Good Samaritan Society - Woodland

Services and Housing Options

Independent Living, Assisted Living, Nursing Home, Adult Day Care, Respite, Respite, Skilled Nursing, Rehabilitation

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Good Samaritan Society - Woodland Description

The Good Samaritan Society is devoted to offering an unparalleled level of excellence in service, compassionate care and a wide selection of amenities - all designed with our residents' well-being at heart. Our goal? To ensure that each resident can lead a worry-free life full of fulfillment tailored specifically for them! Our idyllic, park-like surroundings provide you with the autonomy desired as well as the safety required. Nestled among the tranquil Brainerd Lakes of north-central Minnesota, our community offers a peaceful refuge. Experience the joy of accessible walking paths and a plethora of year-round wellness, cultural, and entertainment activities!

Ranking

Ranking in City: 4 out of 10 communities in Brainerd

Ranking in State: 517 out of 648 communities in MN

Parent Organization

Good Samaritan Society - Woodland is a member of a larger group of communities called Good Samaritan Society

Amenities

The Good Samaritan Society - Woodland provides a range of amenities for its residents and visitors, including a chapel for spiritual nourishment, community rooms to foster camaraderie, a dining room with guest housing available, a library full of books and magazines, a salon for hair styling services, walking trails to get some fresh air and exercise, a wellness center with fitness equipment and classes as well as a whirlpool.

Services

Good Samaritan Society - Woodland offers a wide range of services for seniors. It provides adult day services, respite care, senior living, assisted living, independent living and rehabilitation therapy. The rehabilitation therapy includes inpatient and outpatient rehab as well as long-term care. All of these services are designed to help seniors maintain their independence while providing quality care in a safe environment.

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Employee Reviews for Good Samaritan Society in Brainerd, Minnesota

2.39 out of 5 stars. Based on 18 reviews

Employees of Good Samaritan Society in the Brainerd, MN area have mixed reviews of their experience. Many employees appreciate the 8 hour shifts and the hardworking and dedicated colleagues. However, there are some major cons that employees have voiced. These include unorganized management and understaffing, resulting in overtime and burnout. Employees also mentioned that there are no raises, not even yearly cost of living raises, and that they are constantly overworked. Additionally, employees have experienced disrespect from nurses and aides, and impossible deadlines for apartment turnovers from upper management. Employees are expected to clean the apartment ceilings, walls, floors, counters, toilet, sinks, shower, light switches, oven, fridge, outlets, baseboards, doors, door frames, under stove and fridge, closets and cupboards including all shelves and inside and out, and they must climb the counters to clean the tops of cupboards, all in less than 6 hours and at their normal pay rate. Furthermore, employees in the care center have to clean up to 40 rooms per day in the same 7 hour shift. Despite the fact that Good Samaritan Society is a non-profit, employees feel that this is not enough of an excuse for why they cannot pay more or improve working conditions.

Employee Reviews for Good Samaritan Society

3.16 out of 5 stars. Based on 974 reviews

The Good Samaritan Society has generally positive reviews from employees. They appreciate the flexible schedule, willing to listen to employees, good benefits, and supportive system from the National Campus. Employees also enjoy the mission and culture of compassion. However, there are some cons such as pay being negligible compared to other companies, no official PTO, short staffing, long hours, poor management, and lack of corporate support. Employees suggest that the company should update their EMR, provide more team management, higher pay for nurses and CNAs, and provide more training and corporate support.

Information from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Overall Ratings

The Good Samaritan Society - Woodland is a nursing home that prides itself on high standards, as evidenced by its 4-star overall rating, the second highest possible. This specific rating grants it a place in the top 30% of facilities in terms of overall ratings, exceeding the state average. Alongside its overall rating, this nursing home also boasts a 4-star health inspection rating, the second-highest possible, which also places it within the upper 30% of facilities in the national rankings, surpassing the state average as well. However, in terms of the quality rating, the Good Samaritan Society - Woodland has earned a 2-star rating, the second lowest possible. This score situates it in the bottom 20% of facilities and it's lower than the state average.

Staff Ratings

Good Samaritan Society - Woodland is a highly recognized nursing home with a 4-star staff rating, representing the second highest possible level. Despite such high-rated staff, it falls into the bottom 30% of facilities with nursing aid staffing hours averaging 1.79 per resident per day, notably less than the state's average of 2.35 hours. With regards to LPN staffing hours, despite being in the lower half of facilities, it manages to log 0.81 hours, surpassing the state's average of 0.67 hours. The nursing home is counted among the top 30% of facilities in terms of both RN and licensed staffing hours. Even though its RN staffing hours of 0.82 are less than the state average of 1.03, and the licensed staffing hours of 1.63 are slightly less than the state average of 1.7, landing in the top 30% demonstrates its efforts in these areas. However, in terms of physical therapist staffing hours, the nursing home's performance falls in the bottom 40% with 0.04 hours per resident per day, half of the state's average of 0.08 hours.

Covid Data

The Good Samaritan Society - Woodland is a commendable nursing home, ranking in the top 40% of facilities in terms of keeping its residents and staff up to date with the latest vaccinations. Its commitment to resident health is demonstrated by a vaccination rate of 75.0%, which surpasses the state average of 73.0%. This positions the home slightly above the median in the state. Despite being at the forefront in resident vaccinations, it is noted that the staff vaccination rate is slightly lower than the state average, sitting at 22.2% compared to the state's 25.2%. Nonetheless, this still places the facility in the top 40% in terms of staff vaccinations. The Good Samaritan Society - Woodland continues to prioritize the health of its community through regular vaccinations.

Quality Measures

The Good Samaritan Society - Woodland, despite its 2-star quality measure rating, maintains a high standing in several aspects of its healthcare provisions. With 11.4% of its residents administered antipsychotic medication, it ranks in the top half of facilities statewide, a figure considerably less than the state average of 16.68%. The nursing home also excels in vaccination efforts, boasting a 100.0% flu vaccine coverage, much higher than the state average of 94.71%, ranking it among the top 20% of facilities. Moreover, it leads the way in bladder care, with no recorded instances of residents having a catheter inserted and left in, significantly better than the statewide percentage of 2.84%. This record of care extends to its handling of major injury falls, recording no such incidents and placing it in the top 10% of facilities. However, 17.65% of their residents' ability to move independently has worsened, placing the home in the state’s bottom 40% for this category, compared to the state average of 16.01%.

Emergency and Hospitalization Quality Measures

The Good Samaritan Society - Woodland is a nursing home that falls within the bottom 20% of facilities when it comes to the percentage of short-stay residents who had outpatient emergency department visits. Their recorded percentage is 17.94, which is higher than the state average of 13.68. However, this contrasts with their standing when it comes to the percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission. In this category, they fall in the top 40% of facilities, with a rate of 20.64, which is slightly higher than the state's rate of 20.48. Therefore, while the facility may have higher emergency department visit rates, they manage to keep their rehospitalization rates competitive.

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