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Good Samaritan Society - Le Mars

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: B-plus
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1140 Lincoln Street Ne,
Le Mars IA 51031

(712) 545-2422

80.85% estimated occupancy 1

Good Samaritan Society - Le Mars is a facility in Le Mars, Iowa. The city has a total of 12,336 people. Sporting an overall score of B+, this facility should work for most prospective residents. Based on our assessment, this place is a solid choice for most people. Fortunately, this facility did not have any poor grades in any of the major categories discussed below. More information about these categories is available below.

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Quick Details

  • 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
  • Home Making
  • Speech Therapy
  • Stroke Recovery
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Cardiac Therapy
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Pain Management
  • Oncology Care
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation
  • Lymphedema Care
  • Aquatic Therapy

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A

To pair with its favorable overall score, we gave this nursing home an A for the area of inspections. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in calculating these inspection grades. One critical factor is deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of the deficiencies is usually more important than the number of deficiencies, as some of these can be relatively insignificant. While this place had a few deficiencies on its report, none were severe based on CMS' scale. Remember that deficiency-free inspection reports are uncommon in this industry.

Nurse Quality

Grade: A

This facility received high grades in the area of nursing as well. In fact, it received one of our highest grades in that category with a score of A. There are a number of datapoints included in this category. Most of the datapoints relate to levels of nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing grades. This place performed very well in terms of minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: B

This nursing home is also above average in the area of long-term care, where it was awarded a grade of B. It outpaced most facilities in this area. Facilities that excel in this category typically are well-staffed and offer extensive hands on care to residents. One of the criteria we considered in addition to nursing hours was vaccinations. This nursing home provided the pneumonia vaccine to 97.95918 percent of its patients. This is a great way to avoid unnecessary hospitalizations for the aged 65 and up population. 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 number.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: C

The last category we analyzed is short-term care. We awarded this facility a decent score in this area, with a grade of C. Although this isn't as high as some of this nursing home's other grades, it is still a middle of the pack score. Short-term care grades are based on a facility's quantity of highly-skilled nursing services. This means a broad scope of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other types of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not every facility employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, according to the information they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The final statistic we looked at in this area is the percentage of patients that returned home from the nursing home. We found that just 3.6 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home. This figure was below average.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Good Samaritan Society - Le Mars Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: A+

In Good Samaritan Society - Le Mars, 0% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percent of residents that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, are often caused by residents not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing protocols can limit the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: A-minus

In Good Samaritan Society - Le Mars, 2.04% of Patients had Serious Falls

This datapoint tells you the percent of long-term care patients which experienced a fall which caused major injury. We use this statistic in calculating nursing ratings.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: D

In Good Samaritan Society - Le Mars, 4.66% of Patients had UTIs

This statistic is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents that suffered from a urinary tract infection. Although a higher rate of these infections may reflect poorly on a facility's hygiene protocols, it can be problematic to compare different facilities due to facilities having differing reporting standards.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B

In Good Samaritan Society - Le Mars, 13.27% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is the percentage of residents who were given antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs may be helpful for many residents, it is important to confirm these medications are being used only where medically required. In limited situations, increased usage of these drugs may suggest that a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B-plus

In Good Samaritan Society - Le Mars, 15.85% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This indicates the percentage of residents who were prescribed antianxiety medications. Antianxiety medications are given to residents suffering from depression or anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: A-minus

In Good Samaritan Society - Le Mars, 0.53% of Patients

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients exhibiting signs of depression. Some experts would argue that this is a reasonable measure of quality of care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B-minus

In Good Samaritan Society - Le Mars, 95.06% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents who were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: A-minus

In Good Samaritan Society - Le Mars, 10.43% of Patients

Measures the percent of long-term care residents that needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as getting dressed and continence. Some experts believe this is a reasonable measure of a patient's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B

In Good Samaritan Society - Le Mars, 15.64% of Residents

This metric measures the percent of long-term stay patients that maintained mobility.

Hospitalizations

Grade: B-plus

In Good Samaritan Society - Le Mars, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This indicates the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of care. There is a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and the quality of care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B

In Good Samaritan Society - Le Mars, 15.64% of Residents Rehospitalized

Measures the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: B-minus

In Good Samaritan Society - Le Mars, 75.13% of Resident

This tells you the percent of short-term residents who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Higher levels of performance with ADL's usually correlates with better rehabilitation services.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Floyd Valley HealthcareCritical Access Hospitals 0.51 miles away714 Lincoln St Ne Le Mars Iowa 51031Proprietary(712) 546-7871
  • Orange City Area Health SystemCritical Access Hospitals 14.35 miles away1000 Lincoln Circle Se Orange City Iowa 51041Voluntary non-profit - Other(712) 737-4984
  • Sioux Center HealthCritical Access Hospitals 18.57 miles away1101 9th Street Se Sioux Center Iowa 51250Voluntary non-profit - Private(712) 722-1271

Nearby Dialysis

  • Le Mars Area Dialysis Services1.16 miles away1 1st Street Southwest Le Mars Iowa 51031Dialysis Stations: 9 (712) 541-6150

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Footnotes:

  1. https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/profile.html#ID=165205