A consumer-targeted Internet tool allows users to search the federal nursing home inspection reports and deficiencies by keyword, city and facility name. The Nursing Home Inspect database covers nearly 118,000 deficiencies at 14,565 homes. It was designed by ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that produces investigative journalism. Nursing Home Inspect uses...
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Nursing Home Quality Improving (VIDEO)
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Nursing Home Quality Improving
New government health data shows that quality in AmericaÛªs skilled nursing centers is improving, while scores for facilities receiving the lowest rankings are on the decline. Examining over 15,000 facilities, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) reported that its Five-Star Rating System (Five-Star) for skilled nursing care centers...
For Profits and Private Investor Nursing Homes Have More Deficiencies
The Government Accountability Office, examining whether the quality of care in a nursing home suffers after an acquisition, found that nursing homes owned by private investors and other types of for-profit operators had more total deficiencies than homes run by public companies. The report found that on average,æ privately owned...