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Good Samaritan Society - Luverne

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Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

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110 South Walnut Avenue,
Luverne MN 56156

(507) 203-9136

91.17% estimated occupancy ¹

Good Samaritan Society - Luverne is a small non-profit facility located in Luverne, Minnesota. Featuring an overall score of A, this is clearly a phenomenal facility. We were so impressed with this facility that we ranked it in the top 20 percent of all facilities in the nation. As you can see below, this nursing home also performed just fine in our category ratings. It is hard to poke holes in this facility's profile.

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Accepts Medicare ¹
Accepts Medicaid ¹
Is CCRC
Has Resident Council
Has Family Council
Non profit - Corporation
Secure Memory Care
Offers Post-Acute Care
Offers Respite Care
Offers Inpatient Rehab
Offers Outpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

Personal Care
Medication Management
Home Making
Transportation
Medical Transportation
Speech Therapy
Stroke Recovery
IV Antibiotic Therapy
Wound Care
Occupational Therapy
Cardiac Therapy
Diabetes Management
Physical Therapy
Nutritional Counseling
Recreational Therapy
Pain Management
Bariatric Care
Oncology Care
Orthopedic Rehabilitation
Lymphedema Care
Aquatic Therapy

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Facility Inspections

In addition to receiving a great overall rating, this facility earned an A+ inspection rating. This is based on its recent inspection reports. An A+ in this area is one of the best complements we can pay to a facility. Inspection grades are tied to several pieces of information located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Facilities that excel in this area tend to have very few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these places generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. Although this place had a few deficiencies on its inspection report, none of them were serious based on CMS' deficiency scale. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Nurse Quality

To complement its strong performance in other areas, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A+ for our inspections rating. Our nursing rating is primarily associated with the facility's nurse staffing. This nursing home averages 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also assessed some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing grades. This nursing home performed very well in the area of avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.

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Long-term Care Quality

This facility also fared very well in the area of long-term care, where it received a grade of A-. Few facilities received a better grade in this area. When nursing homes receive this kind of score in this category it is typically a good sign for patient care and indicates that the nursing home is well-staffed with nurses aids. One of the factors we considered after nursing hours is vaccines. This nursing home provided the pneumonia vaccination to 98.809525 percent of its residents. Vaccination is a great way to avoid unnecessary deaths and hospitalizations for the senior population. Finally, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

Short-term Care Quality

In the last category, we gave this nursing home an A+ for its short-term care rating. This topped off a very impressive profile. Our short-term care scores are vital for prospective residents seeking rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually utilizes more highly-skilled nursing services. This means a wide spectrum of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, as well as other types of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not all facilities employs these skilled professionals. However, according to the data this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Finally, we assessed the number of patients who were able to return home from this facility. We found that 0 percent of this facility's residents returned home.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Good Samaritan Society - Luverne Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Good Samaritan Society - Luverne, 6.14% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percentage of residents who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a measure of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, also referred to as bed sores, are often the result of patients staying in one position for too long.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Good Samaritan Society - Luverne, 3.86% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percent of patients that suffered from a major fall. Falls resulting in severe injury are considered to be a measure of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Falls resulting in injury are routinely caused by lower levels of patient supervision.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Good Samaritan Society - Luverne, 2.89% of Patients had UTIs

This is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients who suffered from a urinary tract infection. UTI's could be a sign of worse hygiene protocols. Nevertheless, this statistic could also be skewed for certain nursing homes due to different reporting standards for urinary tract infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Good Samaritan Society - Luverne, 15.26% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This gauges the percentage of long-term stay patients who are given antipsychotic drugs. High levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate that a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents in situations where such drugs aren't medically required. However, some facilities need to rely more on these medications due to an increased number of patients suffering from Alzheimer's or other dementias.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Good Samaritan Society - Luverne, 11.96% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is an indication of the percent of long-term stay residents receiving antianxiety medications.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Good Samaritan Society - Luverne, 4.16% of Patients

Measures the percentage of long-term care residents showing signs of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Good Samaritan Society - Luverne, 94.15% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of patients that were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Good Samaritan Society - Luverne, 13.41% Percentage of Patients

This tells you the percent of residents that required more 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 decline of a patient's health.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Good Samaritan Society - Luverne, 15.86% Percentage of Residents

This metric measures the percent of long-term care residents that remained mobile levels.

Hospitalizations

In Good Samaritan Society - Luverne, 1.28 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Good Samaritan Society - Luverne, 15.86 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This datapoint is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term resident care. Minimizing rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is important to restoring the health of residents.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

In Good Samaritan Society - Luverne, 77.42% Percentage of Resident

This is the percentage of short-term patients who experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. High levels of independence with activities of daily living usually correlates with superior rehabilitation services.

Nearby Hospitals

Sanford Luverne Medical CenterCritical Access Hospitals 1.36 miles away1600 N Kniss Avenue P O Box 1019 Luverne Minnesota 56156Voluntary non-profit - Private(507) 283-2321