Good Samaritan Society Wagner is located in Wagner, South Dakota. This city has a population of 3,470 people. This facility appears to be among the higher-graded nursing homes we assessed. A grade in this range requires high-end scores across the board. This is just about as good of a facility as you're going to find. The best part of this facility's impressive report card was its inspection score. Inspection grades are discussed in the next section
Good Samaritan Society Wagner
- Nursing Home
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Corporation
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Home Making
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
Awards
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
In addition to being a great overall grade, this facility also received A+ health inspections in recent years. Its inspections were virtually flawless. Arguably the most significant factor we consider in computing our inspection grades is deficiencies. These deficiencies are found on a nursing home's inspection reports. Nursing homes with higher scores in this category typically avoided the most severe deficiencies involving health risks or even death. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report and it was not one deemed to pose a threat to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Short-term Care Quality
Adding to its impressive achievements in other areas, we gave this facility a score of A- for our short-term care rating. Short-term care grades are based in part on a nursing home's quantity of highly-skilled skilled healthcare professionals. This includes a vast spectrum of nursing services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, in addition to other variations of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not all facilities employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, according to the information this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Finally, we considered the percentage of patients who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 0 percent of this facility's residents returned home.
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Long-term Care Quality
The next category we looked at was long-term care. This facility was awarded a very positive long-term care grade, with a B+ in this category. When nursing homes receive this type of score in this category it is a good sign for resident care and suggests that the nursing home is well-staffed with nurses aids. Once we concluded our assessment of the quantity of care provided by nurses, we then analyzed the facility's vaccination record. This facility vaccinated 99.333336 percent of its residents for pneumonia, which is what we like to see. Pneumonia is too frequently a life or death health condition for nursing home patients so we like it when a facility doesn't take any chances. Finally, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. It had only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
Nurse Quality
The fourth area we analyzed is nursing, where this nursing home received a B+. This finished off a first-rate report card. Not many nursing homes earned a B+ or better in every category. We weighed the levels of nurses at the facility, in addition to the number of hours those nurses worked with patients, in computing our score in this area. This nursing home provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This facility performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a nursing home has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can frequently be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Good Samaritan Society Wagner Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Good Samaritan Society Wagner, 6.44% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percent of patients who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are routinely the result of residents staying in one position for too long. Better nursing care can reduce the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Good Samaritan Society Wagner, 5.62% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percentage of residents that sustained a major fall. Falls leading to serious injury are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a barometer of nursing care at a nursing home. Major falls are often caused by lower quality nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Good Samaritan Society Wagner, 3.42% of Patients had UTIs
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term residents that have suffered from a urinary tract infection. UTI's could be a sign of worse hygiene protocols. However, this statistic can be misleading for some nursing homes due to different reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Good Samaritan Society Wagner, 19.49% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percent of patients who were given antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs may be vital to many patients, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used appropriately. In limited situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Good Samaritan Society Wagner, 15.06% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percentage of long-term care patients who were given antianxiety medication. These medications are prescribed to residents experiencing anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Good Samaritan Society Wagner, 4.79% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of patients who are exhibiting depressive symptoms. Increased rates of depression could be a sign a less hospitable environment.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Good Samaritan Society Wagner, 95.19% of Patients
This indicates the percent of residents who were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Good Samaritan Society Wagner, 16.7% Percentage of Patients
This is the percent of patients that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Good Samaritan Society Wagner, 19.23% Percentage of Residents
This metric tracks the percentage of long-term stay patients that maintained mobility.
Hospitalizations
In Good Samaritan Society Wagner, 1.24 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of care. There is typically a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and the overall quality of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Good Samaritan Society Wagner, 19.23 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This datapoint is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Nearby Hospitals
- Wagner Community Memorial Hospital - CahCritical Access Hospitals 0.2 miles away513 3rd St Sw Post Office Box 280 Wagner South Dakota 57380Voluntary non-profit - Other(605) 384-3611
- Douglas County Memorial Hospital-CahCritical Access Hospitals 16.93 miles away708 8th St Armour South Dakota 57313Voluntary non-profit - Private(605) 724-2159
Nearby Dialysis
- Avera Dialysis - Wagner0.19 miles away310 W Sd Highway 46 Wagner South Dakota 57380Dialysis Stations: 8 (605) 384-4980