Good Samaritan Society - St Luke's Village is one of just a few nursing homes located in Kearney, Nebraska. With an overall rating of D, this is a subpar nursing home. At the end of the day, we would be very reluctant to recommend this place. More information on this nursing home's category grades may be found below. Its best category is nursing, which is discussed in the next paragraph.
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Good Samaritan Society - St Luke's Village
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- Home Health Agency
- Independent Living
- Assisted Living
Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
Note: Good Samaritan Society - St Luke's Village has been flagged for abuse in the past 12 months. We have capped this facility's overall grade accordingly.
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- 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
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Nurse Quality
While we did not have many favorable things to say about this facility's overall grade, it did receive a respectable nursing grade of B-. Nursing ratings are tied to levels of nurse staffing. This facility provided just 0.3 hours of nursing care per patient daily. This is a relatively low total compared to most facilities. Finally, despite not having the highest total nursing hours per resident, this place performed admirably in the area of preventing major falls. This is usually a good indicator that a place has quality controls in place.
Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home was given its second highest category grade in the area of short-term care. We gave this facility a grade of B- in this area, which is a respectable score. Our short-term care scores are critical for individuals needing rehabilitation. Rehabilitation typically mandates higher levels of highly-skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing means a broad spectrum of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other types of therapy. Unfortunately, this facility was below average in terms of its level of registered nurse and physical therapy hours provided to its patients based on the metrics we assessed. Lastly, we looked at the percentage of residents who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 0 percent of this facility's patients returned home. At most nursing homes, closer to half of their patients are able to return home so this figure is below average.
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Long-term Care Quality
This facility's third highest category turned out to be long-term care. In that category, we gave this nursing home a B-. With our long-term care grade, we weigh the volume of care offered by a nursing home, as well as a series of qualitative statistics. After considering the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we then looked at the facility's vaccination records. This nursing home vaccinated 100 percent of its residents against pneumonia, which is better than the majority of nursing homes. This place keeps its residents out of the hospital. It had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
Facility Inspections
Turning our last area of inspections, this facility received an F in this area. Since this information is compiled by independent government inspectors, we heavily weight poor results in this area. When a facility has this poor of an inspection score, you should expect some severe deficiencies on its inspection report. Severe deficiencies indicate a risk to the well being of residents. This particular facility was assessed 4 deficiencies on its inspection report. The only favorable thing we found is that none of the deficiencies were in the categories that indicate they posed a risk to resident health or safety. Lastly, this nursing home was cited by CMS for possible abuse or neglect. This is generally a really bad sign. We would never recommend this facility.
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, 6.58% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percentage of residents who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many experts to be a measure of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are routinely the result of residents staying in one position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Good Samaritan Society - St Luke's Village, 4.56% 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, 3.53% 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, 19.48% 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, 20.32% 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, 3.91% 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, 92.75% 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, 15.57% 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, 16.66% 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.
Hospitalizations
In Good Samaritan Society - St Luke's Village, 1.62 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. Staying out of the hospital is key to the physical health of nursing home residents.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Good Samaritan Society - St Luke's Village, 16.66 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, 10.43 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.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Good Samaritan Society - St Luke's Village, 76.12% Percentage of Resident
This tells you the percentage of short-term care patients who saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.
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