Good Samaritan Society - Oakes is a facility in Oakes, North Dakota, a city with a population of 2,681 people. Sporting an overall grade of B, this looks like a good option. Based on our assessment, this place looks like a good fit for most people. This place's strong report card was highlighted by its inspection score, which is addressed in the next section.
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Good Samaritan Society - Oakes
- Nursing Home
- Home Health Agency
- Assisted Living
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Meal Delivery
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pain Management
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
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Facility Inspections
On top of earning a strong overall rating, this nursing home fared even better in our inspections category which is based on the facility's recent government inspections. We awarded it an A for this area, which is one of our highest grades. Inspection ratings take several factors into consideration, including deficiencies, substantiated complaints and federal fines. You can learn more about each of these factors by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. Fortunately, although this facility had some minor dings on its government inspection report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are those found in categories G through L. This tells you that CMS did not deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. Remember that deficiency-free inspection reports are uncommon in the industry.
Nurse Quality
This facility is also strong in the area of nursing, where it received a grade of B+. It outperformed most nursing homes in this category. Our nursing rating is mostly based on a nursing home's nurse staffing. 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 facility 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 generally be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
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Short-term Care Quality
Turning to the third category, this nursing home also received a score of B for its short-term care rating. This is an above average score in this area. In determining our short-term care scores, we assess a facility's levels of skilled nursing services, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists speech therapists and other highly trained professionals. This grade is more often than not a useful measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation. Fortunately, it appear that this facility employs registered nurses. Not every facility employs these types of nurses. However, according to the data they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The last item we considered in this category is the number of patients who eventually returned home from the nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home as opposed to remaining at the facility on a permanent basis.
Long-term Care Quality
Moving on to our fourth area, this nursing home was given a C for long-term care, which is generally an acceptable rating. Our long-term care grade is generally used to assess a nursing home's performance as a traditional convalescent home, as opposed to focusing on the skilled nursing services offered by a rehabilitation facility. On top of considering the volume of care provided by nurses and other staff, we also looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home provided the vaccine to 99.44444 percent of its patients, which is higher than the vast majority of nursing homes. Lastly, this facility was also able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
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Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Good Samaritan Society - Oakes Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Good Samaritan Society - Oakes, 7.48% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents which are suffering from pressure ulcers . We use this statistic in calculating our nursing grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Good Samaritan Society - Oakes, 2.22% of Patients had Serious Falls
This measures the percentage of long-term stay residents who sustained falls leading to major injury. We use this statistic in calculating nursing scores.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Good Samaritan Society - Oakes, 4.94% of Patients had UTIs
This is an indication of the percentage of long-term residents who suffered from urinary tract infections. Although more infections may reflect poorly on a nursing home's hygiene protocols, it is difficult to compare different nursing homes due to facilities having varying reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Good Samaritan Society - Oakes, 24.24% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of patients prescribed antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications may be helpful for many residents, it is important to ensure these medications are being used only where medically required. In limited situations, excessive reliance on these medications may mean that a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Good Samaritan Society - Oakes, 23.27% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percentage of residents who were prescribed antianxiety medications. Antianxiety drugs are administered to residents suffering from depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Good Samaritan Society - Oakes, 3.53% of Patients
Measures the percentage of long-term care patients who are demonstrating depressive symptoms.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Good Samaritan Society - Oakes, 99.2% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of patients that were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Good Samaritan Society - Oakes, 20.75% of Patients
This metric measures the percent of long-term care patients who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as taking medications and continence.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Good Samaritan Society - Oakes, 14.63% of Residents
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term residents who remained mobile levels. Many would argue that mobility is important for patients well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Good Samaritan Society - Oakes, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. There is a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and the quality of nursing home care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Good Samaritan Society - Oakes, 14.63% of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Nearby Hospitals
- Chi Oakes HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 0.69 miles away1200 N 7th St Oakes North Dakota 58474Voluntary non-profit - Private(701) 742-3291