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Good Samaritan Society - Indianola

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  • Independent Living
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Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: B
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Good Samaritan Society - Indianola's website

708 South Jefferson PO Box 319,
Indianola IA 50125

(515) 302-6760

62.06% estimated occupancy 1

Good Samaritan Society - Indianola is in Indianola, Iowa. The city has a total of 19,556 people. This is a very respectable facility, with an overall grade of B. This place definitely has plenty going for it. We were also pleased to find that this place did not have any poor grades in any of the four major categories. More information about these categories can be found below.

Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • Is CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • Non profit - Corporation
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Post-Acute Care 
  • Offers Respite Care
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab
  • Offers Outpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Stroke Recovery
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Cardiac Therapy
  • Diabetes Management
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Pain Management
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation
  • Lymphedema Care
  • Aquatic Therapy

Registered Staff Hours

Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2021)
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Nurse Quality

Grade: A

One of the reasons this place received a great overall grade is that it received a very impressive nursing score. In that area, we gave this facility an A. Our nursing score is based on the nursing home's nurse staffing levels. We consider both the levels of training of those nurses and the amount of time spent with residents. This facility provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at 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 nursing home the country in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can typically be avoided by providing better nursing care, such as employing a protocol of moving residents more frequently.

Facility Inspections

Grade: B-plus

In addition, this nursing home also excelled in the area of inspections, where it received an B+. Few nursing homes performed better in this category. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in determining these inspection grades. One of those factors is deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of deficiencies is arguably more meaningful than the quantity of deficiencies, as some of these can be relatively minor. This particular nursing home received 7 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.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B

The next category we graded is short-term care. This facility was given an impressive short-term care score, with a grade of B in the area. Our short-term care scores are arguably most important for patients needing rehabilitation services. Rehabilitation usually mandates additional skilled nursing. Skilled nursing includes not only nursing services, but also physical and speech therapy, as well as other types of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not every nursing home employs these types of nurses. However, according to the information they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The last statistic we assessed in this area is the percentage of residents who were able to leave the facility and return to the community. We found that 4.9 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: C

The last category we graded was long-term care. We awarded it a grade of C in this area. This is a fair grade in this category. Our long-term care ratings are more meaningful for residents requiring more traditional services associated with personal care. On top of looking at the quantity of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we also looked at the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This nursing home administered the vaccine to 80.96886 percent of its residents. This is quite a bit less than average. On a more positive note, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. It had only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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Good Samaritan Society - Indianola Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: A-minus

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.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B

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.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B-minus

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.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B-minus

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.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B

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.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: D

In Good Samaritan Society - Indianola, 4.48% of Patients

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

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: D

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.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: F

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.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A

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.

Hospitalizations

Grade: A-minus

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.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: D

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.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: B

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.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: A-minus

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.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Iowa Methodist Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 16.81 miles away1200 Pleasant Street Des Moines Iowa 50309Voluntary non-profit - Private(515) 241-6212
  • Iowa Lutheran HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 17.24 miles away700 East University Avenue Des Moines Iowa 50316Voluntary non-profit - Private(515) 263-5612
  • Mercyone Des Moines Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 17.32 miles away1111 6th Ave Des Moines Iowa 50314Voluntary non-profit - Private(515) 247-3121
  • Broadlawns Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 18.54 miles away1801 Hickman Road Des Moines Iowa 50314Government - Local(515) 282-2200

Nearby Dialysis

  • Fmc - Dialysis Services Des Moines South12.24 miles away6651 Sw 9th St Des Moines Iowa 50315Dialysis Stations: 19 (515) 285-3032
  • Riverpoint Dialysis Unit16.3 miles away501 Sw 7th St Ste B Des Moines Iowa 50309Dialysis Stations: 16 (515) 283-1300
  • Central Des Moines Dialysis16.76 miles away1215 Pleasant #106 Des Moines Iowa 50309Dialysis Stations: 20 (515) 241-5715
  • Fmc - Mercy17.3 miles away95 University Ste. 11 Des Moines Iowa 50314Dialysis Stations: 21 (515) 244-0379
  • East Des Moines Dialysis17.33 miles away1301 Pennsylvania Ave Ste 208 Des Moines Iowa 50316Dialysis Stations: 16 (515) 262-5995
  • Davita Windsor Heights Dialysis18.87 miles away1119 73rd St Windsor Heights Iowa 50324Dialysis Stations: 12 (515) 274-9303