Good Samaritan Society Northwood Retirement Comm is an average-sized non-profit facility located in Jasper, Indiana. We think highly of this facility, which we gave a B+ overall. We were also impressed with the city grade of facilities in Jasper, making this one of the best places to find a nursing home. Based on our ratings, this nursing home ought to meet the needs of most people. The best aspect of this facility's impressive report card was its nursing rating. We discuss nursing in the next paragraph
Get our free e-book to learn all about your senior care options.
Good Samaritan Society Northwood Retirement Comm
- Nursing Home
- Independent Living
- Assisted Living
- Memory Care
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
Get pricing and details on Jasper senior living options.
Get PricingQuick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Church related
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
Get our free e-book to learn all about your senior care options.
Awards
Registered Staff Hours
Nurse Quality
In addition to receiving a great overall grade, this nursing home received an A+ for nursing. We looked at the licensure of nurses at the nursing home, as well as the number of hours those nurses were with patients, in determining our rating in this area. This nursing home provides 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This place 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 avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
Facility Inspections
In addition, this nursing home also performed well in inspections, which is based on its inspections. In fact, we awarded it an A- for that category. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in determining these inspection grades. One key factor is health deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of these deficiencies is arguably more important than the quantity of deficiencies, as some deficiencies are quite minor. While this place had some deficiencies on its government inspection report, none were major deficiencies based on CMS' scale. We should point out that deficiency-free inspection reports are rare in this industry.
Does this page answer your questions about Good Samaritan Society Northwood Retirement Comm?
Short-term Care Quality
This facility performed well in the category of short-term care also. Indeed, we awarded it a score of A- for that area, which is one of our best scores. Short-term care ratings are meaningful for individuals seeking rehabilitation. Rehabilitation typically utilizes higher levels of highly-skilled nursing. Skilled nursing means a vast range of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, as well as other variations of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not every nursing home employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, based on the data they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The final datapoint we looked at in this category is the percentage of residents who were able to leave the facility and return home. We discovered that 4.9 percent of this facility's patients returned home.
Long-term Care Quality
This facility's worst area was long-term care, which is the last category we analyzed. For this category, we awarded this facility a grade of just D. We wanted to draw your attention to this potential area of weakness, but you shouldn't dwell on a single bad category either. Nursing homes that receive this kind of grade in this category likely don't provide the kind of consistent around the clock care that some other facilities provide. After considering the amount of care provided by nurses, we then analyzed the facility's vaccination record. We were a bit alarmed this nursing home vaccinated a relatively low 87.11111 percent of its patients for pneumonia. Surprisingly, this nursing home was actually able to limit hospitalizations. With just 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this facility has fewer hospitalizations than the majority of nursing homes. This was its best feature in this category.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Good Samaritan Society Northwood Retirement Comm Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Good Samaritan Society Northwood Retirement Comm, 2.01% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term stay residents who suffered from pressure ulcers or bed sores. We use this statistic in calculating our nursing grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Good Samaritan Society Northwood Retirement Comm, 5.78% of Patients had Serious Falls
This datapoint indicates the percentage of long-term residents who experienced falls which caused serious injury. This is one of the statistics we use in calculating nursing ratings.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Good Samaritan Society Northwood Retirement Comm, 1.03% of Patients had UTIs
This metric measures the percent of long-term care residents which have suffered from a urinary tract infection. UTI's could be an indication of a facility with worst hygiene practices. Nevertheless, this statistic may also be misleading for some nursing homes due to varying reporting standards for UTI's.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Good Samaritan Society Northwood Retirement Comm, 20.43% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This figure indicates the percentage of long-term care patients receiving antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to make sure these drugs are being used only where medically required. In some cases, excessive reliance on these medications may mean a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Good Samaritan Society Northwood Retirement Comm, 30.85% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percent of patients who were given antianxiety medications. These drugs are given to residents suffering from anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Good Samaritan Society Northwood Retirement Comm, 0% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of patients who are exhibiting symptoms of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Good Samaritan Society Northwood Retirement Comm, 89.88% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents that were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Good Samaritan Society Northwood Retirement Comm, 19.9% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term residents that required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as taking medications and using the bathroom.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Good Samaritan Society Northwood Retirement Comm, 14.03% of Residents
This is the percentage of residents who were able to retain mobility over time. Retaining mobility is usually a good sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Good Samaritan Society Northwood Retirement Comm, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. Avoiding hospitalizations is critical to the physical well-being of patients.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Good Samaritan Society Northwood Retirement Comm, 14.03% of Residents Rehospitalized
This datapoint measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Keeping residents out of the hospital during rehabilitation is key to restoring the health of patients.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Good Samaritan Society Northwood Retirement Comm, 14.23% of Patients
This tells you the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Good Samaritan Society Northwood Retirement Comm, 78.65% of Resident
This indicates the percentage of short-term care patients that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Scores for Jasper, IN
- Overall Rating has a grade of A-minus
- Nurse Rating has a grade of A-minus
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A
Looking for more options? Jasper, Indiana has 5 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- Memorial Hospital and Health Care CenterAcute Care Hospitals 1.3 miles away800 W 9th St Jasper Indiana 47546Voluntary non-profit - Church(812) 996-2345
Nearby Dialysis
- Davita - Jasper Dialysis1.48 miles away671 3 Rd Ave Suite A Jasper Indiana 47546CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (812) 482-1791