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Good Samaritan Society - Idaho Falls Village

  • Nursing Home
  • Memory Care

Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: A
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Good Samaritan Society - Idaho Falls Village's website

840 East Elva Street,
Idaho Falls ID 83401

(208) 254-6366

30.08% estimated occupancy 1

Located in Idaho Falls, Idaho, Good Samaritan Society - Idaho Falls Village is one of just a few available facilities in the area. With an A overall grade, we rated this facility in the top fifth of all nursing homes in the country. In our view, this place would be a no brainer for most people. Keep reading to find this facility's category ratings, which are also strong. It is hard to poke holes in this place's profile.

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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 Respite Care
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab
  • Offers Outpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Home Making
  • 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

Registered Staff Hours

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Long-term Care Quality

Grade: A

To go along with its strong overall grade, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A for our long-term care rating. When facilities receive this type of grade in long-term care it is typically a good sign for patient care and indicates that the nursing home is well-staffed with nurses aids. In addition to assessing the quantity of care provided by nurses and other staff, we analyzed the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This nursing home gave the vaccine to 97.14286 percent of its patients. Vaccines are vital to keeping residents out of the hospital. Clearly, this place is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. It had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.

Nurse Quality

Grade: A

This nursing home also received a very impressive nursing grade. In fact, this turned out to be its second best category grade. In that area, we awarded this facility a grade of A. Nursing grades are heavily correlated with levels of nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also looked at some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing grades. This facility performed very well in the area of avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: A-minus

This nursing home also was awarded a strong short-term care grade. This actually turned out to be this facility's third most impressive category score. In that category, this facility received a grade of A-. Short-term care scores are based on the nursing home's quantity of skilled highly skilled professionals. This includes a wide scope of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, as well as other forms of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not every facility employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, according to the information this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Lastly, we considered the number of patients who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this facility's patients returned home.

Facility Inspections

Grade: B-plus

Building on its impressive profile, this nursing home also performed a high level in the area of inspections. In fact, it earned a nearly flawless government inspection this year. As a result, it earned one of our highest scores in that category with a B+. Inspection scores are tied to many data points located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Facilities that receive favorable grades in this area typically have few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these nursing homes generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. This place was hit with 2 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none of the deficiencies were considered to be major deficiencies. This means that the government inspectors did not deem any of the deficiencies an immediate threat to resident health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18May 23

Good Samaritan Society - Idaho Falls Village Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: A

In Good Samaritan Society - Idaho Falls Village, 6.47% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percentage of residents that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage due to remaining in one position for too long.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: C

In Good Samaritan Society - Idaho Falls Village, 3.9% of Patients had Serious Falls

This datapoint gauges the percent of long-term residents who have suffered a fall which resulted in serious injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of falls resulting in injuries could be a sign of lower quality nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B-plus

In Good Samaritan Society - Idaho Falls Village, 2.4% of Patients had UTIs

This is the percentage of patients that suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are routinely linked to lower quality nursing care. Closer supervision can limit the percentage of residents in a nursing home who suffer from UTI's. Keep in mind that this datapoint is sometimes skewed by the fact that nursing homes have different reporting standards for these infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: C

In Good Samaritan Society - Idaho Falls Village, 18.94% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This tells you the percent of residents who were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. These drugs are sometimes used to treat a variety of medical conditions, such as Alzheimer's or other dementias.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B-plus

In Good Samaritan Society - Idaho Falls Village, 14.54% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This metric is an indication of the percent of long-term care residents receiving antianxiety drugs.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: C

In Good Samaritan Society - Idaho Falls Village, 8% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term residents who are exhibiting depressive symptoms.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: C

In Good Samaritan Society - Idaho Falls Village, 88.64% of Patients

This is the percentage of residents who have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B

In Good Samaritan Society - Idaho Falls Village, 12.92% Percentage of Patients

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

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B

In Good Samaritan Society - Idaho Falls Village, 14.54% Percentage of Residents

This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients who were able to retain mobility. Some experts argue that mobility is important for residents' well-being.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B

In Good Samaritan Society - Idaho Falls Village, 14.54 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

Measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term resident care. Avoiding rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the health of residents.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: C

In Good Samaritan Society - Idaho Falls Village, 13.4 Percentage of Patients

This metric measures the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: B-plus

In Good Samaritan Society - Idaho Falls Village, 77.14% Percentage of Resident

This tells you the percent of short-term residents who experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. High levels of autonomy with ADL's generally correlates with higher quality rehabilitation services.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Eastern Idaho Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 2.65 miles away3100 Channing Way Idaho Falls Idaho 83404Proprietary(208) 529-6210

Nearby Dialysis

  • Gem State Regional Dialysis Center2.23 miles away2225 Teton Plaza Suite A Idaho Falls Idaho 83404Dialysis Stations: 13 (208) 522-4831
  • Liberty Dialysis - Idaho Falls2.94 miles away2381 E Sunnyside Road Idaho Falls Idaho 83404CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (208) 523-8500