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Good Samaritan Society Canistota

Nursing Home
Memory Care

Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

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700 West Main St,
Canistota SD 57012

(605) 646-7793

87.27% estimated occupancy ¹

Good Samaritan Society Canistota is in Canistota, South Dakota, a city with a total of 1,160 people. Sporting an overall rating of A, this is without a doubt a top-shelf nursing home. In fact, we ranked this facility in the top 20 percent of all nursing homes in the country. If you look below, you can see this nursing home's category ratings, which are also quite good.

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

Specialized Services

Transportation
Speech Therapy
Occupational Therapy
Physical Therapy
Respiratory Therapy
Recreational Therapy

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Facility Inspections

To go along with a strong overall score, we awarded this nursing home an A+ for our inspection category. Inspection grades are tied to many datapoints located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places that score well in this area have few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these places generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. Although this place had some deficiencies on its inspection report, none were severe based on CMS' scale. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Long-term Care Quality

This nursing home also was given a high-end long-term care score. Indeed, this turned out to be this facility's second best category score. In that category, this facility received a grade of A. When facilities receive this kind of score in this category it is usually a good sign for patient care and suggests that the place is well-staffed with nurses aids. Once we looked at the quantity of care provided by nurses and other staff, we then looked at the facility's vaccination data. This facility vaccinated 100 percent of its patients against pneumonia, which is much higher than the average nursing home. Finally, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

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Nurse Quality

Another strong feature for this facility is that it received an impressive nursing grade. In that area, we awarded this facility a grade of B+. We looked at the licensure of nurses employed by the facility, in addition to the number of hours those nurses were with residents, in determining our grade in this area. This nursing home provides 0 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This nursing home performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a facility has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can many times be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

Short-term Care Quality

In our last category, we awarded this facility a grade of A+ for its short-term care score. This topped off a very impressive profile. In the category of short-term care, we endeavor to evaluate measures of a facility's rehabilitation. We analyze a nursing home's skilled nursing services, such as the ones performed by registered nurses and various therapists. Unfortunately, we weren't able to find registered nurse or physical therapy staffing data for this facility. Finally, we considered the percentage of patients who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 0 percent of this facility's residents returned home.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Good Samaritan Society Canistota Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Good Samaritan Society Canistota, 3.6% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This statistic indicates the percentage of long-term stay patients who have new or worsened pressure ulcers or bed sores. We factor in this statistic in computing both nursing and long-term care grades.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Good Samaritan Society Canistota, 5.21% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percent of patients who sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in major injuries are routinely caused by lower levels of patient supervision. Additional nurse staffing can minimize the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Good Samaritan Society Canistota, 1.08% of Patients had UTIs

This is the percentage of residents who sustained a urinary tract infection. UTI's are routinely linked to facilities with lower levels of hygiene. Better hygiene protocols limits the percentage of residents in a nursing home who suffer from UTI's. Note that this metric is sometimes skewed by the fact that nursing homes have incongruent reporting standards for UTI's.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Good Samaritan Society Canistota, 62.12% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This datapoint tells you the percentage of long-term residents receiving antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to make sure these medications are being used only where medically required. In some situations, increased usage of these drugs may mean a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Good Samaritan Society Canistota, 11.54% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term residents who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. These drugs are commonly used to treat patients experiencing anxiety or depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Good Samaritan Society Canistota, 3.83% of Patients

This metric measures the percent of long-term stay patients demonstrating signs of depression. Some experts argue that this is a reasonable measure of patient quality of life.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Good Samaritan Society Canistota, 100% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of residents who have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Good Samaritan Society Canistota, 16.48% of Patients

This datapoint measures the percent of long-term stay patients that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as getting dressed and eating. Many argue this is a reasonable measure of a patient's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Good Samaritan Society Canistota, 18.91% of Residents

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents that remained mobile levels. Many would argue that the ability to move around is vital to patients physical and mental health.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Good Samaritan Society Canistota, 18.91% of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric tracks the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care.

Nearby Hospitals

Freeman Medical Center - CahCritical Access Hospitals 18.55 miles away510 E 8th St Post Office Box 370 Freeman South Dakota 57029Voluntary non-profit - Private(605) 925-4000