Located in Holstein, Iowa, Good Samaritan Society - Holstein is the sole facility we were able to find in the area. This nursing home turns out to be a very respectable facility, with an overall grade of B. You could certainly do much worse than this nursing home. This facility's strong report card was highlighted by its inspection score, which you can find in the next section.
Good Samaritan Society - Holstein
- Nursing Home
- Adult Day Care
- Memory Care
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Corporation
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Meal Delivery
- 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
Facility Inspections
In addition to receiving a great overall score, this nursing home also received top notch inspections in recent years. We awarded them one of our better scores in that area, with an A+. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in determining our inspection scores. One key factor is health deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of the deficiencies is usually more important than the quantity of deficiencies, as some deficiencies can be relatively insignificant. While this nursing home had some deficiencies on its government inspection report, none of them were major deficiencies based on CMS' deficiency scale. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Long-term Care Quality
This nursing home is also strong in the area of long-term care, where it received a grade of B. It outpaced most nursing homes in this area. If you are seeking services other than short-term rehabilitation, you should take a close look at each facility's long-term care scores. Once we assessed the volume of care provided by aids and other staff, we turned to the facility's vaccination statistics. This nursing home vaccinated 59.88701 percent of its patients against pneumonia, which happens to be somewhat lower than we were hoping for but still a decent figure. Clearly, this place is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. It had only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
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Short-term Care Quality
The next category we looked at was short-term care. In that area, we awarded this facility a decent grade of B-. In the area of short-term care, we attempt to qualify measures of a facility's rehabilitation. We analyze the nursing home's skilled nursing services, such as the ones performed by registered nurses and physical therapists. Fortunately, it looks like this facility employs registered nurses. Not all facilities employs these types of nurses. However, based on the information this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The last metric we looked at in this category is the percentage of residents who who were able to eventually return home from the facility. We found that just 0 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.
Nurse Quality
The last category we assessed is nursing. This facility received a grade of B- for this area. Our nursing grade weighs several subcategories. The most heavily weighted factor is the number of hours nurses spent with patients. This facility provided just 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident each day. This figure is significantly below the national average. Finally, our nursing grades also consider quality-based measures, such as preventing major falls. Despite not having the highest total nursing hours per resident, this nursing home actually performed admirably in the metric of preventing major falls. This is typically a reliable indicator that a nursing home has sufficient quality controls in place. Many falls can be avoided if a facility supplies enough nurses to assist its patients.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Good Samaritan Society - Holstein Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Good Samaritan Society - Holstein, 6.11% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percentage of residents that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also referred to as bed sores, are often the result of patients staying in one position for too long. Better nursing care limits the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Good Samaritan Society - Holstein, 3.69% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percent of patients that have had a fall leading to major injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Good Samaritan Society - Holstein, 3.09% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percentage of patients who suffered from a urinary tract infection. These infections could be linked to poorer hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Good Samaritan Society - Holstein, 16.77% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percentage of residents who were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications may be vital to many residents, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used only where medically required. In some cases, increased usage of these drugs may mean that a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Good Samaritan Society - Holstein, 18.7% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percentage of patients who were prescribed antianxiety medications. These medications are given to residents experiencing anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Good Samaritan Society - Holstein, 4.48% of Patients
Measures the percent of long-term stay residents showing signs of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Good Samaritan Society - Holstein, 94.58% of Patients
This metric measures the percentage of long-term stay patients that were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Good Samaritan Society - Holstein, 16.82% Percentage of Patients
This is the percent of patients who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Good Samaritan Society - Holstein, 19.24% Percentage of Residents
This metric measures the percent of long-term residents who remained mobile levels. Some believe that mobility is vital to patients well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Good Samaritan Society - Holstein, 1.24 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This tells you the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Good Samaritan Society - Holstein, 19.24 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This indicates the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Good Samaritan Society - Holstein, 79.45% Percentage of Resident
This is the percentage of short-term patients who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Nearby Hospitals
- Horn Memorial HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 11.37 miles away701 E 2nd St Ida Grove Iowa 51445Voluntary non-profit - Private(712) 364-3311
- Mental Health InstitutePsychiatric 18.46 miles away1251 North Cedar Loop Cherokee Iowa 51012Government - State(712) 225-2594
- Cherokee Regional Medical CenterCritical Access Hospitals 18.66 miles away300 Sioux Valley Drive Cherokee Iowa 51012Voluntary non-profit - Private(712) 225-5101
- Buena Vista Regional Medical CenterCritical Access Hospitals 19.88 miles away1525 West 5th Street Storm Lake Iowa 50588Government - Local(712) 732-4030