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Good Samaritan Society - Red Oak

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

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201 Alix Avenue,
Red Oak IA 51566

(712) 623-3170

64.02% estimated occupancy ¹

Good Samaritan Society - Red Oak is in Red Oak, Iowa. This city has a total of 7,035 people. Sporting an overall grade of B, this looks like a very respectable facility. Based on our assessment, this nursing home is a solid choice for quite a few people. This nursing home's impressive report card was highlighted by its inspection reports, which we will address in the next section.

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Accepts Medicare ¹
Accepts Medicaid ¹
No CCRC
Has Resident Council
No Family Council
Non profit - Corporation
Secure Memory Care
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
Palliative Care
Wound Care
Occupational Therapy
Cardiac Therapy
Diabetes Management
Physical Therapy
Respiratory Therapy
Bariatric Care

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Facility Inspections

On top of receiving a strong overall score, this nursing home also received first-rate inspections in recent years. We awarded them one of our higher scores in that category, with an A-. Inspection ratings are tied to pieces of information found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places that excel in this area have very few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these places generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. This particular nursing home received 7 deficiencies on its inspection report. Overall, this is still a good inspection report, but we'd always recommend looking into any deficiencies you find troubling.

Nurse Quality

One of the other reasons we rated this facility so highly is that it received a very impressive nursing grade. In fact, nursing turned out to be its second best category grade. In that area, we awarded this facility a grade of A-. Our nursing rating is primarily associated with a nursing home's nurse staffing. This nursing home averages 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at 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 nursing home Iowa in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can often be avoided by offering better nursing care, such as by employing a policy of moving residents more frequently.

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Short-term Care Quality

In addition, this nursing home also was given favorable short-term care scores in our assessment. Indeed, we gave them one of our stronger grades in that area, with a grade of B. Our short-term care grades are based in part on a nursing home's quantity of highly-skilled highly skilled professionals. This includes a wide range of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, in addition to other types of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not all facilities employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, according to the data they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Finally, we looked at the percentage of patients who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 5.2 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.

Long-term Care Quality

The final category we scored is long-term care, was this facility's weakest area. We awarded this nursing home a grade of D in this category. This really is one of the few weak points of a very solid report card. Long-term care grades in this range generally are a bad sign for the quantity and quality of care provided by nurses and aids. In addition to assessing the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we analyzed the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home administered the vaccine to 91.875 percent of its patients, which is a few points less than we expected. To our surprise, this facility was actually decent at keeping its patients out of the hospital. In fact, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days. This was its best feature in this category.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Good Samaritan Society - Red Oak Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Good Samaritan Society - Red Oak, 1.87% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percent of residents who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage caused by staying in the same position for an excessive period of time.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Good Samaritan Society - Red Oak, 5% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percentage of patients who suffered from a major fall. Falls resulting in serious injury are often associated with lower quality nursing care. Better nursing care can minimize the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Good Samaritan Society - Red Oak, 1.26% of Patients had UTIs

This is the percent of patients who have had a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are often the result of poor nursing care. Better nursing care can minimize the number likelihood of residents sustaining infections. Keep in mind that this metric is affected by by the fact that nursing homes have incongruent reporting standards for UTI's.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Good Samaritan Society - Red Oak, 16.03% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is the percentage of residents given antipsychotic medications. These medications may be used for treating a variety of conditions, including cognitive disorders.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Good Samaritan Society - Red Oak, 20.51% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is an indication of the percentage of long-term patients receiving antianxiety medications.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Good Samaritan Society - Red Oak, 1.3% of Patients

This indicates the percent of residents who are demonstrating signs of depression. Higher rates of depression could imply worse patient care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Good Samaritan Society - Red Oak, 94.25% of Patients

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

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Good Samaritan Society - Red Oak, 13.64% of Patients

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients that needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as dressing and continence. Some would argue this is a reliable measure of a patient's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Good Samaritan Society - Red Oak, 20.37% of Residents

This tells you the percent of patients who retained mobility levels over time. Retaining mobility can be a good sign for residents' health.

Hospitalizations

In Good Samaritan Society - Red Oak, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This indicates the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of care. There is usually a correlation between staying out of the hospital and the overall quality of care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Good Samaritan Society - Red Oak, 20.37% of Residents Rehospitalized

This is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

In Good Samaritan Society - Red Oak, 5.61% of Patients

This metric tracks the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

In Good Samaritan Society - Red Oak, 89.4% of Resident

Measures the percentage of short-term stay residents that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Some experts believe that this is a measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation performance.