Good Samaritan Society-Prescott Village is a small non-profit nursing home located in Prescott, Arizona. With an overall grade of A, this is undoubtedly a phenomenal facility. In fact, this nursing home has the distinction of being one of the top 50 facilities in Arizona. Keep reading to find this nursing home's category grades, which are equally impressive. You really can't do any better than a straight A report card.
Good Samaritan Society-Prescott Village
- Nursing Home
- Independent Living
- Memory Care
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
Awards
Registered Staff Hours
Long-term Care Quality
One of the many reasons this proved to be a great nursing home is that it earned a very impressive long-term care grade. This was its best grade. In this category, we gave this nursing home an impressive grade of A. For residents looking for a permanent place to live as opposed to rehabilitation, long-term care grades are very important. In addition to considering the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we also looked at the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This nursing home vaccinated 85.39326 percent of its residents, which is a few points less than we anticipated. Although its vaccination rate was a bit lower than we had hoped, at least this facility 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 number.
Facility Inspections
This nursing home has received near flawless government inspections in recent years. We gave them an A- in this area. These inspection scores take several factors into consideration, including deficiencies and substantiated complaints. You can learn more about each of these items by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. While this nursing home had some minor dings on its government inspection report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are those found in categories G through L. This means the inspectors did not consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
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Short-term Care Quality
Moving on our third area, this nursing home received a strong short-term care score. In fact, we awarded it a grade of A- in that category. Short-term care grades are generally used to measure a facility's performance with rehabilitation To offer highly rated rehabilitation services, facilities generally must offer higher levels of skilled nursing. These types of services include registered nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists and other highly skilled individuals. It does not look like this facility submitted data regarding its registered nurse or physical therapy staffing. The last datapoint we assessed in this area is the number of patients who ultimately returned home from the nursing home. We found that 5.9 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home as opposed to remaining at the nursing home on a permanent basis.
Nurse Quality
The last category we scored was nursing, where this facility was awarded a grade of A-. This completed a very impressive profile. Not many facilities earned an A- or higher in every category. The nursing grade weighs quite a few components, however, the primary one is the quantity of nurse hours spent with patients. This facility provided 0 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality measures and this facility excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any place the state in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can generally be avoided by offering better nursing care, such as by employing a protocol of moving a patient more often.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Good Samaritan Society-Prescott Village Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Good Samaritan Society-Prescott Village, 8.97% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This datapoint indicates the percent of long-term patients who have new or worsened pressure ulcers or bed sores. We bake this statistic into both nursing and long-term care grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Good Samaritan Society-Prescott Village, 2.2% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percent of long-term patients which have had a fall leading to serious injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but high rates of major falls could be an indication of lower levels of patient supervision.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Good Samaritan Society-Prescott Village, 1.68% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percentage of residents that have had a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered to be an indicator of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are routinely the result of a nursing home with worse hygiene protocols. Nevertheless, this datapoint could also be skewed for some nursing homes due to inconsistent reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Good Samaritan Society-Prescott Village, 11.03% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percent of patients given antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic drugs are given to residents for many medical conditions, such as cognitive disorders. Unfortunately, in some cases, excessive reliance on these medications may mean a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Good Samaritan Society-Prescott Village, 16.78% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is an indication of the percentage of long-term residents receiving antianxiety drugs.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Good Samaritan Society-Prescott Village, 3.1% of Patients
This tells you the percent of residents who are exhibiting symptoms of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Good Samaritan Society-Prescott Village, 80.03% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term residents who have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for nursing home residents, making these vaccines indispensable.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Good Samaritan Society-Prescott Village, 12.44% Percentage of Patients
This indicates the percent of patients who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Good Samaritan Society-Prescott Village, 20.97% Percentage of Residents
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents that remained mobile levels.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Good Samaritan Society-Prescott Village, 20.97 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This indicates the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is usually a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and a nursing homes short-term rehabilitation performance.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Good Samaritan Society-Prescott Village, 11.03 Percentage of Patients
This tells you the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is usually a correlation between staying out of the emergency room and the overall quality of care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Good Samaritan Society-Prescott Village, 73.85% Percentage of Resident
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of short-term residents who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Some would argue that this is a reasonable measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation performance.
Scores for Prescott, AZ
- Overall Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A-minus
Looking for more options? Prescott, Arizona has 3 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- Yavapai Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 0.47 miles away1003 Willow Creek Road Prescott Arizona 86301Voluntary non-profit - Private(928) 445-2700
Nearby Dialysis
- Prescott Dialysis (Dva)0.5 miles away980 Willow Creek Rd Ste 101 Prescott Arizona 86301Dialysis Stations: 12 (928) 776-9459
- Yavapai Dialysis (Fmc)4.31 miles away3605 Ranch Dr Prescott Arizona 86303CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (928) 443-9626