Good Samaritan Society - Albert Lea in Albert Lea, MN

Good Samaritan Society - Albert Lea is a medicare and medicaid certified nursing home in Albert Lea, Minnesota. It is located in Freeborn county at 75507 240th Street, Albert Lea, Minnesota 56007. You can reach out to the office of Good Samaritan Society - Albert Lea via phone at (507) 373-0683. This skilled nursing facility has 85 federally certified beds with average occupancy rate of 86.35%. The nursing facility is classified as "Continuing Care Retirement Community" by CMS and its legal business name is The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society and has the following ownership type - Non Profit - Corporation.

Good Samaritan Society - Albert Lea (Medicare CCN 245441) is certified by CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) and participates in both medicare and medicaid program. This means if you are part of medicare or medicaid program, you may consider this nursing facility for your medical needs. It was first certified by CMS in 1987 (37 years certified) and the last quality survey was conducted in May, 2019.

Contact Information

Good Samaritan Society - Albert Lea
75507 240th Street, Albert Lea, Minnesota 56007
(507) 373-0683


Nursing Home Profile

NameGood Samaritan Society - Albert Lea
Location75507 240th Street, Albert Lea, Minnesota
Certified ByMedicare and Medicaid
No. of Certified Beds85
Occupancy Rate86.35%
Medicare ID (CCN)245441
Legal Business NameThe Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society
Ownership TypeNon Profit - Corporation

NPI Associated with this Nursing Home:

Nursing Homes may have multiple NPI numbers. We have found possible NPI number/s associated with Good Samaritan Society - Albert Lea from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number1659352326
Organization NameTHE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN GOOD SAMARITAN SOCIETY
Doing Business AsGOOD SAMARITAN SOCIETY - ALBERT LEA
Address75507 240th St, Albert Lea, MN 56007
Phone Number507-373-0683

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Quality Ratings:

Nursing homes vary in the quality of care and services they provide to their residents. The below quality ratings for Good Samaritan Society - Albert Lea are calculated from three sources - health inspection results, staffing data, and quality measure data. This information gives you an indication of the care Good Samaritan Society - Albert Lea give to their patients.
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Complaints, Fines and Penalties:

Number of Facility Reported Incidents0
Number of Substantiated Complaints0
Number of Fines1
Total Amount of Fines in Dollars$8775
Number of Payment Denials0
Total Number of Penalties1

Patients' Stay Experience:

The resident survey data of Good Samaritan Society - Albert Lea is compared against the national average with the color code indicators: Better than National Average Worse than National Average

Experience MeasureProviderNational Avg.
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased8.3714.46
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight7.845.51
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder51.8248.41
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder1.881.79
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection2.92.65
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms15.855.05
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained00.23
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury5.163.36
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine99.2193.87
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication9.4314.2
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine88.683.88
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication0.531.79
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened22.9117.09
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication3.719.7
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers87.32
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine92.7395.98
Percentage of short-stay residents who made improvements in function81.167.99
Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine84.9782.93

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