Good Samaritan Society - Ellis is a small non-profit facility located in Ellis, Kansas. Sporting an overall grade of A, this is undoubtedly a first-rate facility. Based on our ratings, you can't go wrong with this place. This facility also received very consistent grades in all of the major categories we assessed. More information about these categories is available below.
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Good Samaritan Society - Ellis
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- Independent Living
- Assisted Living
- Adult Day Care
- Memory Care
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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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 Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
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Long-term Care Quality
We also found that this facility excelled in our long-term care rating. We awarded them an A+ in this category. Nursing homes that excel in long-term care tend to provide patients with closer supervision and stay on top of routine healthcare services. Once we assessed the amount of care provided by nurses and other staff, we then analyzed the nursing home's vaccination records. This nursing home vaccinated 97.77778 percent of its residents for pneumonia. Vaccines are vital to keeping residents out of the hospital. Clearly, this place is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its patients out of the hospital. It had only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
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 rating is mostly based on the facility's level of nurse staffing. This nursing home averages 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at several nursing quality-based metrics 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 nursing home the nation in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can generally be prevented by providing better nursing care, such as employing a policy of turning a patient more often.
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Facility Inspections
In addition, this facility also received a nearly flawless government inspection report. As a result, it earned one of our best grades in that category with an A-. Arguably the most critical factor we consider in calculating our inspection scores is deficiencies. Deficiencies are found on a facility's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes with better grades in this category typically avoided the more severe deficiencies involving health risks or even death. While this facility had some deficiencies on its government 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.
Short-term Care Quality
Switching gears to the final area, this nursing home received a high-end short-term care score. We awarded it a grade of B+ in this category, wrapping up one of our more impressive profiles. Short-term care grades are commonly used to assess a facility's rehabilitation services. To offer highly graded rehabilitation services, facilities generally must feature better levels of highly skilled nursing. Skilled nursing includes registered nurses, physical therapists, respiratory therapists and other highly trained professionals. Fortunately, it looks like this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not every nursing home employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, based on the data they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Lastly, we looked at the percentage of patients who returned home 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 - Ellis Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Good Samaritan Society - Ellis, 3.8% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percent of residents who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin resulting from remaining in the same position for an excessive period of time.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Good Samaritan Society - Ellis, 2.96% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percentage of patients that sustained a fall leading to serious injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Good Samaritan Society - Ellis, 8.4% of Patients had UTIs
This statistic is an indication of the percentage of long-term care patients who have experienced UTI's. UTI's may be an indicator of lower quality nursing care. However, this metric may be misleading for certain facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for UTI's.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Good Samaritan Society - Ellis, 16.03% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percent of residents who were given antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic medications are given to residents for a variety of conditions, such as Alzheimer's or other dementias. Tragically, in limited situations, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest that a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Good Samaritan Society - Ellis, 29.01% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percentage of patients who were given antianxiety medications. These medications are typically given to patients suffering from anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Good Samaritan Society - Ellis, 0% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of residents exhibiting depressive symptoms. Increased levels of depression may imply lower quality care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Good Samaritan Society - Ellis, 97.54% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of patients that received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Good Samaritan Society - Ellis, 16.67% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as taking medications and eating.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Good Samaritan Society - Ellis, 11.41% of Residents
This is the percentage of patients who retained mobility levels over time. Optimizing mobility is often a great sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Good Samaritan Society - Ellis, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This indicates the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Good Samaritan Society - Ellis, 11.41% of Residents Rehospitalized
Measures the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Keeping residents out of the hospital during rehabilitation is key to restoring the health of residents.
Nearby Hospitals
- Hays Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 14.24 miles away2220 Canterbury Drive Hays Kansas 67601Voluntary non-profit - Other(785) 623-5000
- Trego County Lemke Memorial HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 18.22 miles away320 Thirteenth St Wakeeney Kansas 67672Government - Local(785) 743-2182
Nearby Dialysis
- Renal Care Group - Hays14.12 miles away2905 Canterbury Dr. Hays Kansas 67601Dialysis Stations: 15 (785) 625-0033