Tag: for profit nursing homes

Nursing Home Quality Improving

New government health data shows that quality in America‰Ûªs 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...

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Brookdale to Acquire Some Sunrise Facilities

Sunrise Senior Living has entered into an agreement to sell 21 owned assisted living communities, located in 11 states, to an affiliate of Brookdale Senior Living Inc., for $204 million. The closing date is currently scheduled for November 16, 2009. “This is another important step in our restructuring process and...

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For Profit Nursing Homes Worse?

You must read this New York Times article from Sunday, September 23. It complements other writing on the topic that shows how for profit long term care providers create such a complex corporate legal structure that it is nearly impossible to identify, let alone sue, ownership. It shows how so...

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