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Good Samaritan Society - Le Mars

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Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: A-minus
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1140 Lincoln Street Ne,
Le Mars IA 51031

(712) 545-2422

73.85% 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 A-, this facility is ranked among the better facilities we assessed. In fact, we ranked this facility in the top third of all nursing homes in the United States. This facility also received consistently good scores in all four of the major categories we assessed. Additional information about these categories can be found 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

On top of earning a strong overall grade, this nursing home also earned excellent health inspections recently. We gave it one of our best scores in that area, with a grade of A. These inspection ratings take several factors into consideration, including deficiencies and substantiated complaints. You can find more information about each of these items by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. Although this nursing home had a few deficiencies on its inspection report, none were major deficiencies based on CMS' deficiency scale. The fact that the deficiencies were relatively minor made us feel better about this inspection report.

Nurse Quality

Grade: A

One of the other reasons we rated this facility so highly is that it received a very impressive nursing rating. This proved to be its second best category grade. In that area, we awarded this facility an A. Nursing grades are largely tied to a nursing home's nurse staffing. This nursing home averages 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing grades. This nursing home performed very well when it comes to 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 was given a favorable long-term care score as well. We gave it one of our higher grades in that area with a score of B. When nursing homes receive this type of score in long-term care it is a good sign for resident care and suggests that the nursing home is well-staffed with nurses and aids. Once we concluded our assessment of the amount of nursing care, we then analyzed the facility's vaccination statistics. This nursing home vaccinated 98.412704 percent of its patients against pneumonia, which is very impressive. Pneumonia is often a deadly ailment for nursing home residents so we like it when a facility does not leave its residents vulnerable. Lastly, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. It had only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B

The final area we rated is short-term care, in which this facility was given a B. Believe it or not, this was this facility's worst category. A facility is doing something right when their worst grade still rates higher than most nursing homes. In the category of short-term care, we try to assess measures of a nursing home's rehabilitation. We assess a facility's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses and physical, occupational and other therapists. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not every facility employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, according to the data they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Lastly, we looked at the number of patients who were able to return home from this nursing home. We found that 4.6 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Good Samaritan Society - Le Mars Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: A-plus

In Good Samaritan Society - Le Mars, 6.16% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This gauges the percentage of long-term stay residents who suffer from new or worsened pressure ulcers. We find that pressure ulcers are a solid indicator of the quality of nursing care a nursing home provides.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B-plus

In Good Samaritan Society - Le Mars, 3.87% of Patients had Serious Falls

This statistic is a measure of the percent of long-term patients which suffered falls which caused serious injury. We use this statistic in determining our nursing ratings.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: D

In Good Samaritan Society - Le Mars, 3.28% of Patients had UTIs

This indicates the percent of residents who sustained a urinary tract infection. UTI's are often associated with poor nursing care. Better hygiene protocols can limit the number likelihood of residents sustaining infections. We want to point out that this metric is affected by by the fact that facilities have different reporting standards for urinary tract infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B-plus

In Good Samaritan Society - Le Mars, 17.54% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is the percent of residents who were given antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic medications are given to patients for a variety of conditions, such as cognitive disorders. Unfortunately, in limited cases, increased usage of these drugs may indicate a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B-plus

In Good Samaritan Society - Le Mars, 19.26% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This tells you the percent of patients who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety drugs are given to residents experiencing anxiety and depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B-plus

In Good Samaritan Society - Le Mars, 4.67% of Patients

This is the percentage of patients who are showing depressive symptoms.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B-minus

In Good Samaritan Society - Le Mars, 93.67% of Patients

This indicates the percentage of patients that have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B-minus

In Good Samaritan Society - Le Mars, 17.07% Percentage of Patients

This metric measures the percentage of long-term residents who needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as moving around and taking a bath.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B

In Good Samaritan Society - Le Mars, 16.9% Percentage of Residents

This metric tracks the percent of long-term residents that maintained mobility.

Hospitalizations

Grade: B-plus

In Good Samaritan Society - Le Mars, 1.48 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This metric tracks the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. Avoiding the hospital is key to preserving the physical well-being of residents.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B

In Good Samaritan Society - Le Mars, 16.9 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This datapoint measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: B-plus

In Good Samaritan Society - Le Mars, 12.73 Percentage of Patients

Measures the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: D

In Good Samaritan Society - Le Mars, 77.73% Percentage of Resident

This tells you the percentage of short-term care residents who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.

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