Good Samaritan Society - Liberal is one of only three facilities located in Liberal, Kansas. This nursing home was given an A- overall, which is very good rating. We were so impressed with this nursing home that we ranked it in the top third of all nursing homes nationally. The best part of this facility's strong profile is its inspection score. We discuss inspections in the next paragraph
Good Samaritan Society - Liberal
- Nursing Home
- Adult Day Care
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Corporation
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Peritoneal Dialysis
- Physical Therapy
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Oncology Care
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
- Lymphedema Care
- Aquatic Therapy
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
On top of earning a great overall rating, this nursing home also excelled in our inspections category, which is based on its recent inspection reports. We awarded it an A for that category. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in computing these inspection grades. One of those factors is health deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of deficiencies is usually more important than the quantity of deficiencies, as some of these can be relatively insignificant. This particular nursing home received 2 deficiencies on its inspection report. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Long-term Care Quality
This facility also fared very well in the area of long-term care, where we awarded it a grade of A. Not many nursing homes received a better grade in this area. When nursing homes receive a grade in this range in long-term care it typically means it has plenty of staff and is a quality place to reside on a permanent basis. Once we concluded our assessment of the volume of nursing care, we turned to the nursing home's vaccination records. This facility vaccinated 100 percent of its patients against pneumonia, which is very impressive. Pneumonia sadly is often a dangerous condition for nursing home residents so we strongly prefer when a facility does not roll the dice on this issue. Clearly, this place is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its residents out of the hospital. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
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Short-term Care Quality
This facility also was awarded a strong short-term care score. In fact, we gave it an above average score of B in this area. Our short-term care grades are considered to be more important for folks needing a nursing home for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation typically utilizes additional skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing means not just nursing, but also physical and speech therapy, as well as other forms of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not all nursing homes employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, according to the information this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The last metric we assessed in this category is the percentage of patients who were able to leave the facility and return to the community. We found that 0 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home.
Nurse Quality
The final area we looked at is nursing, where this nursing home was given a grade of B-. Even though this turned out to be its weakest category rating, this is still not a bad grade. Nursing grades are tied to quantity of nursing care available. This facility provided just 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a relatively low total compared to most other facilities. Finally, our nursing ratings also consider quality-based assessments, such as preventing major falls. Despite not having the most impressive total nursing hours, this nursing home performed admirably in the metric of preventing major falls. This is often a reliable indicator that a facility has sufficient quality controls in place. Many falls could be avoided if a nursing home supplies enough nurses aids to assist its patients.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Good Samaritan Society - Liberal Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Good Samaritan Society - Liberal, 7.05% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percentage of patients that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are routinely the result of residents not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing care limits the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Good Samaritan Society - Liberal, 5.14% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percentage of residents who suffered from a major fall. Falls leading to severe injury are often the result of lower quality nursing care. More supervision can limit the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Good Samaritan Society - Liberal, 3.56% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percentage of residents that have had a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are often associated with lower quality nursing care. Nevertheless, this datapoint can also be skewed for certain facilities due to varying reporting standards for UTI's.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Good Samaritan Society - Liberal, 17.24% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This figure is an indication of the percent of long-term residents which are given antipsychotic drugs. High levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate that a facility is using these medications to subdue residents in scenarios where such drugs aren't medically indicated. However, some nursing homes may need to rely more on these drugs due to having more residents with dementia.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Good Samaritan Society - Liberal, 22.38% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percent of residents who were given antianxiety medications. Antianxiety medications are administered to patients suffering from anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Good Samaritan Society - Liberal, 5.98% of Patients
This tells you the percent of patients showing signs of depression. Increased levels of depression could indicate worse patient care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Good Samaritan Society - Liberal, 91.04% of Patients
This is the percent of residents that received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Good Samaritan Society - Liberal, 16.84% Percentage of Patients
This is the percentage of residents who required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of dependence on staff for assistance with ADL's may be a sign of deterioration of a patient's health.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Good Samaritan Society - Liberal, 19.61% Percentage of Residents
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients that were able to retain mobility.
Hospitalizations
In Good Samaritan Society - Liberal, 1.67 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric measures the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. Avoiding hospitalizations is critical to maintaining the physical health of nursing home residents.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Good Samaritan Society - Liberal, 19.61 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Good Samaritan Society - Liberal, 10.57 Percentage of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Nearby Hospitals
- Southwest Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 0.69 miles away315 West 15th Street Liberal Kansas 67901Government - Local(620) 629-6291
Nearby Dialysis
- Renal Care Group - Liberal0.17 miles away2319 N Kansas Liberal Kansas 67901Dialysis Stations: 17 (620) 624-3950