaritan Society - Albert Lea, 0.6 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This is the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: C

In Good Samaritan Society - Albert Lea, 22.4% of Residents Rehospitalized

This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care. There is usually a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and a nursing home's quality of short-term rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: D

In Good Samaritan Society - Albert Lea, 18.06% of Patients

This indicates the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: A-minus

In Good Samaritan Society - Albert Lea, 85.43% of Resident

Measures the percentage of short-term care residents who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Some experts believe this is a reliable measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation performance.

Scores for Albert Lea, MN

  • Overall Rating has a grade of A-minus
  • Nurse Rating has a grade of A-minus
  • Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B-plus
  • Short-term Care Rating has a grade of A
  • Inspection Rating has a grade of B-plus

Looking for more options? Albert Lea, Minnesota has 3 other nursing homes

Nearby Hospitals

  • Mayo Clinic Health System - Albert Lea and AustinAcute Care Hospitals 3.56 miles away404 West Fountain Street Albert Lea Minnesota 56007Voluntary non-profit - Private(507) 377-6452

Nearby Dialysis

  • Mayo Dialysis - Albert Lea4.93 miles away1705 Se Broadway Attn: Dialysis Albert Lea Minnesota 56007CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 18 (507) 377-5920

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Footnotes:

  1. https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/profile.html#ID=245441