Good Samaritan Society - St James

Nursing Home

Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese

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Good Samaritan Society - St James's website

1000 South Second Street,
Saint James MN 56081

(507) 375-3286

56.66% estimated occupancy ¹

Located in Saint James, Minnesota, Good Samaritan Society - St James is the lone facility we identified in this area. This proved to be a solid facility, with an overall grade of B-. You could definitely do worse than this facility. One of the better aspects of this nursing home's report card is its impressive inspection score, which we will address in the next section.

Quick Details

Accepts Medicare ¹
Accepts Medicaid ¹
No CCRC
Has Resident Council
Has Family Council
Non profit - Corporation
Offers Post-Acute Care
Offers Respite Care
Offers Inpatient Rehab
Offers Outpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

Speech Therapy
IV Antibiotic Therapy
Wound Care
Occupational Therapy
Tracheotomy Care
Physical Therapy
Nutritional Counseling
Pain Management
Bariatric Care

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Facility Inspections

This nursing home earned a solid overall grade as described above, but we really wanted to emphasize its nearly flawless government inspections in recent years. We gave them an A- in this category. Inspection ratings are tied to several pieces of information found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Facilities that receive favorable grades in this category have very few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these places generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. While this place had a few deficiencies on its government inspection report, none of them were major deficiencies based on CMS' deficiency scale. We should note that deficiency-free inspection reports are rare in the industry.

Short-term Care Quality

Another one of this facility's better category scores came in the category of short-term care. In that area, we gave this nursing home a B+. In the category of short-term care, we strive to evaluate indicators of a nursing home's rehabilitation. We assess the nursing home's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses and physical, occupational and other therapists. It doesn't appear that this nursing home provided data regarding its registered nurse or physical therapy staffing. The last metric we assessed in this category is the number of residents who were able to leave the facility and return home. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.

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Nurse Quality

This facility's next best category grade came in the area of nursing. In that category, we gave this nursing home a grade of B-. When computing a nursing home's nursing rating, we weigh the number of hours nurses are caring for residents as well as the level of licensure of those nurses. This facility provided just 0 hours of nursing care per resident each day. This is a low total compared with most other facilities. Despite having low quantities of nursing care, this nursing home surprisingly fared better in some of the quality-based metrics we assessed. In fact, it scored well in the area of avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls.

Long-term Care Quality

The last category we rated is long-term care. We gave it an F in this area, which is a poor score. This is certainly a significant disappointment. For long-term care residents, the nursing home's primary objective is to maintain patients' quality of life and keep them safe. Once we concluded our assessment of the quantity of care provided by nurses, we next considered the facility's vaccination records. We were pleased to learn that this facility vaccinates 100 percent of its residents against pneumonia. To our surprise, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. With just 0 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this facility has fewer hospitalizations than the majority of nursing homes. Sadly, a few of its other scores in this category weren't as favorable as these.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Good Samaritan Society - St James Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Good Samaritan Society - St James, 6.69% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This datapoint indicates the percentage of long-term residents who have pressure ulcers or bed sores. We bake this statistic into our nursing grades.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Good Samaritan Society - St James, 4.21% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percent of long-term care residents who had a fall leading to severe injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of major falls may be an indication of lower levels of patient supervision.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Good Samaritan Society - St James, 2.83% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percent of patients that have had a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care . UTI's are routinely linked to a facility with worst hygiene practices. Nevertheless, this statistic could be misleading for some nursing homes due to inconsistent reporting standards for these infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Good Samaritan Society - St James, 16.64% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This indicates the percentage of patients who were given antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic drugs are given to residents for a variety of conditions, such as cognitive disorders. Unfortunately, in limited cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest that a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Good Samaritan Society - St James, 12.33% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This tells you the percent of patients who were prescribed antianxiety medications. Antianxiety medications are given to patients experiencing depression or anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Good Samaritan Society - St James, 4.58% of Patients

This datapoint measures the percent of long-term stay residents who are demonstrating signs of depression. Many in the industry would argue that this is a measure of patient quality of care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Good Samaritan Society - St James, 93.31% of Patients

This is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents who were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Good Samaritan Society - St James, 13.09% Percentage of Patients

Measures the percentage of long-term patients that needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as moving around and taking a bath.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Good Samaritan Society - St James, 18.07% Percentage of Residents

This indicates the percent of patients that maintained mobility over time. Optimizing mobility can be a great sign for residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

In Good Samaritan Society - St James, 1.31 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This is the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Good Samaritan Society - St James, 18.07 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

In Good Samaritan Society - St James, 76.76% Percentage of Resident

This tells you the percentage of short-term patients who experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.

Nearby Hospitals

Madelia Community HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 12.21 miles away121 Drew Avenue Southeast Madelia Minnesota 56062Voluntary non-profit - Other(507) 642-3255