National Rating System for Nursing Homes to Go Online in December

Posted on October 30, 2008 by David Cohen

Here is an article on the National Rating System for Nursing Homes. It is with mixed feelings that I can report on the new CMS ratings system for nursing homes.  Although I appreciate any effort to get more information to consumers, a nursing home's performance and systemic issues which may plague it are very nuanced.  I do not believe that a star rating system will provide enough valuable information and might serve to dumb-down the screening process for consumers.  All residents (and their needs) are different.  A nursing home that is weak in some areas may be strong in others.  That being said, I am sure that a very poorly rated facility will be doubly motivated to improve its score.  Time will tell how well the new system will work.

 

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