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Good Samaritan Society - Mount Carroll

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: B-minus
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1006 North Lowden p.o. Box 111,
Mount Carroll IL 61053

(815) 244-7715

83.61% estimated occupancy 1

Good Samaritan Society - Mount Carroll is a small facility located in Mount Carroll, Illinois. Featuring an overall grade of B-, this is likely a middle of the pack facility. This nursing home seems to have a few things going for it. This facility is stronger in some categories than others, but it didn't have any bad scores in any of the four major categories. More information about these categories can be found below.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • No Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Corporation

Specialized Services

  • Speech Therapy
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Physical Therapy

Registered Staff Hours

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A-plus

We want to point out that this nursing home outperformed its overall grade in the category of inspections. In fact, it received a nearly flawless government inspection report this year. As a result, we gave it one of our highest grades in this area with a grade of A+. Inspection scores weigh several factors included in a facility's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we weigh heavily is the number and severity of deficiencies. Places with better scores in this area typically have few of these severe deficiencies. While this facility had a few deficiencies on its government inspection report, none were major deficiencies based on CMS' deficiency scale. The fact that none of the deficiencies were severe made us feel better about this inspection report.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B-minus

One of the other reasons we graded this nursing home so highly is that it earned a very impressive nursing grade. Nursing turned out to be its second best category grade. In that category, we gave this nursing home an B-. Nursing scores are based largely on quantity of nursing care available. This nursing home provides 0.3 hours of nursing care per patient on a daily basis. This is a much lower figure than we are used to seeing. Despite having low quantities of nursing care, this facility fared better in some of the quality measures we looked at. It performed well in terms of minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. Many consider these areas to be indicators of the quality of nursing care. In many cases, the quality of nursing care is just as important as the number of hours of care offered.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: C

This nursing home's third highest category was its short-term care score, where it was given a C. Short-term care grades are commonly employed to judge a nursing home's performance with rehabilitation In order to provide highly rated rehabilitation services, facilities generally need to offer better levels of skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing includes registered nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists and other highly skilled individuals. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not all nursing homes employs these types of nurses. However, based on the information this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The final statistic we looked at in this area is the number of patients who eventually returned home from the nursing home. We found that just 4.1 percent of this facility's patients returned home.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: C

Switching gears to our last area, this facility was given a grade of C for long-term care, which is generally an acceptable score. In the area of long-term care, we weigh the amount of services offered by a facility, as opposed to more sophisticated services. Once we assessed the quantity of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we then looked at the nursing home's vaccination record. We were pleased to discover that this facility vaccinated 100 percent of its residents for pneumonia. This nursing home was able to keep its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Good Samaritan Society - Mount Carroll Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B-minus

In Good Samaritan Society - Mount Carroll, 9.34% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percent of long-term care patients that are suffering from new or worsened pressure ulcers or bed sores. We use this statistic in calculating our nursing grades.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: C

In Good Samaritan Society - Mount Carroll, 4.43% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percentage of residents that have had a fall which resulted in severe injury.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B-minus

In Good Samaritan Society - Mount Carroll, 2.63% of Patients had UTIs

This indicates the percent of patients who suffered from a urinary tract infection. These infections are sometimes associated with poorer hygiene.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: D

In Good Samaritan Society - Mount Carroll, 24.63% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This indicates the percentage of patients prescribed antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications may be helpful for many patients, it is important to make sure these drugs are being used appropriately. In limited situations, increased usage of these drugs may suggest a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B-minus

In Good Samaritan Society - Mount Carroll, 21.16% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

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

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: F

In Good Samaritan Society - Mount Carroll, 35.71% of Patients

Measures the percent of long-term care residents who are exhibiting depressive symptoms. Some experts believe this is a reliable measure of patient quality of life.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: C

In Good Samaritan Society - Mount Carroll, 91.75% of Patients

This metric measures the percent of long-term stay patients who were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B-plus

In Good Samaritan Society - Mount Carroll, 11.76% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as moving around and using the bathroom. Many believe this is a reliable measure of a resident's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B

In Good Samaritan Society - Mount Carroll, 15.3% of Residents

This metric measures the percentage of long-term stay residents who were able to retain mobility. Many in the industry believe that mobility is vital to patients health.

Hospitalizations

Grade: A

In Good Samaritan Society - Mount Carroll, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This metric tracks the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B

In Good Samaritan Society - Mount Carroll, 15.3% of Residents Rehospitalized

This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care. There is generally a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and the quality of rehabilitation services.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: B-minus

In Good Samaritan Society - Mount Carroll, 12.72% of Patients

This is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care. Staying out of the emergency room is one way to assess patient well-being during rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: C

In Good Samaritan Society - Mount Carroll, 69.17% of Resident

This is a measure of the percent of short-term care patients that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Many in the industry argue this is a reliable measure of a facility's rehabilitation performance.

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Footnotes:

  1. https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/profile.html#ID=145770