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Good Samaritan Society - Park River

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: A
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Good Samaritan Society - Park River's website

301 South County Road 12b,
Park River ND 58270

(701) 999-2384

73.33% estimated occupancy 1

Good Samaritan Society - Park River is a small non-profit nursing home in Park River, North Dakota. Featuring an overall rating of A, this facility is among the best nursing homes we found. In fact, we ranked this nursing home in the top 20 percent of all facilities in the United States. As you will see below, this nursing home also performed just fine in our category grades. It's hard to poke holes in this place's profile.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • Is CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • Non profit - Corporation
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Post-Acute Care 
  • Offers Respite Care
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab
  • Offers Outpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Stroke Recovery
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Cardiac Therapy
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management
  • Oncology Care
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation
  • Lymphedema Care
  • Aquatic Therapy

Awards

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Top Nursing Home in North Dakota Awards 2019

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Top Nursing Home in North Dakota Awards 2020

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Top Nursing Home in North Dakota Awards 2021

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A-plus

In addition to performing well overall, this facility also received nearly flawless government inspections. As a result, it earned one of our best scores in that area with an A+. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in calculating our inspection ratings. One of those factors is deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of these deficiencies is arguably more important than the number of deficiencies, as some deficiencies end up being quite minor. Although this place had a few deficiencies on its report, none of them were severe based on CMS' deficiency scale. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: A

This facility also fared very well in the category of long-term care, where we gave it a grade of A. Few facilities received a better grade in this area. Facilities that excel in this category tend to be well-staffed and offer extensive hands on care to patients. After considering the quantity of care provided by aids and other staff, we then looked at the nursing home's vaccination statistics. This nursing home vaccinated 99.346405 percent of its patients against pneumonia, which is significantly higher than the average nursing home. Finally, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: A-minus

Turning our next area, this facility was given first-rate short-term care score. In fact, it received a score of A- in that area. In computing our short-term care ratings, we size up the nursing home's levels of skilled nursing, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists speech therapists and other highly trained professionals. This rating is typically a meaningful measure of the facility's rehabilitation. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not all nursing homes employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, according to the data they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The last item we assessed in this area is the percentage of residents that were able to return home from the facility. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home as opposed to remaining at the facility on a permanent basis.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B-plus

The fourth area we rated was nursing, where this nursing home was given a B+. This rounded out a very favorable profile. Very few facilities received a B+ or better in every category. Our nursing grade weighs many factors, however, the paramount one is the number of nurse hours spent with patients. This nursing home provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also factored a few quality-based metrics into our nursing grades. This facility was relatively weak in two of the major areas we focus on, with below average scores for minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers. These areas are generally reliable indicators of the quality of nursing care provided.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

Good Samaritan Society - Park River Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: C

In Good Samaritan Society - Park River, 9.8% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This datapoint is is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents who are suffering from pressure ulcers. We've found that pressure ulcers are an barometer of quality of care.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: D

In Good Samaritan Society - Park River, 6.54% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percentage of residents who sustained a major fall. Falls leading to severe injuries are often the result of poor nursing care. Additional nurse staffing can reduce the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: D

In Good Samaritan Society - Park River, 4.23% of Patients had UTIs

This statistic gauges the percentage of long-term stay patients who sustained UTI's. UTI's may be an indication of a facility with worst hygiene practices. However, this datapoint could also be skewed for some facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for urinary tract infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: C

In Good Samaritan Society - Park River, 19.21% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This indicates the percent of residents who were given antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic drugs are administered to patients for a variety of conditions, including dementia. Unfortunately, in some cases, increased usage of these drugs may mean that a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: C

In Good Samaritan Society - Park River, 24.5% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

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

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: D

In Good Samaritan Society - Park River, 12.5% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients exhibiting signs of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: A

In Good Samaritan Society - Park River, 99.67% of Patients

This indicates the percent of residents that were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: C

In Good Samaritan Society - Park River, 20% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of patients who needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of needing for assistance with ADL's could indicate the deterioration of a patient's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B-plus

In Good Samaritan Society - Park River, 17.93% of Residents

This indicates the percentage of patients that remained mobile levels over time. Retaining mobility is usually a good sign for residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

Grade: B

In Good Samaritan Society - Park River, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This is the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B-minus

In Good Samaritan Society - Park River, 17.93% of Residents Rehospitalized

This indicates the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care.

Nearby Hospitals

  • First Care Health CenterCritical Access Hospitals 0.41 miles away115 Vivian St Park River North Dakota 58270Voluntary non-profit - Private(701) 284-7500
  • Unity Medical CenterCritical Access Hospitals 15.52 miles away164 W 13th Street Grafton North Dakota 58237Voluntary non-profit - Private(701) 352-1620