Long-Term Care

One in five nursing homes received poor overall quality rating

Contemporary Long-Term Care Weekly, February 4, 2010

Based on government data compiled in 2008 and 2009, one in five of the country’s nursing homes repeatedly received poor ratings for overall quality in Nursing Home Compare’s Five-Star Quality Rating System, according to USA Today.

The analysis of the data, which was completed by USA Today, showed the majority of the nursing homes that consistently received a one or two star overall rating were owned by for-profit companies. All 50 states and the District of Columbia had at least one facility with a poor rating on more than one occasion. The poorest-rated facilities possessed an average of 14 deficiencies.

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