Good Samaritan Society-Kissimmee Village
1500 Southgate Drive, Kissimmee FL 34746 · (407) 846-7201 · 96.02% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Sara Levinsohn
Good Samaritan Society-Kissimmee Village is a large non-profit nursing home in Kissimmee, Florida. With an A+ overall grade, we ranked this nursing home in the top five percent of all facilities in the country. Based on our assessment, this place is really as good as it gets. As you can see below, this facility performed equally well in our category grades. We give this place two thumbs up!
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 161 Beds
CCRC :
Non profit - Church related
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Family Council:
Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Long-term Care Quality
In addition to receiving a great overall grade, this facility also received an A+ long-term care grade. Nursing homes that do well in long-term care tend to provide patients with better supervision and stay on top of routine medical care. One of the datapoints we considered in addition to this facility's quality nursing hours was vaccines. This nursing home provided the pneumonia vaccination to 98.207886 percent of its residents. Vaccines are a great way to avoid unnecessary deaths for seniors. Lastly, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. With only 1.26 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this facility had less hospitalizations than many nursing homes.
Nurse Quality
One of the other reasons we graded this facility so highly is that it received a very impressive nursing rating. This turned out to be its second best category grade. In that category, we awarded this facility an A+. When calculating a facility's nursing grade, we weigh the quantity of hours nurses commit to patients as well as the skill levels of the nurses. This place provides an incredible 4.4 hours of nursing care per patient on a daily basis. Out of that total, many of those hours were provided by registered nurses, which is one of the most highly highly trained levels of nurses. In addition to providing impressive levels of nursing care, this place was also above average in several of the major quality-based metrics we looked at in this category. It performed well in the area of avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers.
Short-term Care Quality
We also awarded this nursing home a grade of of A+ for its short-term care grade. In determining these short-term care grades, we look at the facility's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses, occupational therapists, physical therapists and other types of skilled professionals. The goal is to create a measure for sizing up the rehabilitation services of different nursing homes. One of this nursing home's strengths is registered nurse hours. We found that it offers more care from registered nurses to its residents than most facilities. Lastly, we looked at the number of patients who were able to return to the community from this facility. This place outperformed the vast majority of nursing homes with 60.8 percent of its residents returning home. This is a significantly higher rate than most facilities.
Facility Inspections
Finally, this facility has received near flawless government inspections in recent years. We awarded them an impressive grade of A in this category. This is one of the few places in the country to receive an A- or better in every single category. Arguably the most important factor we consider in computing our inspection ratings is deficiencies. These deficiencies are found on a nursing home's inspection reports. Facilities with better scores in this category most likely dodged the more severe deficiencies involving things like patient abuse. This place was hit with 3 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none of the deficiencies were considered to be severe deficiencies. This means that the government inspectors did not consider any of these deficiencies to create an immediate risk to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Good Samaritan Society-Kissimmee Village Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percent of patients who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a barometer of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to as bed sores, are often caused by patients not being moved frequently enough.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This tells you the percentage of patients that suffered from a major fall. Falls resulting in serious injuries are often linked to lower quality nursing care. More supervision can minimize the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This is the percentage of residents who sustained a urinary tract infection. These infections are associated with insufficient hygiene.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percentage of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic medications are administered to residents for a variety of conditions, including cognitive disorders. Tragically, in some cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest that a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is a measure of the percent of long-term residents who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. These medications are commonly used to treat patients suffering from anxiety or depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients who are showing depressive symptoms. Many argue this is a measure of quality of life.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This indicates the percentage of residents who were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This is the percent of residents who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This tells you the percent of residents who maintained mobility over time. Retaining mobility can be a great sign for residents' well-being.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This metric measures the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This is the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This metric is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This indicates the percent of short-term care patients that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better