Good Samaritan Society - Idaho Falls Village: Data Analysis and Ratings
CMS Five Star Rating(4 out of 5):
840 EAST ELVA STREET IDAHO FALLS, ID 83401
208-523-4795
Data date: February 01, 2023
The Most Important Data about Good Samaritan Society - Idaho Falls Village
We've looked at a lot of nursing homes, this is what we think you need to see first and if you don't want to spend a lot of time. (It's the tl;dr section.)
There is no indication of abuse occuring at Good Samaritan Society - Idaho Falls Village. (CMS flags facilities where abuse has either happened or is very likely.)
CMS 5-Star Overall Rating:
(4 out of 5):
(The national average overall star rating is 3 stars.)
Current Trend: Improving
Total Nursing Hours Spent Per Resident Per Day: 3.90
(The national average is 3.75 )
According to our analysis, Good Samaritan Society - Idaho Falls Village is ranked #6 out of 8 skilled nursing homes within a 25 mile radius. See detailed information from recent inspection reports, nursing hours analysis, surverys, and information on owners and operators. Click here to view the ranked list of nursing homes near Good Samaritan Society - Idaho Falls Village.
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Below is everything shred of information that we can find about Good Samaritan Society - Idaho Falls Village, along with our best effort to make sense of the data. Our purpose here is to help you to make good decisions when picking a nursing home and to keep you informed once you have chosen a home. We know from personal experience that choosing a nursing home is not something you do once and then you forget about it. In fact, it gets worse. Once you select a nursing home and get through the initial steps of figuring out how to pay for it, then the real worries start. Are they taking good care of me or my loved one? This is the question that will keep you up at night: Can I really trust these people? We wish we could answer this question, we can't. What he can do is churn through the tons of data and try and help you to make sense of it. We hope it helps.
General Data Card
These are the basic data points for the facility.
Data date: February 01, 2023
Address: 840 EAST ELVA STREET
IDAHO FALLS, ID 83401
Phone: 208-523-4795
Ranking: Good Samaritan Society - Idaho Falls Village is ranked #3 out of 4 facilities within a 10 mile radius and #6 out of 8 facilities within a 25 mile radius.
Medicare Provider Number: 135092
Participating in Medicare Since: November 01, 1981
No. of Certified Beds: 113
No. of Residents: 39
Occupancy: 34.51 % (as of 02/26/2023 )
Amount fined in recent period: $83,375.50
Complaints filed: 0
Ratings History for Good Samaritan Society - Idaho Falls Village
Review of Good Samaritan Society - Idaho Falls Village Ratings and Inspection Scores
CMS regularly inspects every skilled nursing facility. (The timing is supposed to be annually, but since the beginning of the Covid pandemic, these inspections have not occured as frequently.) The results of the multi-day inspection is reduced to a series of scores which are then translated into the star ratings. The health inspection scores are an absolute value, so you can compare one facility's score directly to another. The Overall Star rating is based on the facility's performance as compared to other facilities in the same state, so you cannot easily compare one facility's Overall star rating to a facility in another state.
Ratings
| Overall Rating | 4: |
| Health Inspection Rating | 3: |
| Quality Rating | 4: |
| Staffing Rating | 5: |
Inspection Scores
| Cycle 1 Score (as of August 25, 2022) | 8 |
| Cycle 2 Score (as of March 29, 2019) | 36 |
| Cycle 3 Score (as of October 27, 2017) | 393 |
| Weighted All Cycles Score | 82 |
It has been 5 months since the most recent inspection.
What Goes Into the Nursing Home's 5-Star Rating
CMS has put a lot of effort into creating its very elaborate 5-Star Quality Rating System specifically to provide a quick way for residents and family members to easily understand how well a nursing home is performing and to make comparing nursing homes easier. The rating system allows people to easily compare facilities across numerous dimensions with the express purpose of identifying the best and best performing nursing homes. The rating system was initially developed in 2008 and the methodologies are regularly reviewed and updated.
The rating system has five separate ratings including:
- Overall rating
- Health Inspection rating
- Staff rating
- RN Staffing rating
- Quality Measures rating
Nursing homes are rated from 1-star to 5-stars with 1-star being the best rating and 5-star being the best rating. For the Health Inspection Rating the nursing homes in each state are ranked based on their weighted three year inspection score. The top 10 percent of nursing homes (those with the lowest scores) are awarded a 5-star rating; the bottom 20 percent (those with the highest scores) are awarded a 1-star rating. In between 1-star and 5-star, the remaining homes are divided equally into three tranches which correspond with the stars 2 to 4. The staff ratings and quality measure ratings follow a similar process but the divisions are based on a national ranking. The division between star ratings is called the “cut-rate”. Cut-rates are redefined periodically and are published by CMS. See the latest cut rates on this table.
Calculating the Overall Star Rating is done differently. According to CMS, the reason for adopting a different system is to give the Health Inspection Rating higher weight in the Overall Rating. So, since there are FIVE ratings and FIVE stars for each rating, there must also be a FIVE step process to calculate the Overall Rating (so symetrical!) :
- Begin with the Health Inspection Rating
- Add one star to the Health Inspection Rating if the Staffing Rating is at least four-stars and is higher than the Health Inspection Rating. (We will call this the "Adjusted Rating".)
- Subtract one star from the Health Inspection Rating if the Staffing Rating is one-star.
- Add a star to the Adjusted Rating if the Quality Measure Rating is 5-stars.
- Subtract one star from the Adjusted Rating if the Quality Measure Rating is 1-star.
Throughout the calculation of the Overall Rating, the rating cannot exceed 5-stars. The Overall Rating is capped at 2-stars if the Health Inspection rating is 1-star. No Overall Rating is awarded if the nursing home does not have a Health Inspection Rating (This effectively means that a nursing home is not rated until the home has been operating for more than two years.)
Changes in a nursing homes star rating can be due to the results of a new health inspection report, the processing of new complaints, the aging of older complaints, a new inspection control survey, a revisit, or the resolution of disputes that change the scope and or severity of deficiencies.
Most Recent Nursing Home Inspections
CMS is required to inspect each senior nursing facility at least annually. These inspections take several days. Additional follow-up inspections as conducted as needed or for certain purposes. Inspections stopped for more than seven months in 2020 due to the Covid pandemic. That stoppage has caused all inspections to be delayed as the inspectors continue to deal with a backlog. The table below shows the latest inspections for Good Samaritan Society - Idaho Falls Village including health, fire, and inspection control inspections:
| Inspection Type | Inspection Date |
|---|---|
| Fire Safety Standard | February 10, 2022 |
| Fire Safety Standard | January 30, 2019 |
| Fire Safety Standard | November 16, 2016 |
| Health Standard | August 25, 2022 |
| Health Standard | March 29, 2019 |
| Health Standard | October 27, 2017 |
| Infection Control | October 22, 2020 |
| Infection Control | June 16, 2020 |
Owner and Operator Information for Good Samaritan Society - Idaho Falls Village
Our database of owners and operators shows all direct owners of the nursing nurse, any managers and directors, and the most adjacent indirect owners of the facility (that is, if the direct owner is company, then the owners of that company.) Lists of nursing home owners are available and you can search for nursing home owners and operators on our site.
Business Entity Name:
THE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN GOOD SAMARITAN SOCIETY
Owners:
Managers and Directors:
- REBECCA BOLLIG (DIRECTOR)
- NORVAL BUCKNEBERG (DIRECTOR)
- RANDY BURY (DIRECTOR)
- RANDY BURY (OFFICER)
- PATRICIA CAMERO (DIRECTOR)
- KARIN DULSKI (OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL)
- KARIN DULSKI (OFFICER)
- JAVIER ESPINOSA (DIRECTOR)
- ALAN GARD (DIRECTOR)
- GWEN HALAAS (DIRECTOR)
- JOSEPH HERDINA (OFFICER)
- JOSEPH HERDINA (MANAGING EMPLOYEE)
- CHAD JUNGMAN (OFFICER)
- KELBY KRABBENHOFT (DIRECTOR)
- HEATHER KRZMARZICK (DIRECTOR)
- JOANN KUNKEL (OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL)
- JOANN KUNKEL (OFFICER)
- LEE LAAVEG (DIRECTOR)
- WILLIAM MARLETTE (OFFICER)
- LISA MELBY (DIRECTOR)
- MICHELLE MICKA (OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL)
- MICHELLE MICKA (OFFICER)
- TONY MORRISON (OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL)
- TONY MORRISON (OFFICER)
- JOLYN MUNSON (OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL)
- JOLYN MUNSON (OFFICER)
- CRAIG PEREZ (MANAGING EMPLOYEE)
- SCOTT PETERSEN (DIRECTOR)
- TIMOTHY PHILLIPPE (DIRECTOR)
- JOHN RACEK (DIRECTOR)
- DINA ROBINSON (DIRECTOR)
- JILL SCHUMANN (DIRECTOR)
- STEPHANIE SWENSON (OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL)
- STEPHANIE SWENSON (OFFICER)
- THOMAS SYVERSON (OFFICER)
- THE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN GOOD SAMARITAN SOCIETY (OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL)
- DALE THOMPSON (DIRECTOR)
- ERIC VANDEN HULL (OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL)
- ERIC VANDEN HULL (OFFICER)
Analysis of Nursing Hours Spent Per Patient
CMS provides detailed information about how long nursing staff spends with residents. This data includes nursing subcategories of Registered Nurse, Licensed Practical Nurse, and non-nursing Certified Nursing Assistants. More hours spend per patient should can indicate a better facility or it could indicate more complicated situations.
The nursing staff of Good Samaritan Society - Idaho Falls Village spends MORE time on average with its residents than the state average for total nursing homes spent per resident and MORE time than the national average for total nursing homes spent per resident.
| Type | Facility | State / National Avg |
|---|---|---|
| Registered Nurse (RN) | ||
| Hours | 1.28 | 0.95 / 0.66 |
| Case Mix | 0.28 | 0.38 / 0.38 |
| Adjusted | 1.74 | NA / NA |
| Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) | ||
| Hours | 0.35 | 0.83 / 0.88 |
| Case Mix | 0.64 | NA / NA |
| Adjusted | 0.40 | NA / NA |
| Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA) | ||
| Hours | 2.27 | 2.49 / 2.22 |
| Case Mix | 1.90 | NA / NA |
| Adjusted | 2.44 | NA / NA |
| Total Licensed Staff | ||
| Hours | 1.63 | 1.78 / 1.53 |
| Physical Therapist (PT) | ||
| Hours | 0.03 | 0.14 / 0.07 |
| Total Nursing Homes Spent per Resident on Average | ||
| Hours | 3.90 | 4.27 / 3.75 |
| Case Mix | 2.81 | 3.15 / 3.16 |
| Adjusted | 4.37 | NA / NA |
Quality Measures
Quality measures are based both on patient survey information and on the results of actual claims that are filed with CMS. It is not clear what period is covered in the measures.
| Desc. | Perc. | State Avg. / Comparison |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission (qm521) | 18.0% |
14.6% Worse |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit (qm522) | 13.2% |
11.2% Worse |
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days (qm551) | Not Available | |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days (qm552) | Not Available | |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased (qm401) | 10.8% |
12.9% Better |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight (qm404) | 3.3% |
5.8% Better |
| Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder (qm405) | 36.8% |
46.8% Better |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder (qm406) | 2.3% |
1.8% Worse |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection (qm407) | 3.1% |
2.4% Worse |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms (qm408) | 9.6% |
9.1% Worse |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained (qm409) | 1.0% |
0.4% Worse |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury (qm410) | 3.9% |
3.5% Worse |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine (qm415) | 95.1% |
96.6% Worse |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication (qm419) | 17.0% |
17.7% Better |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine (qm430) | 56.8% |
86.3% Worse |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication (qm434) | 1.0% |
1.2% Better |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened (qm451) | 25.8% |
16.3% Worse |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication (qm452) | 12.5% |
15.6% Better |
| Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers (qm453) | 7.0% |
6.2% Worse |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine (qm454) | 91.9% |
96.4% Worse |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who made improvements in function (qm471) | 81.2% |
74.9% Better |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine (qm472) | 58.4% |
81.5% Worse |
Good Samaritan Society - Idaho Falls Village Violations, Complaints and Fines
These are complaints and fines that are reported by CMS. Some of the data is not very recent, but we have decided to include it here so that you have as much information as possible.
Amount fined in recent period: $83,375.50, Complaints filed: 0
| Deficiency | Deficiency Date / Date Corrected |
|---|---|
| Use approved construction type or materials. (Fire Safety) | 11-16-2016 / 12-15-2016 |
| Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency. (Fire Safety) | 11-16-2016 / 12-15-2016 |
| Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes. (Fire Safety) | 11-16-2016 / 12-15-2016 |
| Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. (Health) | 10-27-2017 / 03-09-2018 |
| Conduct initial and periodic assessments of each resident's functional capacity. (Health) | 10-27-2017 / 12-29-2017 |
| Develop a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. (Health) | 10-27-2017 / 12-29-2017 |
| Allow residents the right to participate in the planning or revision of care and treatment. (Health) | 10-27-2017 / 03-09-2018 |
| Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. (Health) | 10-27-2017 / 03-09-2018 |
| Provide necessary care and services to maintain or improve the highest well being of each resident . (Health) | 10-27-2017 / 12-29-2017 |
| Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provide adequate supervision to prevent avoidable accidents. (Health) | 10-27-2017 / 12-29-2017 |
| Develop policies and procedures for influenza and pneumococcal immunizations. (Health) | 10-27-2017 / 12-29-2017 |
| Maintain drug records and properly mark/label drugs and other similar products according to accepted professional standards. (Health) | 10-27-2017 / 12-29-2017 |
| Have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading. (Health) | 10-27-2017 / 12-29-2017 |
| Keep accurate, complete and organized clinical records on each resident that meet professional standards. (Health) | 10-27-2017 / 12-29-2017 |
| Conduct risk assessment and an All-Hazards approach. (Fire Safety) | 01-30-2019 / 04-18-2019 |
| Have corridors or aisles that are unobstructed and are at least 8 feet in width. (Fire Safety) | 01-30-2019 / 02-01-2019 |
| Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems. (Fire Safety) | 01-30-2019 / 02-14-2019 |
| Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke. (Fire Safety) | 01-30-2019 / 04-02-2019 |
| Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment. (Fire Safety) | 01-30-2019 / 02-12-2019 |
| Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times. (Fire Safety) | 01-30-2019 / 02-04-2019 |
| Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. (Health) | 03-29-2019 / 05-17-2019 |
| Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive. (Health) | 03-29-2019 / 05-17-2019 |
| Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential. (Health) | 03-29-2019 / 05-17-2019 |
| Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. (Health) | 03-29-2019 / 05-17-2019 |
| Notify the resident or the resident?s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident?s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave. (Health) | 03-29-2019 / 05-17-2019 |
| Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. (Health) | 03-29-2019 / 05-17-2019 |
| Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident?s preferences and goals. (Health) | 03-29-2019 / 05-17-2019 |
| Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. (Health) | 03-29-2019 / 05-17-2019 |
| Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. (Health) | 06-16-2020 / 09-08-2020 |
| Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (Health) | 06-16-2020 / 09-08-2020 |
| Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (Health) | 10-22-2020 / 01-04-2021 |
| Develop and maintain an Emergency Preparedness Program (EP). (Fire Safety) | 02-10-2022 / 03-07-2022 |
| Conduct risk assessment and an All-Hazards approach. (Fire Safety) | 02-10-2022 / 03-18-2022 |
| Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment. (Fire Safety) | 02-10-2022 / 03-11-2022 |
| Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted (Health) | 08-25-2022 / 09-30-2022 |
| Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations. (Health) | 08-25-2022 / 09-30-2022 |
Hospitals Near Good Samaritan Society - Idaho Falls Village
Quite often skilled nursing facilities and hospitals work closely together to help patients recover or manage a terminal illness. Hospitals deals with acute care while nursing homes treat patients for a longer period of time. New residents at skilled nursing homes typically come from a hospital and nursing home residents may be readmitted to a hospital if their recovery does not proceed well. (Hospital readmission rates are closely monitored by CMS.) Consequently it is important that you consider which hospitals are near a nursing home which choosing one. Below is a list of hospitals near Good Samaritan Society - Idaho Falls Village.
This information is based on the most recent Hospital data. Historical data is not available.
| Hospital | 5-Star Overall Rating |
|---|---|
|
EASTERN IDAHO REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER 3100 CHANNING WAY IDAHO FALLS, ID 83404 |
3 |
|
BINGHAM MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 98 POPLAR STREET BLACKFOOT, ID 83221 |
3 |
|
MADISON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 450 EAST MAIN STREET REXBURG, ID 83440 |
4 |
|
MOUNTAIN VIEW HOSPITAL 2325 CORONADO STREET IDAHO FALLS, ID 83404 |
4 |
|
GROVE CREEK MEDICAL CENTER 350 NORTH MERIDIAN STREET BLACKFOOT, ID 83221 |
Not Available |
|
IDAHO FALLS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, LLC 2327 CORONADO ST IDAHO FALLS, ID 83404 |
Not Available |
|
STATE HOSPITAL SOUTH 700 EAST ALICE STREET BLACKFOOT, ID 83221 |
Not Available |
Medical Professionals Associated with Good Samaritan Society - Idaho Falls Village
These are the doctors who are affiliated with Good Samaritan Society - Idaho Falls Village. The data is from the most recent period. Historical data is not available.
Detailed Analysis Pages:
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CMS Five Star Ratings and Quality Measures for Good Samaritan Society - Idaho Falls Village
Five different rating results plus detailed inspection numbers and quality measures for Good Samaritan Society - Idaho Falls Village.
Covid Infections at Good Samaritan Society - Idaho Falls Village
This report is updated weekly and shows new and historical infection levels.
Nursing Hours Analysis for Good Samaritan Society - Idaho Falls Village
How long a nurse spends with a resident can be an important factor in their recovery. This page shows the average nursing hours spent per resident for RNs, LPNs, CNAs, PTs and all licensed staff.
Ownership Details for Good Samaritan Society - Idaho Falls Village
A list of all of the registered owners for Good Samaritan Society - Idaho Falls Village. This includes direct and indirect owners and managers.
Noted Deficiencies for Good Samaritan Society - Idaho Falls Village
A list of all of the deficiencies for the facility. This includes a description, type of deficiency, incident date and when the facility reports that the incident was corrected.
Comparison Ranking of Nearby Skilled Nursing Facilities
How does Good Samaritan Society - Idaho Falls Village compare to other skilled nursing facilities? This list shows the competitive set within a 25 mile radius.
Best Nursing Homes in IDAHO FALLS, ID
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Worst Nursing Homes in IDAHO FALLS, ID
Homes that you avoid if possible. A list ranking the worst skilled nursing facilities in IDAHO FALLS based on their weighted inspection score as of February 01, 2023.
Other Data Periods:
Data on Good Samaritan Society - Idaho Falls Village is available for the following periods:
