Good Samaritan Society - Indianola

In Good Samaritan Society - Indianola, 6.11% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This statistic is an indication of the percent of long-term stay residents who are suffering from pressure ulcers. We find that pressure ulcers are a solid barometer of the quality of nursing care a facility provides.

In Good Samaritan Society - Indianola, 3.69% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percentage of long-term care residents that had falls which caused severe injury. This is one of the statistics we use in calculating nursing scores.

In Good Samaritan Society - Indianola, 3.09% of Patients had UTIs

This datapoint gauges the percentage of long-term stay patients that had a UTI. While more of these infections may reflect poorly on a facility's cleanliness, it can be problematic to compare between nursing homes due to facilities having varying reporting standards.

In Good Samaritan Society - Indianola, 16.77% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This statistic indicates the percent of long-term patients who are prescribed antipsychotic medication. Increased usage of these drugs may suggest a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior in scenarios where such drugs aren't medically indicated. However, some nursing homes may need to rely on these medications due to an increased number of residents suffering from dementia.

In Good Samaritan Society - Indianola, 18.7% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This tells you the percent of patients prescribed antianxiety medications. These medications are typically used to treat residents experiencing anxiety or depression.

In Good Samaritan Society - Indianola, 4.48% of Patients

This indicates the percentage of residents who are exhibiting depressive symptoms.

In Good Samaritan Society - Indianola, 94.58% of Patients

This indicates the percent of residents that were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.

In Good Samaritan Society - Indianola, 16.82% Percentage of Patients

This datapoint measures the percent of long-term care patients who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as taking medications and bathing.

In Good Samaritan Society - Indianola, 19.24% Percentage of Residents

This tells you the percent of patients who maintained mobility over time. Optimizing mobility can be a great sign for residents' health.

In Good Samaritan Society - Indianola, 1.24 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

Measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. Avoiding the hospital is important to maintaining the physical health of patients.

In Good Samaritan Society - Indianola, 19.24 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This indicates the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is generally a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and a nursing homes short-term rehabilitation performance.

In Good Samaritan Society - Indianola, 11.86 Percentage of Patients

This is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to assess short-term care.

In Good Samaritan Society - Indianola, 79.45% Percentage of Resident

This is a measure of the percent of short-term stay patients that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Many believe this is a measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation performance.