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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: A
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333 Fifth Street West,
Waconia MN 55387

(952) 442-5111

90.66% estimated occupancy 1

Good Samaritan Society - Waconia and Westview Acre is a small non-profit nursing home located in Waconia, Minnesota. It looks like this nursing home is one of the highest-graded facilities we found. This nursing home was given one of the top grades we offer. We were so impressed with this nursing home that we ranked it in the top 20 percent of all nursing homes in the nation. If you look below, you can see this nursing home's category ratings, which look to be equally impressive as its overall rating.

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Quick Details

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

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Cardiac Therapy
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Pharmacy
  • Laboratory
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation

Registered Staff Hours

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Short-term Care Quality

Grade: A

We also wanted to emphasize that this facility earned an impressive grade of A in our short-term care category. Our short-term care ratings are based on a facility's quantity of skilled highly skilled professionals. This includes a broad spectrum of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, as well as other forms of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this facility employs registered nurses. Not all facilities employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, according to the data they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The final measure we looked at in this category is the number of residents who were able to leave the facility and return to the community. We discovered that 5.4 percent of this nursing home's patients were able to return home.

Facility Inspections

Grade: A

Adding to its impressive category scores, this nursing home also excelled in the category of inspections, where it received a grade of A. Not many nursing homes performed as well in this area. Our inspection ratings are based on items found on the a nursing home's recent government inspections. Places that score well in this category have very few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these nursing homes should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. While this facility had some deficiencies on its report, none were major deficiencies based on CMS' deficiency scale. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: A-minus

This nursing home also received a very strong long-term care score. In fact, this ended up being its third strongest category grade. In that category, we awarded this facility a grade of A-. In a long-term care setting, the primary objective is to maintain patients' quality of life and keep them safe. Once we finished looking at the amount of nursing care, we next considered the facility's vaccination record. This facility vaccinated 85.945946 percent of its patients for pneumonia. While its vaccination rate was a bit lower than we hoped for, we were pleased to find place was able to limit hospitalizations. It had only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.

Nurse Quality

Grade: A-minus

In our last category, this facility also received a first-rate nursing rating, with a grade of A-. This rounded out a very strong profile. Nursing scores are primarily associated with the nursing home's level of nurse staffing. This nursing home averages 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also factored a few quality measures into our nursing grades. This facility was relatively weak in two of the major areas we focus on, with below average scores for minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. These areas are generally reliable indicators of the quality of nursing care provided.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

Good Samaritan Society - Waconia and Westview Acre Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B

In Good Samaritan Society - Waconia and Westview Acre, 7.48% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percent of patients that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be an indicator of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, also referred to as bed sores, are often caused by patients staying in one position for too long.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: D

In Good Samaritan Society - Waconia and Westview Acre, 5.41% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percentage of residents that have had a major fall. Falls resulting in severe injuries are considered to be a barometer of nursing care at a nursing home. Falls are often caused by poor nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: C

In Good Samaritan Society - Waconia and Westview Acre, 2.73% of Patients had UTIs

This datapoint gauges the percent of long-term care patients which have suffered from a urinary tract infection. While a higher rate of these infections may reflect poorly on a nursing home's nursing care, it can be difficult to compare between nursing homes due to inconsistent reporting standards.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: A

In Good Samaritan Society - Waconia and Westview Acre, 5.81% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This figure gauges the percentage of long-term care patients which are administered antipsychotic medication. Increased usage of these drugs may suggest a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior in scenarios where such drugs aren't medically required. However, some facilities need to rely on these medications due to having more patients suffering from dementia.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A

In Good Samaritan Society - Waconia and Westview Acre, 10.06% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This datapoint measures the percent of long-term patients who were prescribed antianxiety medication. These drugs are prescribed to residents experiencing anxiety or depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B

In Good Samaritan Society - Waconia and Westview Acre, 3.07% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of patients demonstrating depressive symptoms. Increased rates of depression could be an indicator a less hospitable environment.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: C

In Good Samaritan Society - Waconia and Westview Acre, 89.7% of Patients

This is the percent of patients who were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: A-minus

In Good Samaritan Society - Waconia and Westview Acre, 10.9% of Patients

This metric measures the percent of long-term care residents that needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as taking medications and taking a bath. Many would argue that this is a measure of a patient's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B

In Good Samaritan Society - Waconia and Westview Acre, 15.43% of Residents

Measures the percent of long-term patients that retained mobility levels. Some would argue that the ability to move around is vital to residents' physical and mental health.

Hospitalizations

Grade: B-plus

In Good Samaritan Society - Waconia and Westview Acre, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This tells you the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of care. There is typically a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and the quality of long-term care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B

In Good Samaritan Society - Waconia and Westview Acre, 15.43% of Residents Rehospitalized

Measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term resident care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: B

In Good Samaritan Society - Waconia and Westview Acre, 11.02% of Patients

This is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care. Avoiding emergency medical situations is one way to gauge the well-being of patients during rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: B-minus

In Good Samaritan Society - Waconia and Westview Acre, 76.09% of Resident

This datapoint measures the percentage of short-term stay residents who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Some experts believe this is a measure of a facility's rehabilitation performance.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Ridgeview Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 0.15 miles away500 South Maple Street Waconia Minnesota 55387Voluntary non-profit - Private(952) 442-2191
  • St Francis Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 15.09 miles away1455 St Francis Avenue Shakopee Minnesota 55379Voluntary non-profit - Church(952) 403-3000
  • Glencoe Regional Health ServicesCritical Access Hospitals 18.17 miles away1805 Hennepin Avenue North Glencoe Minnesota 55336Voluntary non-profit - Other(320) 864-3121

Nearby Dialysis

  • Fresenius Medical Care - Waconia Dialysis0.18 miles away560 S Maple St, Ste 6 Waconia Minnesota 55387Dialysis Stations: 10 (952) 442-4605
  • Bio-Medical Applications of Minnesota, Inc.9.6 miles away3000 Hundertmark Rd Suite 6 Chaska Minnesota 55318Dialysis Stations: 12 (952) 443-3191
  • Minnetonka Dialysis of Davita14.77 miles away17809 Hutchins Dr Minnetonka Minnesota 55345Dialysis Stations: 10 (952) 470-9944
  • Fms Dialysis - Shakopee15.12 miles away1515 Saint Francis Ave Ste 150 Shakopee Minnesota 55379CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 12 (952) 403-1038
  • Eden Prairie Dialysis of Davita16.04 miles away14852 Scenic Heights Road Suite 255 Eden Prairie Minnesota 55344Dialysis Stations: 12 (952) 934-2411
  • Davita - Glencoe Dialysis18.31 miles away1123 Hennepin Ave N Glencoe Minnesota 55336Dialysis Stations: 8 (320) 864-1901
  • Fmc - Plymouth Creek19.9 miles away3007 Harbor Ln N Ste 100 Minneapolis Minnesota 55447Dialysis Stations: 17 (763) 559-0980