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Good Samaritan Society - Mountain Lake

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Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

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745 Basinger Memorial Drive,
Mountain Lake MN 56159

(507) 427-2464

78.79% estimated occupancy ¹

Located in Mountain Lake, Minnesota, Good Samaritan Society - Mountain Lake is the only option we found in the city. With an overall rating of B+, this is a high quality facility. Based on our ratings, this facility ought to meet the needs of most people. This place was better in some categories than others, but it did not have any poor grades in any of our four major categories. More information about these categories can be found below.

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Accepts Medicare ¹
Accepts Medicaid ¹
No CCRC
Has Resident Council
No Family Council
Non profit - Corporation
Offers Hospice
Offers Post-Acute Care
Offers Inpatient Rehab
Offers Outpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

Personal Care
Medication Management
Home Making
Transportation
Medical Transportation
Speech Therapy
Stroke Recovery
Occupational Therapy
Physical Therapy
Recreational Therapy
Pain Management
Orthopedic Rehabilitation

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Facility Inspections

On top of performing well in its overall grade, this facility performed at an even higher level in the area of inspections. In fact, it received a nearly flawless inspection report this year. As a result, it received one of our highest grades in that category with a score of A-. Our inspection grades weigh a host of factors found on a facility's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we look at is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with better grades in this category usually have few severe deficiencies. 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. This is what you like to see on an inspection report.

Short-term Care Quality

This facility was given impressive marks in the category of short-term care as well. As a result, we awarded it one of our most superb scores in that area with a score of A-. Short-term care scores are meaningful for individuals in need of rehabilitation. Rehabilitation generally utilizes additional highly-skilled nursing. Skilled nursing includes a wide spectrum of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other forms of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not every nursing home employs these types of nurses. However, according to the data they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Lastly, we looked at the percentage of patients that who were able to eventually return home from this facility. We found that 0 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home.

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Nurse Quality

In addition, this facility also received favorable nursing grades this year. In fact, we awarded them one of our better scores in that area, with a grade of B+. There are a variety of criteria within this area. Most of these criteria reflect the quantity of nurse staffing. This particular nursing home provided 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This nursing home 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 frequently be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

Long-term Care Quality

The next area we looked at is this facility's weakest category. However, even in its weakest link we still gave it a decent grade of B- in our long-term care category. For prospective residents looking for a permanent residence rather than skilled nursing, long-term care is a very important category. In addition to assessing the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. We found that this nursing home vaccinated a relatively low 87.28813 percent of its patients, which is somewhat concerning. Fortunately, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had only 0 hospitalizations 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.

Good Samaritan Society - Mountain Lake Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

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

This indicates the percentage of patients that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to as bed sores, are routinely the result of residents not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing protocols reduces the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.

Minimizes Serious Falls

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

This indicates the percent of patients who suffered from a fall resulting in serious injury.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

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

This datapoint gauges the percentage of long-term stay patients who experienced a UTI. While more infections could reflect poorly on a facility's hygiene protocols, it is problematic to compare between nursing homes due to facilities having differing reporting standards.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

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

This tells you the percent of patients prescribed antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic medications are given to residents for a variety of medical conditions, such as Alzheimer's or other dementias. Sadly, in some cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may mean a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

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

This figure indicates the percentage of long-term stay patients receiving antianxiety medications.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Good Samaritan Society - Mountain Lake, 4.16% of Patients

This tells you the percent of residents demonstrating signs of depression. Higher rates of depression may be an indicator worse patient care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Good Samaritan Society - Mountain Lake, 94.15% of Patients

This is the percentage of patients who were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Good Samaritan Society - Mountain Lake, 13.41% Percentage of Patients

This is the percentage of patients who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of dependence on staff for assistance with activities of daily living may be a sign of the erosion of a resident's medical condition.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Good Samaritan Society - Mountain Lake, 15.86% Percentage of Residents

This metric tracks the percentage of long-term care patients that retained mobility levels. Some experts would argue that mobility is vital to residents' mental and physical well-being.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Good Samaritan Society - Mountain Lake, 15.86 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This indicates the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care. There is typically a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and a nursing home's quality of short-term rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

In Good Samaritan Society - Mountain Lake, 14.49 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. Avoiding emergency medical situations is one way to assess patient care during rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

In Good Samaritan Society - Mountain Lake, 77.42% Percentage of Resident

This is the percent of short-term patients that experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. High levels of autonomy with ADL's usually correlates with higher quality rehabilitation.