Good Samaritan Society - Beatrice

Nursing Home
Assisted Living
Adult Day Care
Memory Care

Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese

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Good Samaritan Society - Beatrice's website

401 S 22nd Street,
Beatrice NE 68310

(402) 503-9165

80.12% estimated occupancy ¹

Good Samaritan Society - Beatrice is one of just a few facilities located in Beatrice, Nebraska. We awarded this facility an overall grade of B+. A grade of this caliber requires solid marks in most areas. Based on our analysis, you can do much worse than this facility. This facility's impressive profile was highlighted by its short-term care score, which you can find in the next paragraph.

Quick Details

Accepts Medicare ¹
Accepts Medicaid ¹
No CCRC
Has Resident Council
No Family Council
Non profit - Corporation
Secure Memory Care
Offers Post-Acute Care
Offers Respite Care
Offers Inpatient Rehab
Offers Outpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

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

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Short-term Care Quality

In addition to being a quality nursing home overall, this facility excelled in the category of short-term care, where it received an impressive grade of A. Short-term care grades are generally used to assess a nursing home's performance with rehabilitation. To have highly rated rehabilitation services, facilities generally need to have better levels of skilled nursing. Skilled nursing includes registered nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists and other types of therapists. Fortunately, it appear that this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not all nursing homes employs these skilled professionals. However, according to the data this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The last item we looked at in this area is the percentage of patients who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. We found that 6 percent of this facility's patients returned home.

Nurse Quality

Adding to this nursing home's list of strengths, it also received an excellent nursing grade. We awarded them an impressive grade of A in this category. Our nursing score is primarily associated with a facility's nurse staffing. This nursing home averages 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This facility performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a nursing home has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can frequently be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

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Facility Inspections

Moving on to another of this facility's strengths, it also earned a very impressive inspection rating. In that area, we gave this nursing home an impressive grade of B+. Inspection scores are tied to items found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Facilities that receive favorable grades in this area typically have few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these nursing homes should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. This facility received 2 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none of the deficiencies were considered to be severe deficiencies. This tells you that the inspectors didn't deem any of these deficiencies an imminent threat to patient health or safety. A few minor deficiencies aren't something to panic about.

Long-term Care Quality

Turning to our fourth area, this nursing home was awarded a decent long-term care grade. While this wasn't quite as dominant as a few of its other scores, this is still not a poor grade. In a long-term care setting, the primary objective is to keep patients healthy and safe. This is different than skilled nursing or short-term care where the goal is to rehabilitate residents. One of the statistics we considered in addition to nursing hours was vaccinations. This facility administered the pneumonia vaccination to 92.21311 percent of its patients. On a more positive note, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. It had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Good Samaritan Society - Beatrice Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Good Samaritan Society - Beatrice, 5.27% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percent of patients that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be an indicator of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, also referred to as bed sores, are often the result of patients not being moved frequently enough.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Good Samaritan Society - Beatrice, 4.96% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percent of patients who suffered from a major fall. Falls leading to major injuries are considered to be a measure of nursing care at a nursing home. Major falls are often caused by lower quality nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Good Samaritan Society - Beatrice, 3.66% of Patients had UTIs

This indicates the percentage of patients who sustained a urinary tract infection. UTI's are often linked to nursing homes with worse hygiene protocols. More frequent bathing minimizes the percentage of residents in a nursing home who suffer from UTI's. Keep in mind that this datapoint is affected by by the fact that nursing homes have different reporting standards for urinary tract infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Good Samaritan Society - Beatrice, 18.62% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is the percent of residents who were given antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic drugs are prescribed to patients for a variety of medical conditions, such as dementia. Sadly, in limited situations, excessive reliance on these medications may mean that a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Good Samaritan Society - Beatrice, 19.92% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is the percent of patients who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. These medications are given to patients experiencing depression and anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Good Samaritan Society - Beatrice, 4.32% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents who are demonstrating symptoms of depression. Some experts argue this is a reasonable measure of resident quality of life.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Good Samaritan Society - Beatrice, 93.19% of Patients

This metric measures the percentage of long-term stay patients that received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for nursing home residents, making these types of vaccines important for resident well-being.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Good Samaritan Society - Beatrice, 14.85% Percentage of Patients

This tells you the percent of patients that needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Good Samaritan Society - Beatrice, 18.85% Percentage of Residents

This is the percentage of residents who remained mobile levels over time. Retaining mobility is usually a great sign for residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

In Good Samaritan Society - Beatrice, 1.37 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

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

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Good Samaritan Society - Beatrice, 18.85 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This is the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and the quality of rehabilitation services.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

In Good Samaritan Society - Beatrice, 9.35 Percentage of Patients

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

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

In Good Samaritan Society - Beatrice, 77.76% Percentage of Resident

This is the percent of short-term stay residents that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Higher levels of independence with ADL's typically correlates with better rehabilitation.