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Good Samaritan Society Canton

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: A-minus
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Good Samaritan Society Canton's website

1022 North Dakota Avenue,
Canton SD 57013

(605) 987-2696

91.78% estimated occupancy 1

Good Samaritan Society Canton is a small non-profit nursing home located in Canton, South Dakota. With an A- overall grade, we rated this facility in the top 25 percent of all facilities in the nation. Based on our ratings, this place is simply as good as it gets. This facility also received phenomenal ratings in all of the major categories we assessed. More information about these categories can be found below.

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Quick Details

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

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Mental Health
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Pharmacy
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Oncology Care
  • Audiology
  • Lymphedema Care
  • Aquatic Therapy

Registered Staff Hours

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A

With an overall grade this high, it should come as no surprise that this nursing home excelled in inspections, where it earned an A. Arguably the most critical factor we look at in determining our inspection grades is deficiencies. Deficiencies can be found on a facility's recent inspection reports. Facilities with higher scores in this category typically avoided the more severe deficiencies involving things like patient abuse. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report and it was not one deemed to pose a 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

We also want to alert you to the fact that this facility was given a strong score of A in our long-term care area. Nursing homes that excel in long-term care tend to provide patients with closer supervision and stay on top of routine healthcare services. After considering the amount of care provided by nurses and other staff, we next considered the facility's vaccination records. This facility vaccinated 100 percent of its patients for pneumonia, which is much higher than the vast majority of nursing homes. Clearly, this facility is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. It had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B-plus

This facility is also strong in the area of nursing, where it received a grade of B+. It outperformed most nursing homes in this category. We looked at the skill-level of nurses at the facility, in addition to the quantity of hours the nurses spent with patients, in computing our grade in this category. This particular nursing home provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed some nursing quality-based metrics in determining our nursing grades. This nursing home performed very well in terms of minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B

The final area we analyzed was short-term care. In that area, we awarded this facility an impressive grade of B. In our short-term care score, we attempt to craft a fair gauge for rehabilitation services. In this process, we look at a facility's level of highly-skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as respiratory therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not all facilities employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, according to the data they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The final item we looked at in this category is the number of patients who were able to leave the nursing home and return home. We found that 3.3 percent of this nursing home's residents were able to return home.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Good Samaritan Society Canton Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B-minus

In Good Samaritan Society Canton, 8.8% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This figure indicates the percent of long-term stay residents that have pressure ulcers. We have found that pressure ulcers are a solid indicator of the quality of nursing care a nursing home provides.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: D

In Good Samaritan Society Canton, 5.73% of Patients had Serious Falls

This datapoint indicates the percent of long-term care residents that suffered a fall resulting in severe injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but excessive numbers of falls may be an indication of poor nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: D

In Good Samaritan Society Canton, 5.65% of Patients had UTIs

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term patients that suffered from a urinary tract infection. UTI's may be a sign of a facility with worst hygiene practices. However, this statistic may also be misleading for some nursing homes due to varying reporting standards for these infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: C

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

This indicates the percentage of residents given antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic drugs are administered to residents for many conditions, including Alzheimer's or other dementias. Sadly, in limited situations, excessive reliance on these medications may mean that a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A

In Good Samaritan Society Canton, 8.98% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This gauges the percent of long-term stay patients receiving antianxiety drugs.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B-plus

In Good Samaritan Society Canton, 1.62% of Patients

Measures the percentage of long-term stay residents who are exhibiting depressive symptoms.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: A

In Good Samaritan Society Canton, 100% of Patients

This is the percentage of residents that were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B

In Good Samaritan Society Canton, 13.69% of Patients

This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term patients that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as taking medications and using the bathroom. Some experts would argue that this is a reasonable measure of a resident's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A-minus

In Good Samaritan Society Canton, 20.34% of Residents

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients who retained mobility levels. Many would argue that the ability to move around is critical to residents' physical and mental well-being.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: C

In Good Samaritan Society Canton, 20.34% of Residents Rehospitalized

This indicates the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: A-minus

In Good Samaritan Society Canton, 85.23% of Resident

This is the percent of short-term care patients that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Sanford Canton-Inwood Medical Center - CahCritical Access Hospitals 1.63 miles away440 North Hiawatha Drive Canton South Dakota 57013Voluntary non-profit - Private(605) 764-1400
  • Avera Heart Hospital of South DakotaAcute Care Hospitals 15.76 miles away4500 W 69th St Sioux Falls South Dakota 57108Proprietary(605) 977-7000
  • Avera Mckennan Hospital & University Health CenterAcute Care Hospitals 16.72 miles away1325 S Cliff Ave Post Office Box 5045 Sioux Falls South Dakota 57117Voluntary non-profit - Private(605) 322-8000
  • Hegg Memorial Health CenterCritical Access Hospitals 17 miles away1202 21st Avenue Rock Valley Iowa 51247Voluntary non-profit - Private(712) 476-8000
  • Sanford Usd Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 17.51 miles away1305 W 18th St Post Office Box 5039 Sioux Falls South Dakota 57117Voluntary non-profit - Private(605) 333-1000

Nearby Dialysis

  • Sioux Falls Dialysis - Davita14.8 miles away2326 W 69th St Sioux Falls South Dakota 57108Dialysis Stations: 12 (605) 332-1262
  • Avera Dialysis - Sioux Falls16.73 miles away1315 S Cliff Ave Plaza 3, Suite 4000 Sioux Falls South Dakota 57105Dialysis Stations: 22 (605) 322-1490
  • Sanford Medical Center17.24 miles away1321 W 22nd St Sioux Falls South Dakota 57105Dialysis Stations: 28 (605) 404-4300
  • Sanford Health - Dialysis Unit17.49 miles away1305 W 18th St Sioux Falls South Dakota 57117Dialysis Stations: 21 (605) 333-1000