Medicare’s nursing home ratings are one tool people can use to evaluate potential long-term care facilities. While they offer insight into staff levels and performance on health and quality ...
Choosing the right nursing homes for a loved one is one of the most significant decisions we ever make. While nearly 6 ...
After waiting more than nine months, skilled nursing providers are getting their first look at updated and unfrozen quality measures that are likely contributing to lower star ratings sector-wide.
In a marketing world dominated by word-of-mouth, proximity and Google search results, it can take a lot for a nursing home to stand out. While Care Compare might help a high-quality facility rise to ...
For months I’ve investigated some of the worst nursing home conditions in the state. Now, I’m showing you the best so that ...
John, a retired teacher, moves into a nursing home with a high staff turnover rate and a poor reputation, but his family brushes off these red flags.
An attorney specializing in nursing-home abuse writes that the government’s five-star rating system for nursing homes is fundamentally flawed and allows bad actors to achieve high ratings.
Nursing homes failed to report 43% of falls that resulted in major injury and hospitalization among Medicare-enrolled residents, according to a report published Sept. 18 by the HHS Office of Inspector ...