Good Samaritan Society Sioux Falls Center in Sioux Falls, SD

Good Samaritan Society Sioux Falls Center is a medicare and medicaid certified nursing home in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. It is located in Minnehaha county at 401 West Second Street, Sioux Falls, South Dakota 57104. You can reach out to the office of Good Samaritan Society Sioux Falls Center via phone at (605) 336-6252. This skilled nursing facility has 97 federally certified beds with average occupancy rate of 71.86%. Its legal business name is The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society and has the following ownership type - Non Profit - Church Related.

Good Samaritan Society Sioux Falls Center (Medicare CCN 435046) 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 1990 (34 years certified) and the last quality survey was conducted in May, 2019.

Name	Good Samaritan Society Sioux Falls Center
Location	401 West Second Street, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Certified By	Medicare and Medicaid
No. of Certified Beds	97
Occupancy Rate	71.86%
Medicare ID (CCN)	435046
Legal Business Name	The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society
Ownership Type	Non Profit - Church Related

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

NPI Number	1326029083
Organization Name	THE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN GOOD SAMARITAN SOCIETY
Doing Business As	GOOD SAMARITAN SOCIETY - SIOUX FALLS CENTER
Address	401 W 2nd St, Sioux Falls, SD 57104
Phone Number	605-336-6252

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NPI Number	1780272500
Organization Name	THE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN GOOD SAMARITAN SOCIETY
Address	401 W 2nd St, Sioux Falls, SD 57104
Phone Number	605-336-6252

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Nursing homes vary in the quality of care and services they provide to their residents. The below quality ratings for Good Samaritan Society Sioux Falls Center 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 Sioux Falls Center give to their patients.

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Number of Facility Reported Incidents	0
Number of Substantiated Complaints	0
Number of Fines	2
Total Amount of Fines in Dollars	$76470
Number of Payment Denials	1
Total Number of Penalties	3

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

Experience Measure	Provider	National Avg.
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased	13.46	14.46
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight	5	5.51
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder	49.66	48.41
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder	4.12	1.79
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection	2.24	2.65
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms	7.47	5.05
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained	0	0.23
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury	5.52	3.36
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	93.45	93.87
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication	7.34	14.2
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	73.55	83.88
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication	1.12	1.79
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened	27.03	17.09
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication	6.11	19.7
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers	3.47	7.32
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine	98.77	95.98
Percentage of short-stay residents who made improvements in function	71.45	67.99
Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine	64.52	82.93

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