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 20 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.
Good Samaritan Society Canton
- Nursing Home
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Church related
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Mental Health
- Physical Therapy
- Pharmacy
- Recreational Therapy
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
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
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 receive this kind of score in this category typically provide consistent 24/7 care to ensure residents are well cared for. After looking at the volume of care provided by aids and other staff, we then looked at the facility's vaccination data. This nursing home vaccinated 92.94118 percent of its patients against pneumonia, which is a bit less than we anticipated but still a reasonably acceptable percentage. Clearly, this nursing home is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its patients out of the hospital. Indeed, it had only 0 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
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Nurse Quality
This facility also excelled in the area of nursing, where it received a grade of A. Few nursing homes performed better in this area. Our nursing grade considers a number of factors. The most important factor is the quantity of hours nurses spent with patients. This nursing home provides 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality measures and this nursing home excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any place the country in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can typically be avoided by offering better nursing care, such as having a policy of turning a patient more often.
Short-term Care Quality
The next area we rated was short-term care. In that area, we gave this facility a favorable grade of B. Our short-term care scores are thought to be most critical for folks requiring a nursing home for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation generally mandates more skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing means not only nursing, but also physical and respiratory therapy, as well as other forms of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not every facility employs these skilled professionals. However, based on the data they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The final datapoint we assessed in this area is the percentage of residents who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. We found that 0 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Good Samaritan Society Canton Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Good Samaritan Society Canton, 6.44% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percentage of patients who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are often caused by patients staying in one position for too long. Better nursing protocols can reduce the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Good Samaritan Society Canton, 5.62% of Patients had Serious Falls
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term patients that suffered a fall resulting in major injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but excessive numbers of falls may be a sign of poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Good Samaritan Society Canton, 3.42% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percentage of patients that suffered from a urinary tract infection. These infections are associated with poorer hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Good Samaritan Society Canton, 19.49% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percentage of residents prescribed antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications may be vital to many patients, it is important to make sure these medications are being used only where medically required. In limited situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may mean a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Good Samaritan Society Canton, 15.06% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This datapoint indicates the percent of long-term patients that were given antianxiety drugs. These drugs are commonly used to treat residents experiencing depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Good Samaritan Society Canton, 4.79% of Patients
Measures the percent of long-term stay patients who are exhibiting depressive symptoms.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Good Samaritan Society Canton, 95.19% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Good Samaritan Society Canton, 16.7% Percentage of Patients
This is the percent of residents who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Good Samaritan Society Canton, 19.23% Percentage 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
In Good Samaritan Society Canton, 19.23 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This indicates the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Good Samaritan Society Canton, 10.33 Percentage of Patients
This metric is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care. Staying out of the emergency room is one way to assess short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Good Samaritan Society Canton, 80.24% Percentage 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