Good Samaritan Society - Woodland in Brainerd, MN

Good Samaritan Society - Woodland is a medicare and medicaid certified nursing home in Brainerd, Minnesota. It is located in Crow Wing county at 100 Buffalo Hills Lane, Brainerd, Minnesota 56401. You can reach out to the office of Good Samaritan Society - Woodland via phone at (218) 829-1429. This skilled nursing facility has 42 federally certified beds with average occupancy rate of 74.52%. Its legal business name is The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society and has the following ownership type - Non Profit - Corporation.

Good Samaritan Society - Woodland (Medicare CCN 245488) 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 April, 2019.

Contact Information

Good Samaritan Society - Woodland
100 Buffalo Hills Lane, Brainerd, Minnesota 56401
(218) 829-1429


Nursing Home Profile

NameGood Samaritan Society - Woodland
Location100 Buffalo Hills Lane, Brainerd, Minnesota
Certified ByMedicare and Medicaid
No. of Certified Beds42
Occupancy Rate74.52%
Medicare ID (CCN)245488
Legal Business NameThe Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society
Ownership TypeNon Profit - Corporation

NPI Associated with this Nursing Home:

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NPI Number1720078140
Organization NameTHE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN GOOD SAMARITAN SOCIETY
Doing Business AsGOOD SAMARITAN SOCIETY - WOODLAND
Address100 Buffalo Hills Ln, Brainerd, MN 56401
Phone Number218-829-1429

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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 - Woodland 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 - Woodland give to their patients.
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Complaints, Fines and Penalties:

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Patients' Stay Experience:

The resident survey data of Good Samaritan Society - Woodland 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 increased8.8614.46
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight2.475.51
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder45.4548.41
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder01.79
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection4.52.65
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms0.975.05
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained00.23
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury03.36
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine10093.87
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication10.6214.2
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine82.9883.88
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication1.721.79
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened19.0517.09
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication15.6619.7
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers8.167.32
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine97.4195.98
Percentage of short-stay residents who made improvements in function75.0167.99
Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine87.3982.93

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Good Samaritan Society - Woodland
Location: 100 Buffalo Hills Lane, Brainerd, Minnesota 56401
Phone: (218) 829-1429    
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