Good Samaritan Society - Postville

Nursing Home
Independent Living
Assisted Living

Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata

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Good Samaritan Society - Postville's website

400 Hardin Drive,
Postville IA 52162

(563) 864-7425

72.72% estimated occupancy ¹

With an address in Postville, Iowa, Good Samaritan Society - Postville is the sole option located there. With an overall grade of B+, this nursing home should work for most prospective residents. We were so impressed with this facility that we ranked it in the top third of all nursing homes in the United States. If you look further down this page, you will see this nursing home's category grades, which are also quite good.

Quick Details

Accepts Medicare ¹
Accepts Medicaid ¹
No CCRC
No Resident Council
No Family Council
For profit - Individual
Offers Post-Acute Care
Offers Respite Care
Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

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

Registered Staff Hours

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Facility Inspections

To go along with its strong overall grade, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A+ for our inspections rating. Inspection grades weigh several factors included in a facility's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we rely on is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with better scores in this category typically have very few severe deficiencies. Fortunately, although this place had some minor dings on its report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are ones found in categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This means the government inspectors didn't consider 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.

Long-term Care Quality

This facility also was given a favorable long-term care grade. In fact, we gave it an above average score of B+ in this area. For prospective patients seeking a permanent residence as opposed to rehabilitation, long-term care is a very important category. One of the statistics we considered on top of nursing hours was vaccines. This nursing home administered the pneumonia vaccine to 92.85714 percent of its patients. Finally, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. It had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

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Nurse Quality

Another one of this facility's impressive category grades came in the area of nursing care. We awarded them one of our better scores in that area, with a grade of B. When calculating a nursing home's nursing grade, we assess the quantity of hours nurses are seeing patients as well as the level of licensure of the nurses. 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 nursing home has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can often be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

Short-term Care Quality

The last area we scored was short-term care. This facility was given a very good short-term care grade this year, with a grade of B. This nursing home really did not have any weaknesses. In computing our short-term care ratings, we size up the nursing home's levels of skilled nursing services, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists occupational therapists and other highly trained professionals. This rating is often a useful measure of the facility's rehabilitation services. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not all facilities employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, based on the data this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The last item we looked at in this area is the percentage of residents who eventually returned 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.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Good Samaritan Society - Postville Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Good Samaritan Society - Postville, 6.11% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percent of patients who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage resulting from staying in one position for too long.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Good Samaritan Society - Postville, 3.69% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percent of residents that sustained a major fall. Falls leading to major injuries are considered by many experts to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Falls resulting in injury are routinely caused by poor nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Good Samaritan Society - Postville, 3.09% of Patients had UTIs

This indicates the percentage of long-term residents that have suffered from a UTI. Although more infections may reflect poorly on a nursing home's hygiene protocols, it is problematic to compare different nursing homes due to facilities having varying reporting standards.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Good Samaritan Society - Postville, 16.77% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents taking antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to confirm these medications are being used appropriately. In some cases, increased usage of these drugs may indicate a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Good Samaritan Society - Postville, 18.7% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is the percentage of residents prescribed antianxiety medications. Antianxiety drugs are prescribed to residents suffering from anxiety or depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Good Samaritan Society - Postville, 4.48% of Patients

This is the percentage of patients showing depressive symptoms. Higher rates of depression may imply lower quality care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Good Samaritan Society - Postville, 94.58% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of patients that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Good Samaritan Society - Postville, 16.82% Percentage of Patients

This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term care patients who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as moving around and eating.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Good Samaritan Society - Postville, 19.24% Percentage of Residents

This tells you the percent of patients that maintained mobility over time. Optimizing mobility is usually a great sign for residents' health.

Hospitalizations

In Good Samaritan Society - Postville, 1.24 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This indicates the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of care. There is generally a correlation between staying out of the hospital and the quality of long-term care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Good Samaritan Society - Postville, 19.24 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

Measures the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term resident care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

In Good Samaritan Society - Postville, 79.45% Percentage of Resident

This indicates the percentage of short-term patients who saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Higher levels of autonomy with activities of daily living often correlates with successful rehabilitation services.

Nearby Hospitals

Veterans Memorial HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 13.58 miles away40 1st Street Se Waukon Iowa 52172Government - Local(563) 568-3411
Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital and ClinicsCritical Access Hospitals 14.92 miles away112 Jefferson Street West Union Iowa 52175Voluntary non-profit - Private(563) 422-3811
Mercy One Elkader Medical CenterCritical Access Hospitals 16.98 miles away901 Davidson Street Nw Elkader Iowa 52043Voluntary non-profit - Private(563) 245-7000
Winneshiek Medical CenterCritical Access Hospitals 18.18 miles away901 Montgomery Street Decorah Iowa 52101Government - Local(563) 382-2911

Nearby Dialysis

West Union Dialysis Center15.17 miles away405 Highway 150 N P O Box 516 West Union Iowa 52175Dialysis Stations: 16 (563) 422-5734
Mayo Clinic Hosp-Dyls18.18 miles away901 Montgomery St. Decorah Iowa 52101Dialysis Stations: 4 (563) 382-1961