Good Samaritan Society Northwest Kansas Home Care
Home health agency · 217 E Hwy 36, St Francis, KS 67756
At a glance
- Ownership
- Non-Profit
- Medicare-certified
- Since 11/06/2001 · CCN 178050
- Rank in Kansas
- #56 of 92 scored home health agencies
- Services
- Skilled nursing, Physical therapy, Home health aide · Not offered: Occupational therapy, Speech-language pathology, Medical social services
- Medicare episodes/yr
- 620
- Medicare spending
- 35% more than the national average per episode
- Service area
- 27 ZIP codes (see list)
Patient outcomes and care quality
Outcome measures: better than the national average on 5 of 16 reported measures, worse on 6.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Started care in a timely manner | 100% | 98.2% | 96.5% | Better |
| Checked flu shot status | 64.3% | 71.7% | 64.2% | About the same |
| Patients improved at walking or moving around | 88.4% | 89% | 88.6% | About the same |
| Patients improved at getting in and out of bed | 88.7% | 91.2% | 89.7% | About the same |
| Patients improved at bathing | 84.4% | 91.3% | 90.6% | Worse |
| Patients' breathing improved | 93.9% | 91.9% | 91.3% | Better |
| Patients improved at taking oral medications | 82.2% | 89.5% | 88.1% | Worse |
| New or worsened pressure ulcers (lower is better) | 0% | 0.3% | 0.2% | About the same |
| Timely action on medication issues | 98.9% | 94.5% | 94.5% | Better |
| Falls with major injury (lower is better) | 2.2% | 1.4% | 0.9% | Worse |
| Discharge function score | 66.4% | 75.6% | 71.7% | Worse |
| Health info sent to next provider | 94.1% | 85.9% | 81.2% | Better |
| Health info given to patient | 86.7% | 94.9% | 92.2% | Worse |
| Discharged to community (risk-adjusted) | 75.9% | — | 77.7% | Worse |
| Potentially preventable readmissions (risk-adjusted) (lower is better) | 5.1% | — | 4.1% | About the same |
| Potentially preventable hospitalizations (risk-adjusted) (lower is better) | 7.4% | — | 10.8% | Better |
Risk-adjusted rates account for how sick patients were. Data window differs by measure; see CMS for exact dates.
CMS categorization: discharge to community Same As National Rate; preventable readmissions Same As National Rate; preventable hospitalizations Same As National Rate.
What patients say (HHCAHPS survey)
Survey results: better than the national average on 2 of 5 reported measures, worse on 1.
| Measure | This provider | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Care given in a professional way | 92% | 91% | 89% | Better |
| Team communicated well | 87% | 87% | 86% | About the same |
| Discussed medicines, pain and home safety | 68% | 84% | 82% | Worse |
| Rated agency 9 or 10 out of 10 | 96% | 88% | 85% | Better |
| Would definitely recommend | 79% | 83% | 79% | About the same |
Based on 36 completed surveys (22% response rate).
Location and service area
ZIP codes served (27)
67622, 67629, 67643, 67645, 67653, 67654, 67701, 67730, 67731, 67732, 67735, 67736, 67737, 67738, 67740, 67741, 67743, 67745, 67748, 67749, 67751, 67752, 67756, 67758, 67761, 67762, 67879
Frequently asked questions
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Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog (2026-09-23). Home Health Scorecard is not affiliated with Good Samaritan Society Northwest Kansas Home Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the provider. Is this your agency? Report a correction.