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Good Samaritan Society - Curry Village

Nursing Home
Independent Living

Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

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1 Park Avenue,
Brookings OR 97415

(541) 249-9348

45.25% estimated occupancy ¹

Good Samaritan Society - Curry Village is a nursing home located in Brookings, Oregon. The city has a population of 14,051 people. With an overall score of B+, this is a very good nursing home. In our view, this nursing home looks like a solid choice for most people. This facility's strong report card was highlighted by its short-term care rating, which you can find in the next paragraph.

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Accepts Medicare ¹
Accepts Medicaid ¹
No CCRC
Has Resident Council
No Family Council
For profit - Limited Liability company
Offers Post-Acute Care
Offers Inpatient Rehab
Offers Outpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

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

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Awards

Top Nursing Home in Oregon Awards 2019

Top Nursing Home in Oregon Awards 2020

Top Nursing Home in Oregon Awards 2021

Registered Staff Hours

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Short-term Care Quality

One of the reasons this place received a great overall grade is that it earned an A+ in short-term care. This is simply as good as it gets in this category. Our short-term care ratings are based in part on a facility's quantity of skilled nursing services. This means a wide range of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, as well as other forms of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not all nursing homes employs these skilled professionals. However, according to the information this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The last statistic we considered in this area is the number of patients who were able to return home from the facility. We found that 5.7 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home as opposed to remaining at the nursing home on a permanent basis.

Nurse Quality

One of the other reasons we graded this nursing home so highly is that it earned a very impressive nursing score. In that category, we gave this facility an A. We analyzed the skill-level of nurses at the facility, in addition to the quantity of time those nurses spent with residents, in computing our score in this area. This facility provided 0.5 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 place has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can typically be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

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Facility Inspections

Adding yet another impressive category grade, we gave this nursing home an impressive grade of A- for our inspections category. These inspection grades take several factors into consideration, including deficiencies and substantiated complaints. You can learn more about each of these items by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. While this facility had some minor dings on its inspection report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are those labeled as categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This tells you the inspectors did not deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. The fact that none of the deficiencies were severe made us feel better about this inspection report.

Long-term Care Quality

Turning to the fourth area, we awarded this nursing home a grade of D in long-term care. This was the nursing home's worst category score. However, we wouldn't focus exclusively one poor category. For long-term care residents, the nursing home's 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 patients. After we finished looking at the quantity of care provided by nurses, we then looked at the facility's vaccination records. We were pleased to find that this facility vaccinates 94.44444 percent of its residents for pneumonia. Surprisingly, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. With just 0 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, this facility had less hospitalizations than many nursing homes. Unfortunately, some of its other scores in this category weren't as favorable as these.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Good Samaritan Society - Curry Village Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Good Samaritan Society - Curry Village, 7.02% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percent of patients who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin caused by staying in one position for too long.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Good Samaritan Society - Curry Village, 4.17% of Patients had Serious Falls

This figure measures the percent of long-term care patients who experienced a fall leading to major injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but excessive numbers of falls could be an indication of lower quality nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Good Samaritan Society - Curry Village, 0% of Patients had UTIs

This is the percentage of patients that suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care . UTI's are routinely linked to lower quality nursing care. However, this metric can also be skewed for some nursing homes due to different reporting standards for UTI's.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Good Samaritan Society - Curry Village, 2.94% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This figure indicates the percent of long-term residents receiving antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications serve an important medical purpose, it is important to make sure these medications are being used appropriately. In limited cases, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest that a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Good Samaritan Society - Curry Village, 9.23% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is the percentage of residents who were prescribed antianxiety medications. Antianxiety drugs are administered to residents experiencing depression or anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Good Samaritan Society - Curry Village, 15.49% of Patients

This is the percent of patients showing symptoms of depression. High rates of depression may indicate a lower level of care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Good Samaritan Society - Curry Village, 93.27% of Patients

This is the percentage of residents who received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be standard at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Good Samaritan Society - Curry Village, 12.28% of Patients

This is the percentage of patients that required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Good Samaritan Society - Curry Village, 27.64% of Residents

This indicates the percent of residents that were able to retain mobility over time. Preserving mobility can be a good sign for residents' health.

Hospitalizations

In Good Samaritan Society - Curry Village, 0.25 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

Measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care. Keeping residents out of the hospital is important to preserving the physical health of patients.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Good Samaritan Society - Curry Village, 27.64% of Residents Rehospitalized

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

Short-term Care: ER Visits

In Good Samaritan Society - Curry Village, 27.41% of Patients

This is the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term care. There is generally a correlation between staying out of the emergency room and the quality of rehabilitation.