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INDOT Testing New Cable System To Prevent Fatal Crossover Vehicle Accidents
The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) has been testing high tension cable barriers on two stretches of Indiana interstate for about 2½ years. In late 2005, barriers were installed on Interstate 65 between Zionsville and Lebanon and on Interstate 69 between Noblesville and Anderson. In the three years prior to those installations, the INDOT reported…
CMS Issues New Five Star Rating To Assist Illinois Families in Finding Quality Nursing Homes
The CMS and HHS have developed a new Five-Star Rating system that evaluates Nursing Home care. According to the CMS website, the Five-Star Quality Rating System was created to help consumers, their families, and caregivers compare nursing homes more easily and help identify areas about which you may want to ask questions. This rating system is based on…
The Federal Government Places Illinois Nursing Homes On Their Watch List
The federal government through the CMS (The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) has placed hundreds of nursing homes on a list of long-term care facilities that it wants to improve systemic issues or face expulsion from the Medicaid program. The watch list is intended to heighten efforts to bring more attention to quality deficiencies…
New Proposal Would Cut Funding for Nursing Homes That Score Poorly On State Inspections
Under a new proposal the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration plans to pursue in 2009, nursing homes scoring higher on their State and Federal inspections would be rewarded with higher Medicaid payments while those that don’t could suffer cuts. The Indiana FSSA disputes that this is just a cost-saving measure noting that they would…
