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Good Samaritan Society - Pine River

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

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

518 Jefferson Avenue, PO Box 29,
Pine River MN 56474

(218) 587-4423

79.09% estimated occupancy 1

Good Samaritan Society - Pine River is the sole nursing home we found in Pine River, Minnesota. With an A+ overall grade, we ranked this nursing home in the top five percentile of all nursing homes in the country. We really couldn't find many bad things to say about this facility. Its grades are just impeccable. Scroll down to see this place's category scores, which are equally impressive. You really can't do much better than a straight A profile.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • Is CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • Has Family Council
  • Non profit - Corporation
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Post-Acute Care 
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab
  • Offers Outpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Medical Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Stroke Recovery
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Cardiac Therapy
  • Physical Therapy
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation

Awards

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Top Nursing Home in Minnesota Awards 2019

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Top Nursing Home in Minnesota Awards 2020

Registered Staff Hours

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A-plus

In addition to being a great overall grade, this facility also received A+ health inspections in recent years. Its inspections were virtually flawless. Perhaps the most significant factor we consider in computing our inspection grades is deficiencies. Deficiencies can be found on a nursing home's inspection reports. Places with better scores in this category most likely avoided the most severe deficiencies involving things like patient abuse. While this nursing home had some deficiencies on its inspection report, none were serious based on CMS' scale. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: A-plus

This nursing home also was given an A+ for its short-term care grade. With our short-term care category, we strive to craft a meaningful measure for rehabilitation. In doing so, we look at the nursing home's offerings of highly-skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as occupational therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not all nursing homes employs these types of nurses. However, based on the data this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Lastly, we looked at the percentage of patients who ultimately were able to return home from this nursing home. We found that 6 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.

Nurse Quality

Grade: A

This facility also excelled in the area of nursing, where it received a grade of A. Few nursing homes performed better in this area. Nursing scores are heavily correlated with nurse staffing levels. This nursing home provides 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also looked at some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing grades. This place performed very well in the area of avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: A

Moving on to the next area, this nursing home was given a strong long-term care grade. We gave it a grade of A in this category, rounding out a straight A profile. Facilities that receive this type of grade in long-term care tend to provide consistent 24/7 care to ensure patients are well cared for. After looking at the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we next considered the facility's vaccination records. This nursing home vaccinated 98.7013 percent of its residents against pneumonia. Vaccines are vital to keeping patients healthy. Finally, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Good Samaritan Society - Pine River Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: A-minus

In Good Samaritan Society - Pine River, 5.26% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percentage of patients who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin caused by remaining in the same position for an excessive period of time.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B-plus

In Good Samaritan Society - Pine River, 2.6% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percentage of patients that suffered from a fall which caused severe injury.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: D

In Good Samaritan Society - Pine River, 3.9% of Patients had UTIs

This indicates the percentage of residents who suffered from a urinary tract infection. UTI's are routinely caused by facilities with lower levels of hygiene. More frequent bathing can limit the number likelihood of residents sustaining infections. Keep in mind that this statistic is affected by by the fact that nursing homes have incongruent reporting standards for urinary tract infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B-plus

In Good Samaritan Society - Pine River, 10.39% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is the percent of residents who were prescribed antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic drugs are prescribed to patients for many medical conditions, including dementia. Tragically, in limited situations, excessive reliance on these medications may indicate a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A

In Good Samaritan Society - Pine River, 11.11% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

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

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: A+

In Good Samaritan Society - Pine River, 0% of Patients

This metric measures the percent of long-term care residents showing symptoms of depression. Some believe that this is a reasonable measure of patient quality of care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B-plus

In Good Samaritan Society - Pine River, 98.13% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents that were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for nursing home patients, making these vaccines indispensable.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: C

In Good Samaritan Society - Pine River, 18.03% of Patients

This is a measure of the percent of long-term residents that needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as taking medications and eating.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B-plus

In Good Samaritan Society - Pine River, 19.07% of Residents

This is the percentage of residents that retained mobility levels over time. Optimizing mobility is often a good sign for residents' well-being.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B-minus

In Good Samaritan Society - Pine River, 19.07% of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric measures the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: F

In Good Samaritan Society - Pine River, 22.44% of Patients

This is the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: A-minus

In Good Samaritan Society - Pine River, 87.01% of Resident

This is a measure of the percentage of short-term care patients that experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Some would argue that this is a reasonable measure of rehabilitation services.