Good Samaritan Society - Jackson is in Jackson, Minnesota, a city with a total of 4,478 people. This nursing home turns out to be an A rated facility, which is one of the most impressive grades we offer. Based on our analysis, you can not go wrong here. One of the best aspects of this nursing home's remarkable report card is its long-term care score. We discuss long-term care in the next section.
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Good Samaritan Society - Jackson
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- Independent Living
- Assisted Living
Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Corporation
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pain Management
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
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Long-term Care Quality
We also found that this nursing home excelled in our long-term care rating. We gave them a grade of A+ in this area. Nursing homes that excel in long-term care typically provide patients with more supervision and stay on top of routine medical care. After assessing the quantity of care provided by aids and other staff, we then analyzed the facility's vaccination statistics. This facility vaccinated 100 percent of its patients against pneumonia. Vaccines are vital to keeping patients out of the hospital. Lastly, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
Facility Inspections
This facility has received near flawless government inspections recently. We gave them an impressive grade of A in this area. Arguably the most significant factor we consider in calculating our inspection grades is deficiencies. These deficiencies can be found on a nursing home's inspection reports. Places with better scores in this category most likely dodged the more severe deficiencies involving things like patient abuse. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report and it was not one deemed to pose a threat to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
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Nurse Quality
This facility also excelled in the area of nursing, where it received a grade of A-. Few nursing homes performed better in this area. Our nursing rating includes many subcategories, many of which are associated with nursing hours. This particular nursing home provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at several nursing quality measures and this nursing home excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any facility the state in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can typically be avoided by offering better nursing care, such as by employing a policy of moving a patient more often.
Short-term Care Quality
The final area we graded is short-term care, where this nursing home was given a B+. This rounded out a very strong profile. Very few facilities received a B+ or better in all four categories. In determining our short-term care ratings, we size up a nursing home's levels of highly skilled nursing services, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists respiratory therapists and other highly trained professionals. This score is more often than not a useful assessment of a facility's rehabilitation services. Fortunately, it looks like this facility employs registered nurses. Not all facilities employs these types of nurses. However, according to the data this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The final datapoint we looked at in this area is the percentage of residents who were able to return home from the facility. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home as opposed to remaining at the facility on a permanent basis.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Good Samaritan Society - Jackson Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Good Samaritan Society - Jackson, 6.14% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percent of patients who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin caused by remaining in one position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Good Samaritan Society - Jackson, 3.86% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percentage of patients who suffered from a fall leading to major injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Good Samaritan Society - Jackson, 2.89% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percent of patients who have had a urinary tract infection. These infections are linked to insufficient hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Good Samaritan Society - Jackson, 15.26% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percent of patients given antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications may be vital to many patients, it is important to ensure these medications are being used appropriately. In limited situations, excessive reliance on these medications may indicate a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Good Samaritan Society - Jackson, 11.96% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percentage of patients given antianxiety drugs. These drugs are used to treat residents experiencing anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Good Samaritan Society - Jackson, 4.16% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of patients who are demonstrating depressive symptoms.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Good Samaritan Society - Jackson, 94.15% of Patients
This metric measures the percentage of long-term stay residents who were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Good Samaritan Society - Jackson, 13.41% Percentage of Patients
This indicates the percentage of residents that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Good Samaritan Society - Jackson, 15.86% Percentage of Residents
This is the percent of patients that remained mobile levels over time. Optimizing mobility is often a great sign for residents' well-being.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Good Samaritan Society - Jackson, 15.86 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This indicates the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is usually a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and a nursing home's quality of short-term rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Good Samaritan Society - Jackson, 77.42% Percentage of Resident
This metric is a measure of the percentage of short-term care patients who experienced functional improvements.
Nearby Hospitals
- Sanford Jackson Medical CenterCritical Access Hospitals 0.13 miles away1430 North Highway Jackson Minnesota 56143Voluntary non-profit - Private(507) 847-2420
- Lakes Regional HealthcareAcute Care Hospitals 15.5 miles away2301 Highway 71 Spirit Lake Iowa 51360Voluntary non-profit - Other(712) 336-1230
- Avera Holy Family HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 16.96 miles away826 North 8th Street Estherville Iowa 51334Voluntary non-profit - Church(712) 362-2631
- Windom Area HealthCritical Access Hospitals 18.47 miles away2150 Hospital Drive, PO Box 339 Windom Minnesota 56101Government - Local(507) 831-2400
Nearby Dialysis
- Warner Dialysis Center15.43 miles away3150 18th St Spirit Lake Iowa 51360Dialysis Stations: 12 (712) 336-2910