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Good Samaritan Society Miller

  • Nursing Home
  • Assisted Living
  • Memory Care

Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: B-plus
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421 East 4th St,
Miller SD 57362

(605) 646-7864

76.59% estimated occupancy 1

Located in Miller, South Dakota, Good Samaritan Society Miller is the lone facility located in this area. This is a quality facility. We gave this it an overall grade of B+, which is very favorable grade. Based on our analysis, you can do much worse than this nursing home. This nursing home was stronger in some categories than others, but it did not have any bad scores in any of our major areas discussed below. More information about these categories can be found below.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • Is CCRC
  • No Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • Non profit - Church related
  • Secure Memory Care 
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Post-Acute Care 
  • Offers Inpatient 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
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A-plus

In addition to being a great overall grade, this facility also received A+ health inspections in recent years. Its inspections were virtually flawless. Inspection ratings are tied to several pieces of information located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places that excel in this category have few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these nursing homes should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. This place was hit with 3 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none of the deficiencies were considered to be severe deficiencies. This tells you that the inspectors didn't consider any of these deficiencies to pose an imminent risk to patient safety or health. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: A-minus

This nursing home really excelled in the category of long-term care, where it received a score of A-. Only a select group of nursing homes performed better in this area. For long-term care residents, the facility's primary goal is to keep patients as healthy and safe as possible. This is different than skilled nursing or short-term care where the goal is to rehabilitate residents. In addition to looking at the quantity of care provided by nurses and other staff, we analyzed the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This nursing home vaccinated 85.03401 percent of its patients. This is slightly below what we anticipated. While its vaccination rate was a bit lower than we had hoped, at least this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B

This facility received a very good nursing grade this year as well. It received one of our better scores in that category with a grade of B. Our nursing score is mostly associated with a facility's level of nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed some nursing quality-based metrics in determining our nursing grades. This place performed very well when it comes to avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: C

The final category we assessed was short-term care. In this area, we gave this facility a solid grade of C. This actually ended up being this facility's worst category. Our short-term care scores are based on the nursing home's quantity of skilled nursing services. This means a wide range of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, not to mention other variations of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not every nursing home employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, based on the data they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Finally, we assessed the number of patients that returned home from this nursing home. We found that 3 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home. This figure was well below average.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Good Samaritan Society Miller Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B-minus

In Good Samaritan Society Miller, 9.4% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percent of patients that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage resulting from staying in the same position for an excessive period of time.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: D

In Good Samaritan Society Miller, 6.12% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percent of residents who sustained a fall leading to major injury.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: C

In Good Samaritan Society Miller, 3.57% of Patients had UTIs

This figure is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients that have sustained UTI's. UTI's may be an indication of a facility with worst hygiene practices. However, this datapoint can be skewed for some facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for these infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: D

In Good Samaritan Society Miller, 23.19% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is the percentage of patients prescribed antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs may be vital to many residents, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used appropriately. In limited situations, increased usage of these drugs may suggest that a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A-minus

In Good Samaritan Society Miller, 13.74% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is the percentage of residents who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. These medications are prescribed to patients experiencing anxiety and depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B-minus

In Good Samaritan Society Miller, 5.88% of Patients

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents exhibiting signs of depression. Some believe that this is a reliable measure of patient quality of care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: C

In Good Samaritan Society Miller, 90.64% of Patients

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

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: D

In Good Samaritan Society Miller, 24.19% of Patients

Measures the percent of long-term care residents that needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as getting dressed and eating.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A

In Good Samaritan Society Miller, 26.83% of Residents

This tells you the percent of patients who maintained mobility over time. Optimizing mobility is often a great sign for residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

Grade: A-minus

In Good Samaritan Society Miller, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

Measures the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. Staying out of the hospital is key to maintaining the physical health of residents.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: D

In Good Samaritan Society Miller, 26.83% of Residents Rehospitalized

This datapoint measures the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care. Staying out of the hospital during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the health of residents.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Avera Hand County Memorial Hospital and ClinicCritical Access Hospitals 0.44 miles away300 W 5th St Miller South Dakota 57362Voluntary non-profit - Private(605) 853-2421