Good Samaritan Society - Mountain Lake

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Updated Jun 1, 2022 by Nick Reese

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Good Samaritan Society - Mountain Lake's website

745 Basinger Memorial Drive,
Mountain Lake MN 56159

(507) 427-2464

65.09% 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 A-, this is clearly an impressive facility. You really can't do any better than this place. This place's impressive profile was highlighted by its inspection rating, which we will address in the next section.

Quick Details

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 faring well in its overall grade, this nursing home earned a nearly flawless inspection report. As a result, we gave it one of our best grades in that area with an A. Inspection grades account for several factors included in a facility's inspection report. One key criteria we consider is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Places with better scores in this category typically have very few of these 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 want to see on an inspection report.

Nurse Quality

This nursing home also received a very impressive nursing grade. In fact, this turned out to be its second best category grade. In that area, we awarded this facility a grade of A. There are numerous factors included in this grade. Many of these criteria reflect nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0.4 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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Short-term Care Quality

This facility also excelled in the category of short-term care, where we gave it a score of A-. Not many nursing homes fared better in this area. Our short-term care ratings are based in part on a nursing home's quantity of highly-skilled highly skilled professionals. This includes a broad scope of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, in addition to other variations of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this facility employs registered nurses. Not all facilities employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, based on the data they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Lastly, we looked at the percentage of residents that were able to return home from this facility. We found that 0 percent of this facility's patients returned home.

Long-term Care Quality

The last area we rated was long-term care. This nursing home was awarded an impressive nursing rating this year, with a B. Although this wasn't nearly as elite as some of its other scores, this is still one of the more impressive grades for this area. Nursing homes that do well in this category tend to provide residents with more supervision and stay on top of routine medical care. After considering the quantity of nursing care, we then analyzed the nursing home's vaccination data. This nursing home vaccinated 94.957985 percent of its patients for pneumonia, which is what we like to see. Pneumonia sadly is often a life or death condition for nursing home patients so we strongly prefer when a nursing home doesn't leave its residents vulnerable. Clearly, this nursing home is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its patients out of the hospital. It had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably 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, 6.84% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This statistic gauges the percent of long-term care residents who have pressure ulcers. Many experts believe that pressure ulcers are a great measure of a facility's nursing care quality.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Good Samaritan Society - Mountain Lake, 4.32% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percent of residents who suffered from a major fall. Falls resulting in major injury are considered to be an indicator of nursing care at a nursing home. Falls are often the result of lower levels of patient supervision.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Good Samaritan Society - Mountain Lake, 2.81% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percent of patients who suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered to be an indicator of nursing care . UTI's are often associated with worse hygiene protocols. However, this datapoint can also be misleading for certain facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for these infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Good Samaritan Society - Mountain Lake, 16.37% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents that were administered antipsychotic medication. High levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior in situations where such medications are not medically indicated. Nevertheless, some nursing homes may need to rely more on these medications due to an increased number of residents with dementia.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Good Samaritan Society - Mountain Lake, 12.17% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

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

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Good Samaritan Society - Mountain Lake, 4.73% of Patients

This metric measures the percent of long-term care patients showing symptoms of depression. Many would argue that this is a reliable measure of patient quality of life.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Good Samaritan Society - Mountain Lake, 93.57% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients that were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for nursing home residents, making these vaccines important for resident well-being.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Good Samaritan Society - Mountain Lake, 13.28% Percentage of Patients

Measures the percent of long-term care patients who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as dressing and taking a bath. Some experts believe this is a measure of a resident's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Good Samaritan Society - Mountain Lake, 20.05% Percentage of Residents

This tells you the percent of residents that retained mobility levels over time. Retaining mobility can be a great sign for residents' well-being.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Good Samaritan Society - Mountain Lake, 20.05 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is usually a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and the quality of rehabilitation services.