Good Samaritan Society Luther Manor is one of seven nursing homes in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. This turns out to be a grade A facility, which is a truly elite grade. In fact, we were so impressed with this nursing home that we ranked it as one of the three highest graded nursing homes in Sioux Falls. One of the best aspects of this nursing home's stellar profile is its long-term care grade. Long-term care grades are discussed in the next section.
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Good Samaritan Society Luther Manor
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- Memory Care
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Corporation
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
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Long-term Care Quality
One of the many reasons this turned out to be a great nursing home is that it received an A+ long-term care grade. This is simply as good as it gets in this category. When facilities receive a grade in this range in long-term care it typically means it's well-staffed and is an overall good place to reside on a permanent basis. Once we assessed the volume of care provided by aids and other staff, we turned to the facility's vaccination data. This nursing home vaccinated 96.61655 percent of its residents against pneumonia. Vaccines are critical to keeping residents healthy. Clearly, this nursing home is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. It had only 0.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
Facility Inspections
The next category we looked at was inspections, where this facility also received an A+ grade. This is simply as good as it gets in this critical category. Inspection ratings take several factors into consideration, including deficiencies and substantiated complaints. You can find more information about each of these factors by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. Amazingly, this was one of the few nursing homes in the country that had no deficiencies whatsoever on its inspection report. This is very impressive. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
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Nurse Quality
We also wanted to emphasize the fact that this facility received an impressive grade of A in our nursing category. Nursing scores are tied to quantity of nursing care available. This particular nursing home provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at several nursing quality-based metrics 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 place South Dakota in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can many times be avoided by providing better nursing care, such as by having a policy of moving residents at least once a day.
Short-term Care Quality
In our final area, this nursing home also was given an excellent short-term care score, with a grade of B+. This wrapped up an elite report card. Our short-term care grades are critical for individuals needing rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually requires more highly-skilled nursing services. This means a broad spectrum of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other variations of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not all nursing homes employs these skilled professionals. However, according to the data they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The final metric we assessed in this area is the number of residents who were able to leave the facility and return to the community. We found that 4.2 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Good Samaritan Society Luther Manor Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Good Samaritan Society Luther Manor, 2.6% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This metric is an indication of the percent of long-term patients that have new or worsened pressure ulcers or bed sores. We consider this statistic when determining our nursing grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Good Samaritan Society Luther Manor, 3.76% of Patients had Serious Falls
This statistic measures the percent of long-term patients who sustained a fall which resulted in serious injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but excessive numbers of falls may be a sign of lower quality nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Good Samaritan Society Luther Manor, 4.1% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percent of patients who suffered from a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered to be a measure of the quality of nursing care . UTI's are often the result of a facility with lower levels of hygiene. However, this datapoint could be misleading for some facilities due to different reporting standards for UTI's.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Good Samaritan Society Luther Manor, 19.84% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percent of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs may be vital to many patients, it is important to confirm these medications are being used appropriately. In limited situations, increased usage of these drugs may suggest that a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Good Samaritan Society Luther Manor, 19.07% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percentage of residents prescribed antianxiety drugs. These drugs are typically prescribed to patients suffering from depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Good Samaritan Society Luther Manor, 3.67% of Patients
This indicates the percent of patients exhibiting symptoms of depression. Higher rates of depression could indicate a less hospitable environment.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Good Samaritan Society Luther Manor, 97.95% of Patients
This is the percentage of patients who have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Good Samaritan Society Luther Manor, 12.56% of Patients
This tells you the percent of patients who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of needing for assistance with activities of daily living may be a sign of the deterioration of a resident's health.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Good Samaritan Society Luther Manor, 10.94% of Residents
This metric tracks the percent of long-term residents that maintained mobility. Many in the industry would argue that the ability to move around is important for patients well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Good Samaritan Society Luther Manor, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This tells you the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. There is a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and the overall quality of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Good Samaritan Society Luther Manor, 10.94% of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Good Samaritan Society Luther Manor, 16.74% of Patients
This is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term care. Staying out of the emergency room is one way to gauge the well-being of patients during rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Good Samaritan Society Luther Manor, 84.88% of Resident
This tells you the percentage of short-term care patients who saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. High levels of autonomy with ADL's usually correlates with successful rehabilitation services.
Scores for Sioux Falls, SD
- Overall Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A-minus
Looking for more options? Sioux Falls, South Dakota has 6 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- Sanford Usd Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 1.32 miles away1305 W 18th St Post Office Box 5039 Sioux Falls South Dakota 57117Voluntary non-profit - Private(605) 333-1000
- Avera Mckennan Hospital & University Health CenterAcute Care Hospitals 2 miles away1325 S Cliff Ave Post Office Box 5045 Sioux Falls South Dakota 57117Voluntary non-profit - Private(605) 322-8000
- Avera Heart Hospital of South DakotaAcute Care Hospitals 2.68 miles away4500 W 69th St Sioux Falls South Dakota 57108Proprietary(605) 977-7000
- Sanford Canton-Inwood Medical Center - CahCritical Access Hospitals 17.41 miles away440 North Hiawatha Drive Canton South Dakota 57013Voluntary non-profit - Private(605) 764-1400
Nearby Dialysis
- Sanford Medical Center1.05 miles away1321 W 22nd St Sioux Falls South Dakota 57105Dialysis Stations: 28 (605) 404-4300
- Sanford Health - Dialysis Unit1.33 miles away1305 W 18th St Sioux Falls South Dakota 57117Dialysis Stations: 21 (605) 333-1000
- Sioux Falls Dialysis - Davita1.95 miles away2326 W 69th St Sioux Falls South Dakota 57108Dialysis Stations: 12 (605) 332-1262
- Avera Dialysis - Sioux Falls2 miles away1315 S Cliff Ave Plaza 3, Suite 4000 Sioux Falls South Dakota 57105Dialysis Stations: 22 (605) 322-1490