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 inspection reports. Inspection grades are discussed in the next section.
Good Samaritan Society Luther Manor
- Nursing Home
- Memory Care
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
Quick Details
- 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
Awards
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
One of the many reasons this turned out to be a quality nursing home is that it received an A+ inspection grade. This is simply as good as it gets in this critical category. Perhaps the most important factor we look at in determining our inspection scores is deficiencies. Deficiencies can be found on a facility's inspection reports. Places with higher scores in this area typically dodged the more severe deficiencies involving things like patient abuse. 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.
Long-term Care Quality
Contributing to its first-rate profile, this facility also received a superb long-term care grade, with a grade of A. When nursing homes receive this type of score in long-term care it is usually a good sign for resident care and suggests that the place is well-staffed with nurses aids. In addition to considering the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we looked at the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This facility administered the vaccine to 98.799995 percent of its patients, which is significantly higher than the average nursing home. Lastly, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. It had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
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Nurse Quality
Adding to its impressive resume, this nursing home also excelled in our nursing category. In fact, we awarded it a grade of A for that category. The nursing grade weighs several datapoints. The most heavily weighted factor is the quantity of hours nurses spent with patients. This particular nursing home provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This facility performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a nursing home has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can typically be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
Short-term Care Quality
Switching gears to our next area, this nursing home was awarded a high-end short-term care score. We gave it a B+ in this area, topping off one of our more favorable report cards. Our short-term care scores are thought to be most critical for individuals needing a nursing home for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation typically requires higher levels of highly-skilled nursing. Skilled nursing means not just nursing services, but also physical and occupational therapy, as well as other forms of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not every nursing home employs these skilled professionals. However, according to the data this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Lastly, we assessed the percentage of patients who who were able to eventually return home from this facility. We found that 4.9 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, 6.44% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percentage of residents that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also known as bed sores, are often caused by residents not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing care reduces the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Good Samaritan Society Luther Manor, 5.62% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percent of residents who have had a major fall. Falls resulting in major injury are often linked to lower levels of patient supervision. Additional nurse staffing limits the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Good Samaritan Society Luther Manor, 3.42% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percentage of residents who suffered from a urinary tract infection. These infections are sometimes associated with poorer hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Good Samaritan Society Luther Manor, 19.49% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This metric gauges the percentage of long-term residents who are administered antipsychotic medication. High levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents in situations where such drugs are not medically required. However, some nursing homes may need to rely more on these medications due to having more residents with dementia.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Good Samaritan Society Luther Manor, 15.06% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percent of patients who were given antianxiety drugs. These medications are commonly given to patients experiencing depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Good Samaritan Society Luther Manor, 4.79% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients showing signs of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Good Samaritan Society Luther Manor, 95.19% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of patients who have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Good Samaritan Society Luther Manor, 16.7% Percentage of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents who required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as moving around and using the bathroom. Some argue that this is a reasonable measure of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Good Samaritan Society Luther Manor, 19.23% Percentage of Residents
This metric tracks the percent of long-term patients who remained mobile levels.
Hospitalizations
In Good Samaritan Society Luther Manor, 1.24 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Good Samaritan Society Luther Manor, 19.23 Percentage 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, 10.33 Percentage 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, 80.24% Percentage 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 B-plus
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
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Nearby Dialysis
- Sanford Medical Center1.05 miles away1321 W 22nd St Sioux Falls South Dakota 57105Dialysis Stations: 28 (605) 404-4300
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