Updated May 1, 2022 by Sara Levinsohn
411 Seventh Avenue Northwest,
Arlington MN 55307
75.55% estimated occupancy 1
Good Samaritan Society - Arlington is a facility located in Arlington, Minnesota. This city has a total of 3,227 people. We gave this nursing home an overall grade of B. A grade in this range requires quality scores in most areas. Based on our assessment, this place ought to meet the needs of most people. This place's strong profile was highlighted by its nursing score, which we will address in the next paragraph.
To go along with its strong overall grade, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A for our nursing grade. There are quite a few factors included in this area. Most of these datapoints relate to the quantity of nurse staffing. This facility provided 4.1 hours of nursing care per patient daily. This was one of the higher totals we found. In addition, we found that a significant portion of this care was provided by registered nurses, which are highly skilled nurses. These are both really impressive figures. On top of offering impressive levels of care, this place also performed well in several of the quality-based metrics we looked at. In terms of the number of its patients suffering falls leading to major injury, this facility performed as well as any nursing home Minnesota.
This facility was awarded an impressive short-term care score as well. We gave it one of our better grades in that category with a score of B+. In our short-term care rating, we try to craft a meaningful gauge for rehabilitation. In doing so, we assess a nursing home's offerings of highly-skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as occupational therapy. One of this nursing home's strength is that it offers more hours of care from registered nurses to its residents. Finally, we looked at the percentage of patients who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 0 percent of this facility's patients returned home.
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This facility also received first-rate government inspections in recent years. We awarded them one of our better grades in that area, with a grade of B+. These inspection grades weigh several factors, including deficiencies and federal fines. You can find more information about each of these issues by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This nursing home was assessed 5 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none were considered severe. This tells you that the inspectors did not consider any of these deficiencies an immediate threat to patient safety or health. We should point out that deficiency-free inspection reports are rare in the industry.
The final category we analyzed was long-term care. We gave this nursing home a grade of D for our long-term care category, leaving this as the nursing home's weakest area. For patients in need of a permanent place to live rather than skilled nursing, long-term care is an important category. In addition to offering above average levels of nursing care, this nursing home gave the pneumonia vaccine to 98.305084 percent of its residents. These marks were notably more impressive than several of its other data points in this category. To our surprise, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. With only 0 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this facility has fewer hospitalizations than many nursing homes. Unfortunately, a few of its other scores in this category weren't as favorable as these.
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
In Good Samaritan Society - Arlington, 6.9% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percentage of patients that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin resulting from remaining in the same position for an excessive period of time.
In Good Samaritan Society - Arlington, 4.36% of Patients had Serious Falls
This metric is an indication of the percent of long-term care residents who suffered falls which caused serious injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of falls resulting in injuries may be a sign of lower levels of patient supervision.
In Good Samaritan Society - Arlington, 2.82% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percent of patients that suffered from a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered by many experts to be a barometer of nursing care . UTI's are often associated with a facility with lower levels of hygiene. However, this datapoint may be misleading for certain facilities due to different reporting standards for infections.
In Good Samaritan Society - Arlington, 16.53% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percentage of residents who were given antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications may be vital to many patients, it is important to ensure these medications are being used appropriately. In some cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may mean that a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.
In Good Samaritan Society - Arlington, 12.02% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric gauges the percent of long-term residents who are prescribed antianxiety drugs. These medications are prescribed to patients experiencing anxiety and depression.
In Good Samaritan Society - Arlington, 4.55% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients exhibiting depressive symptoms.
In Good Samaritan Society - Arlington, 94.12% of Patients
This metric measures the percent of long-term patients who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.
In Good Samaritan Society - Arlington, 13.22% Percentage of Patients
Measures the percent of long-term care patients that needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as getting dressed and eating.
In Good Samaritan Society - Arlington, 19.91% Percentage of Residents
This metric measures the percent of long-term patients who remained mobile levels. Some argue that the ability to move around is important for patients mental and physical health.
In Good Samaritan Society - Arlington, 19.91 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care. There is generally a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and a nursing homes short-term rehabilitation performance.
In Good Samaritan Society - Arlington, 76.23% Percentage of Resident
This indicates the percent of short-term stay residents that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Higher levels of independence with activities of daily living often correlates with better rehabilitation.
