The Good Samaritan Society - Boise Village is home to over 120 people of all ages. Author: Chase Biefeldt (KTVB) Updated: 7:16 PM MDT April 22, 2021
BOISE, Idaho The Good Samaritan Society - Boise Village will be closing its doors, and relocating over 120 residents in less than 30 days after losing funding from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. To be able to bill for services, nursing homes enter into an agreement with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) that requires nursing homes to comply with specific requirements related to the health and safety of the residents in the facility,” said Niki Forbing-Orr, public information manager for the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare. “During the past year, and particularly in the past seven months, Good Samaritan - Boise Village has not been able to meet those requirements.
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This Boise nursing home to close after inspectors cite poor-quality care, patient harm John Sowell, The Idaho Statesman
Apr. 22 A Boise nursing home that has provided skilled nursing care and rehabilitation services for 64 years will close next month after a federal agency canceled its contract, citing operating deficiencies that sometimes harmed patients.
Residents and staff of the nonprofit Good Samaritan Society-Boise Village, located off West State Street at 3115 Sycamore Drive, were told Tuesday that the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services had terminated its contract and would no longer reimburse the 127-bed home for services after May 20. We know this is a significant loss for the community and for the residents who call Boise Village home and for the dedicated employees who provide high quality and compassionate care every day, Randy Fitzgerald, executive director of the Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society, which operates the home, s
Residents of long-term care facilities were among the first to get vaccinated earlier this year. Author: Marc Sallinger (9 News) Published: 11:34 PM MST March 5, 2021 Updated: 11:34 PM MST March 5, 2021
COLORADO, USA In a year filled with so much uncertainty, optimism is beginning to find its way back into our lives.
Nowhere has the impact of the vaccine been greater than inside senior care centers. More than 1,500 people living inside these facilities have died from COVID-19 in Colorado. I don’t think I’ve ever been as optimistic as I am right now. Just because of the vaccine, said Randy Fitzgerald, Regional Vice President for the Good Samaritan Society. We were starting to see our numbers go down, but once the vaccines came out, then they just started to plummet.