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Good Samaritan Society - Windom

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: A-minus
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705 Sixth Street,
Windom MN 56101

(507) 831-1788

87.14% estimated occupancy 1

Located in Windom, Minnesota, Good Samaritan Society - Windom is the only option located in the city. We awarded this nursing home an A- overall grade, ranking it in the top third of all nursing homes in the country. We can't find many negative things to say about this place. Its ratings are impeccable. The best part of this facility's impressive profile was its nursing rating. Nursing grades are discussed in the next section

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • Is CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • Non profit - Corporation
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Post-Acute 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
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management
  • Oncology Care
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation
  • Lymphedema Care

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Nurse Quality

Grade: A

To go along with its excellent overall grade, we awarded this facility an A for our nursing rating. In calculating our nursing ratings, we factor in both staffing levels and the skill levels of those nurses. 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 generally be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: A

To add to its elite performance in other areas, we gave this nursing home a score of A for its long-term care grade. Long-term care ratings in this range generally require both 24/7 care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine healthcare services. One of the criteria we considered on top of nursing hours is vaccinations. This nursing home administered the pneumonia vaccine to 98.941795 percent of its residents. This is a reliable method to minimize unnecessary deaths for the senior population. Clearly, this facility is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. Indeed, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

Facility Inspections

Grade: B-plus

This facility also performed well in the area of inspections. It received a nearly flawless inspection report this year. As a result, it earned one of our highest grades in that category with a grade of B+. Perhaps the most important factor we look at in determining our inspection ratings is deficiencies. Deficiencies can be found on a facility's recent inspection reports. Facilities with better scores in this area most likely dodged the most severe deficiencies involving health risks or even death. This particular nursing home received 5 deficiencies on its inspection report. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B

The final area we looked at is short-term care. We awarded this nursing home one of our better scores in that category, with a B. Although this was not as high as many of this nursing home's other grades, it is nevertheless a positive grade. In the area of short-term care, we try to evaluate measures of a facility's rehabilitation services. We assess the nursing home's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses and physical, occupational and other therapists. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not all facilities employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, according to the data this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The last statistic we assessed in this area is the percentage of residents that eventually returned home from the facility. We found that 4.2 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home as opposed to remaining at the nursing home on a permanent basis.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Good Samaritan Society - Windom Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: A-plus

In Good Samaritan Society - Windom, 0.73% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This indicates the percentage of patients that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a measure 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: A-minus

In Good Samaritan Society - Windom, 2.12% of Patients had Serious Falls

This metric measures the percentage of long-term patients who suffered falls resulting in major injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but high rates of falls resulting in injuries could be a sign of poor nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: D

In Good Samaritan Society - Windom, 4.84% of Patients had UTIs

This metric indicates the percent of long-term patients that had a urinary tract infection. UTI's may be an indicator of poor nursing care. However, this statistic could also be misleading for some facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for urinary tract infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: A-minus

In Good Samaritan Society - Windom, 7.94% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is the percent of residents prescribed antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications may be helpful for many patients, it is important to confirm these medications are being used only where medically required. In some cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A-minus

In Good Samaritan Society - Windom, 14.04% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is the percent of patients prescribed antianxiety medications. Antianxiety drugs are prescribed to residents suffering from depression or anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B-plus

In Good Samaritan Society - Windom, 2.14% of Patients

Measures the percentage of long-term residents showing signs of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: A-minus

In Good Samaritan Society - Windom, 99.47% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B-minus

In Good Samaritan Society - Windom, 17.24% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of residents that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A-minus

In Good Samaritan Society - Windom, 22.57% of Residents

This is the percent of residents that retained mobility levels over time. Optimizing mobility is often a great sign for residents' health.

Hospitalizations

Grade: A

In Good Samaritan Society - Windom, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This datapoint is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. Minimizing hospitalizations is key to the physical well-being of patients.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: C

In Good Samaritan Society - Windom, 22.57% of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term resident care. Minimizing rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is key to restoring the physical well-being of patients.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: B-minus

In Good Samaritan Society - Windom, 13.44% of Patients

Measures the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term care. Staying out of the emergency room is one way to assess patient well-being during rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: A

In Good Samaritan Society - Windom, 89.8% of Resident

This metric is a measure of the percent of short-term stay patients who experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Some believe this is a reasonable measure of rehabilitation performance.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Windom Area HealthCritical Access Hospitals 1.17 miles away2150 Hospital Drive, PO Box 339 Windom Minnesota 56101Government - Local(507) 831-2400
  • Sanford Jackson Medical CenterCritical Access Hospitals 17.48 miles away1430 North Highway Jackson Minnesota 56143Voluntary non-profit - Private(507) 847-2420

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Footnotes:

  1. https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/profile.html#ID=245558