Good Samaritan Society - St Luke's Village is one of five available nursing homes in Kearney, Nebraska. Sporting an overall score of A-, this is clearly a high quality nursing home. In fact, we were so impressed with this facility that we rated it as one of the three best nursing homes in Kearney. As you will find below, this facility also performed just fine in our category grades. It would be hard to find any major flaws in this facility's profile.
Good Samaritan Society - St Luke's Village
- Nursing Home
- Home Health Agency
- Independent Living
- Assisted Living
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
Awards
Registered Staff Hours
Long-term Care Quality
One of the reasons this proved to be a great nursing home is that it received a very impressive long-term care score. This turned out to be its best category. In this area, we gave this facility a grade of A. When nursing homes receive this kind of score in this category it is a good sign for patient care and suggests that the nursing home is well-staffed with nurses aids. Once we looked at the volume of care provided by nurses and other staff, we then analyzed the nursing home's vaccination statistics. This nursing home vaccinated 100 percent of its patients against pneumonia. Vaccines are vital to keeping residents out of the hospital. Clearly, this facility is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had only 0 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
Facility Inspections
Adding to this facility's impressive resume, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A for our inspections rating. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in calculating these inspection grades. One key factor is deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of deficiencies is arguably more meaningful than the quantity of deficiencies, as some of these can be relatively insignificant. While this facility had some deficiencies on its government inspection report, none of them were severe based on CMS' scale. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
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Nurse Quality
This nursing home also received a strong nursing score. In fact, we awarded it an above average grade of B+ in this area. Nursing grades are tied to levels of nurse staffing. This facility provided 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality measures and this nursing home excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any facility the state in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can frequently be prevented by providing better nursing care, such as by employing a policy of moving patients even once per day.
Short-term Care Quality
In our last area, we awarded this facility a grade of A for its short-term care score. This rounded out a very favorable report card. Our short-term care scores are vital for prospective residents in need of rehabilitation. Rehabilitation generally requires additional highly-skilled nursing. This includes a wide scope of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other forms of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this facility employs registered nurses. Not all nursing homes employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, based on the data they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Lastly, we looked at the number of patients that who were able to eventually return home from this nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's patients were able to return home.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Good Samaritan Society - St Luke's Village Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Good Samaritan Society - St Luke's Village, 5.27% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This figure measures the percent of long-term care patients who are suffering from new or worsened pressure ulcers. Many experts believe that pressure ulcers are a great barometer of the quality of nursing care a facility provides.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Good Samaritan Society - St Luke's Village, 4.96% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percent of residents who sustained a fall which caused serious injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Good Samaritan Society - St Luke's Village, 3.66% of Patients had UTIs
This metric is an indication of the percentage of long-term stay patients who have sustained a urinary tract infection. While a higher rate of these infections may reflect poorly on a nursing home's cleanliness, it is problematic to compare different facilities due to facilities having varying reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Good Samaritan Society - St Luke's Village, 18.62% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percent of residents prescribed antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic drugs are given to patients for many conditions, such as cognitive disorders. Tragically, in limited situations, increased usage of these drugs may mean that a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Good Samaritan Society - St Luke's Village, 19.92% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percentage of patients who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety medications are administered to patients suffering from depression and anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Good Samaritan Society - St Luke's Village, 4.32% of Patients
This is a measure of the percent of long-term residents who are exhibiting depressive symptoms.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Good Samaritan Society - St Luke's Village, 93.19% of Patients
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients that were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for nursing home patients, making these vaccines critical to patient well-being.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Good Samaritan Society - St Luke's Village, 14.85% Percentage of Patients
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term care patients that needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as dressing and using the bathroom. Some argue this is a reasonable measure of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Good Samaritan Society - St Luke's Village, 18.85% Percentage of Residents
Measures the percent of long-term care residents who remained mobile levels. Many argue that the ability to move around is important for residents' physical and mental well-being.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Good Samaritan Society - St Luke's Village, 18.85 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This datapoint measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term resident care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Good Samaritan Society - St Luke's Village, 9.35 Percentage of Patients
This metric tracks the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term care. Staying out of the emergency room is one way to assess patient care during rehabilitation.
Scores for Kearney, NE
- 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
Looking for more options? Kearney, Nebraska has 4 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- Kearney Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 2.36 miles away804 22nd Avenue Kearney Nebraska 68845Proprietary(308) 455-3600
- Kearney County Health Services HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 15.58 miles away727 East 1st St Minden Nebraska 68959Government - Local(308) 832-3400
Nearby Dialysis
- Fmc - Overland Trails2.01 miles away5210 Parklane Dr. Kearney Nebraska 68847CMS Rating: 1 stars Dialysis Stations: 25 (308) 233-5011