Good Samaritan Society - Osceola

Updated May 1, 2022 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating

600 Center Drive,
Osceola NE 68651

71.48% estimated occupancy ¹

Good Samaritan Society - Osceola is a facility in Osceola, Nebraska, a city with a population of 1,470 people. With an overall grade of A-, this is without a doubt a high quality facility. We were so impressed with this nursing home that we ranked it in the top 25 percent of all nursing homes in the country. This facility also received phenomenal ratings in each of the major categories. More information about these categories can be found below.

Quick Details

Accepts Medicare ¹
Accepts Medicaid ¹
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Has Resident Council
No Family Council
Non profit - Corporation

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Long-term Care Quality

One of the reasons this proved to be a great nursing home is that it received a very impressive long-term care grade. In this category, we awarded this facility an A. For patients looking for a permanent residence as opposed to skilled nursing, long-term care is an important category. One of the statistics we considered on top of nurse's aid hours was vaccinations. This facility administered the pneumonia vaccination to 85.08772 percent of its patients. Although its vaccination rate was a bit lower than we hoped for, we were pleased to find facility was able to limit hospitalizations. It had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.

Nurse Quality

One of the other reasons we rated this nursing home so highly is that it received a very impressive nursing grade. In that category, we gave this nursing home a grade of A-. There are a variety of criteria within this category. Most of the criteria relate to levels of nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 3.6 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed certain nursing quality measures in computing our nursing grades. These include minimizing residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. We look at these areas as good measures of the quality of nursing care offered, since better care tends to reduce these problems.

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Facility Inspections

This facility has received near flawless health inspections in recent years. We awarded them an impressive grade of A- in this category. Arguably the most significant factor we look at in calculating our inspection scores is deficiencies. Deficiencies can be found on a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes with higher scores in this area most likely dodged the more severe deficiencies involving health risks or even death. While this place had a few minor dings on its report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are ones found in categories G through L. This tells you that the inspectors did not deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Short-term Care Quality

The last area we rated is short-term care, where this facility was awarded a grade of B. Although this proved to be its weakest category grade, this is nevertheless a good rating. Short-term care grades are generally employed to measure a nursing home's rehabilitation services. To offer highly rated rehabilitation services, nursing homes generally must have higher levels of highly skilled nursing. Skilled nursing includes registered nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists and other highly trained professionals. One of this nursing home's strength is that it offers more hours of care from registered nurses to its residents. Lastly, we considered the percentage of patients who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this facility's residents returned home.

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Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Good Samaritan Society - Osceola Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Good Samaritan Society - Osceola, 5.68% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients who developed pressure ulcers. We've found that pressure ulcers are a reliable indicator of quality of care.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Good Samaritan Society - Osceola, 4.9% of Patients had Serious Falls

This figure tells you the percentage of long-term residents which have sustained a fall resulting in serious injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but excessive numbers of falls may be a sign of lower levels of patient supervision.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Good Samaritan Society - Osceola, 3.74% of Patients had UTIs

This statistic gauges the percent of long-term residents who have suffered from a UTI. UTI's could be an indicator of a nursing home with worse hygiene protocols. However, this metric may also be misleading for certain facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Good Samaritan Society - Osceola, 17.84% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is the percent of patients prescribed antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs may be vital to many patients, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used appropriately. In some cases, increased usage of these drugs may indicate that a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Good Samaritan Society - Osceola, 19.55% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This tells you the percentage of residents who were prescribed antianxiety medications. Antianxiety medications are prescribed to patients experiencing anxiety and depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Good Samaritan Society - Osceola, 4.13% of Patients

This indicates the percent of residents who are showing symptoms of depression. Higher rates of depression could indicate worse patient care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Good Samaritan Society - Osceola, 93.24% of Patients

Measures the percentage of long-term stay residents that were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for seniors, making these types of vaccines vital to patient safety.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Good Samaritan Society - Osceola, 15.12% Percentage of Patients

This tells you the percent of patients who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Good Samaritan Society - Osceola, 21.01% Percentage of Residents

This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents who maintained mobility. Many would argue that the ability to move around is important for patients health.