Good Samaritan Society - Redwood Falls
200 South Dekalb Street, Redwood Falls MN 56283 · (507) 637-5711 · 43.25% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Sara Levinsohn
With an address in Redwood Falls, Minnesota, Good Samaritan Society - Redwood Falls is one of just two nursing homes in the area. We awarded this nursing home an overall grade of B+. A grade in this range requires above average marks in most areas. Based on our ratings, you could do much worse than this facility. Finally, we wanted to point out that there was an ownership change at this facility in the last 12 months. We will need to make sure it maintains its high grades going forward.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 43 Beds
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For profit - Partnership
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Family Council:
Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Nurse Quality
We also wanted to emphasize the fact that this facility excelled in our nursing rating. We awarded them an impressive grade of A+ in this category. When computing a facility's nursing grade, we look at the quantity of hours nurses are caring for residents and the skill levels of the nurses. This facility boasts a really impressive 4.4 hours of nursing care per patient per day, of which a significant portion of those hours were provided by registered nurses. This is one of the most highly highly skilled levels of nurses. This is one of the better totals of nursing hours we found. On top of providing impressive levels of nursing care, this facility also excelled in several of the quality-based metrics we assessed. With less than five percent of its residents suffering from pressure ulcers, it fared as well as any place the country in this category. This is often a good indicator that a nursing home has reliable quality controls in place. Many pressure ulcers can be prevented by offering better nursing care and having a policy of moving patients even once per day.
Facility Inspections
This nursing home also performed well in our inspection category, which is based on its recent government inspections. We gave it an A- for that area, which is one of our best scores. Inspection scores are tied to many pieces of information located in the a nursing home's inspection reports. Facilities that receive favorable grades in this category tend to have few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these facilities should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. Amazingly, this was one of the few nursing homes in the country that had no deficiencies whatsoever on its inspection report. This is very impressive. You really can not do much better than a deficiency-free inspection report.
Short-term Care Quality
This facility is also strong in the area of short-term care, where it was given a grade of B. It outpaced most nursing homes in this area. In the area of short-term care, we endeavor to qualify indicators of a nursing home's rehabilitation services. We analyze the facility's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses and physical and occupational therapists. One of this facility's strengths is it offers more than an hour of care per day from registered nurses per patient. This is the gold standard for this area, as it's approximately 50% higher than the typical place's level of registered nurse staffing. Finally, we looked at the percentage of patients that ultimately were able to return home from this facility. We found that 36.2 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home.
Long-term Care Quality
The final area we analyzed is long-term care. We awarded this nursing home an acceptable score in that area, with a grade of B-. Even though this is not as high as a few of this facility's other grades, it is still not a poor grade. In forming these long-term care ratings, we assess the facility's ability to maintain its permanent residents' health and quality of life. After considering the very respectable amount of nursing care provided by this nursing home, we then looked at the facility's vaccination data. This nursing home vaccinated 96.25 percent of its patients for pneumonia, which appears to be higher than most nursing homes. This combination proved to be successful as this nursing home keeps its residents out of the hospital. In fact, it had only 0 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Good Samaritan Society - Redwood Falls Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percent of residents that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many experts to be a barometer of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to as bed sores, are routinely the result of residents staying in one position for too long.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This is the percent of patients that suffered from a major fall. Falls resulting in major injuries are considered to be a measure of nursing care at a nursing home. Major falls leading to injury are routinely the result of lower levels of patient supervision.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This indicates the percentage of residents who have had a urinary tract infection. UTI's are often the result of lower quality nursing care. Better hygiene protocols can minimize the number of UTI's sustained by residents in a nursing home. We want to point out that this statistic is affected by by the fact that facilities have varying reporting standards for infections.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This statistic tells you the percent of long-term residents which are administered antipsychotic medication. Increased usage of these drugs may suggest that a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior in scenarios where such drugs are not medically required. Nevertheless, some nursing homes may need to rely on these drugs due to an increased number of patients suffering from dementia.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percentage of residents who were given antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety drugs are prescribed to residents experiencing depression and anxiety.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
Measures the percentage of long-term stay patients demonstrating depressive symptoms.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This tells you the percentage of residents that were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This tells you the percent of patients who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of needing for assistance with activities of daily living could be a sign of the deterioration of a patient's well-being.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This is the percent of residents that retained mobility levels over time. Preserving mobility is usually a good sign for residents' well-being.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This tells you the percent of short-term care patients that experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better