Good Samaritan Society - Hays

Nursing Home
Independent Living

Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese

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Good Samaritan Society - Hays's website

2700 Canal Blvd,
Hays KS 67601

(785) 789-3781

77.32% estimated occupancy ¹

Good Samaritan Society - Hays is a small non-profit facility in Hays, Kansas. Featuring an overall rating of B, this appears to be a very respectable nursing home. Based on our analysis, this place has quite a bit going for it. Fortunately, this nursing home didn't have any poor grades in any of the four major categories. Additional information about these categories can be found below.

Quick Details

Accepts Medicare ¹
Accepts Medicaid ¹
No CCRC
Has Resident Council
No Family Council
Non profit - Corporation
Offers Post-Acute Care
Offers Respite 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
Nutritional Counseling
Pharmacy
Recreational Therapy
Pain Management
Oncology Care
Orthopedic Rehabilitation
Lymphedema Care
Aquatic Therapy

Registered Staff Hours

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Facility Inspections

In addition to receiving a strong overall grade, this facility also earned first-rate health inspections in recent years. We gave them one of our best grades in that category, with an A-. Our inspection ratings weigh several factors included in a facility's inspection report. One key criteria we look at is the number and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with higher grades in this category tend to have very few severe deficiencies. This particular nursing home received 6 deficiencies on its inspection report. Overall, this is still a good inspection report, but we'd always recommend looking into any deficiencies you find troubling.

Long-term Care Quality

Another quality feature for this nursing home is that it was given a very positive long-term care score. Indeed, this turned out to be its second best category grade. In this category, we gave this facility a B+. Nursing homes that excel in long-term care typically are well-staffed and offer extensive hands on care to patients. After looking at the amount of care provided by nurses and other staff, we turned to the nursing home's vaccination data. This nursing home vaccinated 94.79769 percent of its patients for pneumonia, which is higher than the average nursing home. Clearly, this place is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

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Nurse Quality

This facility received a very good nursing grade this year as well. It received one of our better scores in that category with a grade of B. Nursing scores are mostly tied to the facility's level of nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality measures and this facility 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 nation in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can frequently be prevented by offering better nursing care, such as by having a policy of moving a patient even once per day.

Short-term Care Quality

The next area we analyzed is short-term care. For this category, we awarded this facility a C. Short-term care grades are vital for people requiring rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually utilizes additional highly-skilled nursing. This means a wide scope of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, as well as other forms of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not all nursing homes employs these skilled professionals. However, based on the information this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The final item we assessed in this category is the percentage of patients who were able to return home from the nursing home. We found that just 4.1 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Good Samaritan Society - Hays Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Good Samaritan Society - Hays, 7.05% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percent of patients who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to as bed sores, are routinely caused by patients staying in one position for too long. Better nursing protocols limits the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Good Samaritan Society - Hays, 5.14% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percentage of patients that sustained a major fall. Falls leading to major injuries are considered to be an indicator of nursing care . Falls which result in injury are often the result of lower levels of patient supervision.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Good Samaritan Society - Hays, 3.56% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percentage of patients that sustained a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered to be a barometer of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are routinely the result of a facility with lower levels of hygiene. However, this metric can also be misleading for certain nursing homes due to varying reporting standards for UTI's.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Good Samaritan Society - Hays, 17.24% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This tells you the percent of patients who were given antipsychotic drugs. These medications may be used for several conditions, including cognitive disorders.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Good Samaritan Society - Hays, 22.38% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is the percentage of residents prescribed antianxiety drugs. These drugs are commonly given to patients experiencing anxiety or depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Good Samaritan Society - Hays, 5.98% of Patients

This datapoint measures the percent of long-term care patients who are showing depressive symptoms. Many believe this is a reasonable measure of resident quality of care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Good Samaritan Society - Hays, 91.04% of Patients

Measures the percent of long-term patients that were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Good Samaritan Society - Hays, 16.84% Percentage of Patients

This tells you the percent of patients who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Good Samaritan Society - Hays, 19.61% Percentage of Residents

This indicates the percent of residents that remained mobile levels over time. Optimizing mobility is often a good sign for residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

In Good Samaritan Society - Hays, 1.67 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This is the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Good Samaritan Society - Hays, 19.61 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric tracks the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care. Avoiding the hospital during rehabilitation is key to restoring the health of patients.