Good Samaritan Society - Stillwater
1119 Owens Street North, Stillwater MN 55082 · (651) 439-7180 · 82.64% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Reese
Good Samaritan Society - Stillwater is a small non-profit facility in Stillwater, Minnesota. With an overall score of A-, this nursing home is ranked among the more impressive nursing homes we looked at. We were so impressed with this nursing home that we ranked it in the top third of all facilities in the country. The best aspect of this facility's impressive report card is its nursing score. We discuss nursing in the next paragraph
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 68 Beds
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Non profit - Corporation
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Nurse Quality
In addition to receiving a great overall grade, this nursing home received an A+ for nursing. There are a variety of datapoints within this area. Many of the criteria are tied to staffing levels. This nursing home provided 3.4 hours of nursing care per patient on a daily basis. At least one quarter of this care was provided by registered nurses, which are highly skilled nurses. This is a high percentage of skilled nursing care. In calculating our nursing ratings, we apply more weight to care provided by more highly trained nurses such as registered nurses. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This nursing home performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a facility has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can typically be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home also received a impressive short-term care grade. In fact, this ended up being this facility's second best category score. In that area, we gave this facility a grade of A. Our short-term care grade is commonly employed to gauge a facility's performance with rehabilitation. To have highly rated rehabilitation services, facilities generally need to feature higher levels of skilled nursing. Skilled nursing includes registered nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists and other types of therapists. One reason for this facility's strong score in this category is that it provides more care with registered nurses to its residents than the average nursing home. The final statistic we looked at in this category is the number of residents who were able to leave the facility and return to the community. We found that it fared as well as just about any nursing home in Minnesota in this area with 58.9 percent of its patients returning home.
Facility Inspections
Turning to our inspection category, this facility excelled in that area, which is based on the facility's recent government inspection reports. In fact, we gave it a grade of A for that category. Our inspection scores weigh several factors included in a nursing home's inspection reports. One key criteria we rely on is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with higher scores in this area generally have very few severe deficiencies. Although this place had a few deficiencies on its report, none of them were major deficiencies based on CMS' deficiency scale. We should note that deficiency-free inspections are uncommon in the industry.
Long-term Care Quality
The final area we looked at is long-term care, which is this nursing home's weakest area. We gave it an abysmal F for this category, which is obviously somewhat concerning. Long-term care grades focus on a facility's personal care instead of the highly skilled therapy and medical services that are critical to a skilled nursing facility. After assessing the amount of care provided by nurses and other staff, we next considered the nursing home's vaccination data. Frankly, we were a bit alarmed this facility vaccinated 89.63415 percent of its residents for pneumonia, which is significantly below average. Surprisingly, this place was actually decent at keeping its residents out of the hospital. In fact, it had just 0 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days. This is its best score in this category.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Good Samaritan Society - Stillwater Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percent of residents who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage due to staying in one position for too long.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This is the percent of residents who sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in major injury are routinely caused by lower levels of patient supervision. Closer supervision limits the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This indicates the percentage of patients who have had a urinary tract infection. These infections are associated with insufficient hygiene.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of residents who were given antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs may be helpful for many residents, it is important to make sure these drugs are being used only where medically required. In some situations, increased usage of these drugs may mean a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric tells you the percent of long-term patients receiving antianxiety drugs.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This indicates the percent of patients who are exhibiting depressive symptoms. Higher levels of depression could indicate a lower level of care.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This indicates the percentage of patients who have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This metric measures the percentage of long-term stay patients who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as dressing and using the bathroom. Many in the industry argue that this is a reasonable measure of a resident's well-being.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients that were able to retain mobility.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This datapoint is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. Keeping residents out of the hospital is critical to preserving the physical health of nursing home patients.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Staying out of the emergency room is one way to gauge short-term care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of short-term patients who saw functional improvements.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better