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Good Samaritan Society - Newell

  • Nursing Home

Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: A-minus
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Good Samaritan Society - Newell's website

415 West Highway 7,
Newell IA 50568

(712) 227-3938

55.33% estimated occupancy 1

Located in Newell, Iowa, Good Samaritan Society - Newell is the only option we identified in this area. This facility was awarded an A- overall, which is one of the top grades we offer. A grade of this caliber requires first-rate scores across the board. We were so impressed with this facility that we ranked it in the top quarter of all nursing homes in the nation. The best part of this nursing home's strong profile was its inspection score. Inspection grades are discussed in the next paragraph

Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • Non profit - Corporation
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Speech Therapy
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling

Registered Staff Hours

Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2021)
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Facility Inspections

Grade: A

To go along with its great overall score, we awarded this facility an A for our inspections rating. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in determining our inspection scores. One key factor is health deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of deficiencies is usually more important than the number of deficiencies, as some end up being quite insignificant. While this nursing home had a few deficiencies on its report, none of them were severe based on CMS' scale. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Nurse Quality

Grade: A-minus

One of the other reasons we rated this nursing home so highly is that it received a very impressive nursing grade. In that area, we gave this nursing home an A-. In determining our nursing ratings, we assess both staffing levels and the skill levels of those nurses. This nursing home provides 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 facility has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can many times be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: A-minus

We also want to emphasize the fact that this facility was awarded a strong score of A- in our long-term care area. When facilities receive this kind of score in this category it is usually a good sign for resident care and indicates that the place is well-staffed with nurses and aids. One of the criteria we considered on top of nurse's aid hours is vaccines. This nursing home provided the pneumonia vaccine to 93.97591 percent of its residents. Vaccination is a great way to minimize unnecessary deaths and hospitalizations for the aged 65 and up population. Lastly, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B-plus

Moving on to our next area, this nursing home received an excellent short-term care grade. We awarded it a B+ in that area, completing one of our more impressive profiles. In computing our short-term care grades, we scrutinize the facility's levels of highly skilled nursing, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists occupational therapists and other highly skilled individuals. This rating is frequently a useful measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation services. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not all facilities employs these types of nurses. However, based on the data this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The final metric we considered in this category is the number of patients that who were able to eventually return home from the facility. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home as opposed to remaining at the facility on a permanent basis.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Sep 22

Good Samaritan Society - Newell Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: A-minus

In Good Samaritan Society - Newell, 6.11% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percent of residents that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many experts to be a barometer of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to as bed sores, are routinely the result of residents staying in one position for too long.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: A+

In Good Samaritan Society - Newell, 3.69% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is an indication of the percentage of long-term care residents that have suffered a fall resulting in severe injury. This is one of the statistics we use in computing nursing ratings.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: A+

In Good Samaritan Society - Newell, 3.09% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percent of residents that suffered from a urinary tract infection. These infections are sometimes associated with poorer hygiene.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: A

In Good Samaritan Society - Newell, 16.77% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is a measure of the percent of long-term residents who were administered antipsychotic medication. Increased usage of these drugs may indicate that a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior in scenarios where such medications aren't medically indicated. However, some facilities may need to rely on these drugs due to having more patients with dementia.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: C

In Good Samaritan Society - Newell, 18.7% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents receiving antianxiety medications.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B-minus

In Good Samaritan Society - Newell, 4.48% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of patients demonstrating symptoms of depression. High levels of depression may reveal a lower level of care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B

In Good Samaritan Society - Newell, 94.58% of Patients

Measures the percentage of long-term stay patients that were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: A-minus

In Good Samaritan Society - Newell, 16.82% Percentage of Patients

This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term care residents who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as taking medications and continence. Many in the industry would argue this is a reasonable measure of a patient's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B-plus

In Good Samaritan Society - Newell, 19.24% Percentage of Residents

This indicates the percent of residents that retained mobility levels over time. Preserving mobility is often a great sign for residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

Grade: B-plus

In Good Samaritan Society - Newell, 1.24 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This is the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of care. There is a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and the quality of nursing home care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B-minus

In Good Samaritan Society - Newell, 19.24 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This is the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care. There is a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and a nursing homes short-term rehabilitation performance.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: A-minus

In Good Samaritan Society - Newell, 79.45% Percentage of Resident

This is the percent of short-term stay residents who saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Buena Vista Regional Medical CenterCritical Access Hospitals 11.23 miles away1525 West 5th Street Storm Lake Iowa 50588Government - Local(712) 732-4030
  • Loring HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 12.89 miles away211 Highland Avenue PO Box 217 Sac City Iowa 50583Voluntary non-profit - Private(712) 662-7105
  • Pocahontas Community HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 19.22 miles away606 N W 7th Street Pocahontas Iowa 50574Government - Local(712) 335-3501

Nearby Dialysis

  • Renal Center of Storm Lake, LLC10.4 miles away1426 N Lake Ave Storm Lake Iowa 50588Dialysis Stations: 16 (712) 732-6900