The U.S. government finally came out with ratings of nursing homes and the news isn't good. There are about 16,000 nursing home in the U.S. and 22% received the lowest possible rating (only 12% received the highest rating).
The rating system basically gave nursing homes 1 to 5 stars and was done by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Non-profit nursing homes were rated higher than for-profit homes on average. Of course, the nursing home industry is complaining about the system used to rate and the oversimplification of using just a 5 star system.
You can view the ratings for Nursing Homes on the Health and Human Services website: Nursing Home Compare.
The rating system basically gave nursing homes 1 to 5 stars and was done by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Non-profit nursing homes were rated higher than for-profit homes on average. Of course, the nursing home industry is complaining about the system used to rate and the oversimplification of using just a 5 star system.
You can view the ratings for Nursing Homes on the Health and Human Services website: Nursing Home Compare.
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