GOOD SAMARITAN SOCIETY HOME HEALTH
NPI 1851373294
Home Health in Grand Island, NE

Patient Care Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

NPI Status: Active since November 18, 2005

Contact Information

4075 TIMBERLINE ST
GRAND ISLAND, NE
ZIP 68803
Phone: (308) 382-4054
Fax: (308) 382-4033

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Table of Contents

NPI Profile Information
Primary Taxonomy
Insurance Plans Accepted
Authorized Official
Nursing Home Quality Information
Nursing Home Compare Information
CLIA Information
NPI Validation
Other Providers Same Location
Frequently Asked Questions

Organization
Home Health
Accepts Insurance
CLIA Number: 28D0859607
CLIA Cert. Type: Home Health Agency
CLIA Exp. Date: 08-31-2026

About GOOD SAMARITAN SOCIETY HOME HEALTH

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Good Samaritan Society Home Health, a provider established in Grand Island, Nebraska operating as a Home Health. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1851373294 assigned on November 2005. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 251E00000X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 2 years ago. The provider's is doing business as Good Samaritan Society Home Health. The authorized official of this NPI record is Joel Fluit (Vice President, Finance)

NPI: 1851373294
Provider Legal Name: THE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN GOOD SAMARITAN SOCIETY
Other Organization Name: GOOD SAMARITAN SOCIETY HOME HEALTH
Other Name Type: Doing Business As (3)
Entity Type: Organization
Location Address: 4075 TIMBERLINE ST GRAND ISLAND, NE 68803
Location Phone: (308) 382-4054
Location Fax: (308) 382-4033
Mailing Address: PO BOX 5038 SIOUX FALLS, SD 57117
Mailing Phone: (605) 362-3100
Mailing Fax: (308) 382-4033
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Is Organization Subpart?: Yes
Enumeration Date: 11-18-2005
Last Update Date: 12-19-2023
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According to the Nursing Home Compare program data, Good Samaritan Society Home Health has a much below average overall quality rating based on the provider's performance on three separate measures including: health inspections, staffing, and quality of resident care information. These quality measures, combined in a star rating of 1 out of 5 stars provide a snapshot of this nursing home quality.

According to the Home Health Compare program data, Good Samaritan Society Home Health has a much above average overall quality rating based on the provider's performance on seven separate quality measures including: timely initiation of care, improvement in ambulation, bed transferring, bathing, shortness of breath, management of oral medications and relapse in acute care hospitalizations. The Quality of Patient Star Rating for this provider is 5 out of 5 and summarizes some of the current health care provider performance measures.

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Specialty - Primary Taxonomy

The NPI enumerator requires providers to submit at least one taxonomy code. A taxonomy code is a unique 10-character code that describes the healthcare provider type, classification, and the area of specialization. There could be only one primary taxonomy code per NPI record. For individual NPIs the license data is associated to the taxonomy code.

Classification: Home Health
Taxonomy Code: 251E00000X
Type: Agencies
Taxonomy Description: A public agency or private organization, or a subdivision of such an agency or organization, that is primarily engaged in providing skilled nursing services and other therapeutic services, such as physical therapy, speech-language pathology services, or occupational therapy, medical social services, and home health aide services. It has policies established by a professional group associated with the agency or organization (including at least one physician and one registered nurse) to govern the services and provides for supervision of such services by a physician or a registered nurse; maintains clinical records on all patients; is licensed in accordance with State or local law or is approved by the State or local licensing agency as meeting the licensing standards, where applicable; and meets other conditions found by the Secretary of Health and Human Services to be necessary for health and safety.

Insurance Plans Accepted

According to publicly available information the provider might be accepting the following health plans from these health insurance companies:

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska

HeartlandBlue Bronze 0% Coinsurance after Deductible NEtwork Blue - EPO
HeartlandBlue Bronze 0% Coinsurance after Deductible NEtwork Blue PPO - PPO
HeartlandBlue Bronze 6000 Blueprint Health w/ Adult Vision - EPO
HeartlandBlue Bronze 6000 Premier Select BlueChoice w/ Adult Vision - EPO
HeartlandBlue Bronze HSA 6500 Blueprint Health - EPO
HeartlandBlue Bronze HSA 6500 NEtwork Blue - EPO
HeartlandBlue Bronze HSA 6500 NEtwork Blue PPO - PPO
HeartlandBlue Bronze HSA 6500 Premier Select BlueChoice - EPO
HeartlandBlue Bronze Standard 7500 Blueprint Health - EPO
HeartlandBlue Bronze Standard 7500 NEtwork Blue - EPO
HeartlandBlue Bronze Standard 7500 NEtwork Blue PPO - PPO
HeartlandBlue Bronze Standard 7500 Premier Select BlueChoice - EPO
HeartlandBlue Gold $0 PCP Visit 1500 Blueprint Health - EPO
HeartlandBlue Gold $0 PCP Visit 1500 NEtwork Blue - EPO
HeartlandBlue Gold $0 PCP Visit 1500 NEtwork Blue PPO - PPO
HeartlandBlue Gold $0 PCP Visit 1500 Premier Select BlueChoice - EPO
HeartlandBlue Gold 1000 Blueprint Health w/ Adult Vision - EPO
HeartlandBlue Gold 1000 NEtwork Blue w/ Adult Vision - EPO
HeartlandBlue Gold 1000 NEtwork Blue w/ Adult Vision PPO - PPO
HeartlandBlue Gold 1000 Premier Select BlueChoice w/ Adult Vision - EPO

Oscar Insurance Company

Bronze Classic - EPO
Bronze Classic | with Bryan Health - EPO
Bronze Classic 4700 - EPO
Bronze Classic Standard - EPO
Bronze Classic Standard | with Bryan Health - EPO
Bronze Elite + PCP Saver Plus - EPO
Bronze Elite + PCP Saver Plus | with Bryan Health - EPO
Bronze Simple Diabetes - EPO
Bronze Simple Diabetes | with Bryan Health - EPO
Gold Classic Standard - EPO
Gold Classic Standard | with Bryan Health - EPO
Gold Elite - EPO
Gold Elite | with Bryan Health - EPO
Secure - EPO
Silver Classic - EPO
Silver Classic Standard - EPO
Silver Classic Standard | with Bryan Health - EPO
Silver Simple Diabetes - EPO
Silver Simple Diabetes | with Bryan Health - EPO
Silver Simple PCP Saver - EPO

Sanford Health Plan

Sanford Individual TRUE $1,750 - HMO
Sanford Individual TRUE $10,600 - HMO
Sanford Individual TRUE $3,500 - HMO
Sanford Individual TRUE $4,750 - HMO
Sanford Individual TRUE $6,500 - HMO
Sanford Individual TRUE $7,200 HSA Qualified - HMO
Sanford Individual TRUE Standardized $2,000 - HMO
Sanford Individual TRUE Standardized $6,000 - HMO
Sanford Individual TRUE Standardized $7,500 - HMO

Medicare

Specific plan information not avaialable, please contact the provider to verify if your insurance plan is accepted.

Medicaid

Specific plan information not avaialable, please contact the provider to verify if your insurance plan is accepted.

*Please verify directly with this provider to make sure your insurance plan is currently accepted.

Authorized Official

The authorized official is the designated individual with the legal authority to make changes to the provider’s official NPI record. For organizations, the authorized official must be a general partner, chairman of the board, CEO, CFO or a direct owner holding at least a 5 percent stake in the medical organization.

Authorized Official Name: JOEL FLUIT
Authorized Official Title: VICE PRESIDENT, FINANCE
Authorized Official Phone: (605) 362-5416

Additional Identifiers

The NPI Enumerator encourages providers to submit additional identifiers with their NPI application although the submission of this information is optional. The additional identifier(s) section includes other numbers or codes currently or formerly used as an identifier for the provider by other public healthcare entities. The identifiers may include UPIN, NSC, OSCAR, DEA, Medicaid State or PIN identification numbers.

Identifier	Type / Code	Identifier State	Identifier Issuer
226	OTHER (01)	NE	THE VILLA
213	OTHER (01)	NE	PRIVATE PAY
1851373294	OTHER (01)	NE	NPI

Nursing Home Quality Information

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services publishes the Nursing Home Compare star rating data to provide consumers an easy way to compare nursing home's quality of care.

Overall Quality Rating	- 1 out of 5 stars - Much Below Average
The overall star rating is based on a nursing homes's performance on health inspections, staffing and quality measures.
Health Inspection Rating	Not Available
The health inspection star rating is based on a nursing home’s weighted score from the most recent health inspections.
Quality Measures Rating	- 2 out of 5 stars - Below Average
The quality measures star rating is based on data from a select set of clinical measures.
Long-Stay Quality Measures Rating	- 2 out of 5 stars - Below Average
The long-stay quality of care rating is based on the quality of care delivered to long-term residents only.
Short-Stay Quality Measures Rating	- 2 out of 5 stars - Below Average
The short-stay quality of care rating is based on the quality of care delivered to temporary residents only.
Staffing Rating	- 2 out of 5 stars - Below Average
The staffing rating is based on the star rating based on the nursing home’s staffing hours for Registered Nurses (RNs), Licensed Practice Nurses (LPNs), Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVNs) and Nurse aides.
Nurse Aide Staffing Hours	2.78 hours per resident per day
Nurse aide hours per resident per day. Higher number of hours are better.
RN Staffing Hours	0.42 hours per resident per day
Resgistered nurse hours per resident per day. Higher number of hours are better.
RN Staff Turnover	90%
Resgistered nurse turnover is the percentage of registered nursing staff who stop working at the facility within a given year.
Administrator Turnover	1
Number of administrators who left the nursing home within a given year.
Ownership Type	Non profit - Corporation
Is the facility private for profit, not-for profit or publicly owned.
Number of Certified Beds	67 beds
Number of beds in the nursing home that have been approved by the federal government to participate in the Medicare or Medicaid programs.
Residents per Day	46 residents
Average number of residents living in the facility per day.
Automatic Sprinkler Systems	Yes
Does the facility have automatic sprinkler systems in all required areas?
Facility Reported Incidents	0 incidents
Number of facility-reported incidents in the past 3 years. A lower number is better.
Substantiated Complaints	15 complaints
Number of substantiated complaints in the past 3 years. A lower number is better.
Citations from Inspections	1 citations after infection control inspection
Number of citations from infection control inspections in the past 3 years. A lower number is better.
Total Number of Penalties	2 penalties from a serious health, fire safety or long-term unresolved citation
The Medicare program may impose penalties on a facilty when there's serious health or fire safety citations or if the facility fails to correct a citation for a long period of time.
Number of Fines	1 fines
Toal number of fines in the last 3 years. A penalty can be a fine against the facility or denied payments from Medicare.
Amount of Fines	$92274.00
Total monetary amount of fine imposed on the facility in the last 3 years.

Nursing Home Compare Information

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services publishes Home Health Compare quality of care data to provide consumers an easy way to compare "Medicare-certified" home health agencies throughout the nation. "Medicare-certified" home health agencies are approved by Medicare and meet certain federal health and safety requirements.

The Home Health Compare information helps consumers learn how well home health agencies care for their patients, how often each agency used best practices when caring for its patients and what patients said about their recent home health care experience.

Quality of Patient Care Rating Quality of Patient Care Rating The quality of patient care star rating summarizes 8 of the 23 quality measures reported on Home Health Compare. It provides a single indicator of an agency's performance compared to other agencies.	- 5 out of 5 stars - GOOD SAMARITAN SOCIETY HOME HEALTH performed better than most other agencies on selected measures.
Ownership Type Ownership Type Home health agencies can be run by private for-profit corporations, non-profit corporations, religious affiliated organizations or government entities. The type of ownership may affect agency resources and how services are organized. Quality can vary in home health agencies within each of the different types of ownership. Each agency needs to be judged on its own merits.	NonProfit
Offers Nursing Care Offers Nursing Care? The home health agency offers care given or supervised by registered nurses. Nurses provide direct care; manage, observe, and evaluate a patient’s care; and teach the patient and his or her family caregiver. Examples include: giving IV drugs, shots, or tube feedings; changing dressings; and teaching about diabetes care. Any service that could be done safely by a non-medical person (or by yourself) without the supervision of a nurse isn’t skilled nursing care. Medicare covers home health skilled nursing care that's part time and intermittent.	Yes
Offers Physical Therapy Offers Physical Therapy? The home health agency offers treatment of injury and disease by mechanical means, like heat, light, exercise, and massage.	Yes
Offers Occupational Therapy Offers Occupational Therapy? The home health agency offers services given to help you return to usual activities (like bathing, preparing meals, and housekeeping) after illness either on an inpatient or outpatient basis.	Yes
Offers Speech Therapy Offers Speech Therapy? The home health agency offers services to assist with problems involving speech, language, and swallowing. Communication problems can be present at birth or develop after an injury or illness, like a stroke.	Yes
Offers Medical Social Services Medical Social Services? The home health agency offers services to help with social and emotional concerns related to your illness. This might include counseling or help in finding resources in your community.	No
Offers Home Health Aide Offers Home Health Aide? The home health agency offers part time or intermittent services to help with daily living activities.	Yes
Medicare Certification Date	04-03-1996
Number of episodes used to calculate how much Medicare spends at this agency Number of episodes used to calculate how much Medicare spends at this agency Number of episodes of care used to calculate how much Medicare spends on an episode of care at this agency, compared to Medicare spending across all agencies nationally.	304
How often patients got better at walking or moving around? How often patients got better at walking or moving around? This quality measure shows the percentage of home health quality episodes during which the patient improved in ability to ambulate.	98.4%
How often patients got better at getting in and out of bed? How often patients got better at getting in and out of bed? This quality measure shows the percentage of home health quality episodes during which the patient improved in ability to get in and out of bed.	94.6%
How often patients got better at bathing? How often patients got better at bathing? This quality measure shows the percentage of home health quality episodes during which the patient got better at bathing self.	97.7%
How often patients' breathing improved? How often patients' breathing improved? This quality measure shows the percentage of home health quality episodes during which the patient became less short of breath or dyspneic.	98.5%
How often the home health team began their patients' care in a timely manner? How often the home health team began their patients' care in a timely manner? This quality measure shows the percentage of episodes of care initiated or resumed on the date the physician ordered, or within within 24-48 hours of referral.	100%
How often patients got better at taking their drugs correctly by mouth? How often patients got better at taking their drugs correctly by mouth? This quality measure shows the percentage of home health quality episodes during which the patient improved in ability to take their medicines correctly (by mouth).	97.8%
How often the home health team made sure that their patients have received a flu shot for the current flu season? How often the home health team made sure that their patients have received a flu shot for the current flu season? This quality measure shows the percentage of home health quality episodes during which patients received the influenza immunization for the current flu season.	86%
How often physician-recommended actions to address medication issues were completed timely? How often physician-recommended actions to address medication issues were completed timely? This quality measure shows the percentage of home health quality episodes forwhich a drug regimen review was conducted at the start of care or resumption of care and completion of recommended actions from timely follow-up with a physician occurred each time potential clinically significant medication issues were identified throughout that quality episode.	99.7%
Percent of Residents Experiencing One or More Falls with Major Injury How often a patient had one or more falls with a major injury? This measure reports the percentage of patients who suffer falls that may result in major injuries and are a risk for patients living at the health home.	1.1%
Application of Percent of Long-Term Care Hospital Patients with an Admission and Discharge Functional Assessment How often a patient has an admission and discharge functional assessment and an admission care plan that addresses function? This measure displays hows how often the home health team completed a functional assessment for patients at both admission and discharge, and developed a functional care plan at admission.	100%
How much Medicare spends on an episode of care at this agency, compared to Medicare spending across all agencies nationally? How much Medicare spends on an episode of care at this agency, compared to Medicare spending across all agencies nationally? This measure evaluates Home Health resource use relative to the resource use of the national median of all Home Health providers. Specifically, the measure assesses the Medicare spending performed by the Home Health provider and other healthcare providers during an MSPB-PAC episode.	1.06%

CLIA Information

The Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) of 1988 applies to facilities or sites that test human specimens for health assessment or to diagnose, prevent, or treat disease. The CLIA Program sets standards for clinical laboratory testing and issues certificates. The NPI / CLIA crosswalk information for this NPI number is:

CLIA Number: 28D0859607
Facility Type: Home Health Agency
Certificate Effective Date: September 01, 2024
Certificate Expiration Date: August 31, 2026
Laboratory Director: ANIKA GUST
Certificate Type: Certificate of Waiver
Certificate Type Description: This CLIA certificate is issued to Good Samaritan Society Home Health to perform only waived tests. CLIA defines waived tests as simple tests with a low risk for an incorrect result. Waived tests include certain tests listed in CLIA regulations, tests cleared by the FDA for home use and tests approved by the FDA for waived status and that meet CLIA waiver criteria.

NPI NPI Number Validation

How NPI Validation Works

The NPI validation process uses the ISO-standard Luhn algorithm, a mathematical "handshake", to ensure that a provider's 10-digit ID is authentic and free of common typing errors.

To verify the NPI 1851373294, we treat the final digit (4) as the Check Digit—the target answer we need to reach. The process begins by taking the first nine digits and adding a constant value of 24, which accounts for the "80840" prefix required for all U.S. health identifiers. We then double every other digit starting from the right and sum the individual digits of those results together. For this specific NPI, that total comes to 66. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 66 = 4).

Digit-by-digit view

Use the first nine digits for the calculation. Starting from the right, double every other digit. The last digit is the check digit and is not part of the calculation.

Pos 1

Doubled → 2

Pos 2

Unchanged

Pos 3

Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 6

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 6

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 18 → 1 + 8

Check

Target digit

Regular digit Doubled digit Check digit

Step 1: Double every other digit from the right

Starting with the rightmost digit of the first nine digits, double every other value. If doubling creates a two-digit number, add those digits together.

1 → 2 5 → 10 → 1 3 → 6 3 → 6 9 → 18 → 9

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

Add the transformed values, the unchanged digits, and the constant 24.

2 + 8 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 6 + 7 + 6 + 2 + 1 + 8 + 24 = 66

Step 3: Find the amount needed to reach the next multiple of 10

The next multiple of ten after 66 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 66 = 4

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 4, which matches the last digit of 1851373294.