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Grant County Nursing Home Facilities Dinged On New Federal Five Star Rating System
A new Department of Health and Human Services’ five-star system for rating nursing homes has placed all six Grant County Indiana nursing home facilities amongst the worse in the country. All six facilities, including Colonial Oaks Health Care Center in Marion, Miller’s Merry Manor in Marion, Park Villa in Marion, Twin City Health Care in…
Indiana Nursing Homes Attempting To Make Patients Waive Their Rights Related to Abuse or Neglect
As the number of reports and claims of nursing homes abuse and neglect has continued to rise in the last several years, many states have begun enacting consumer protection laws to assist the elderly and their families. These measures have the added intention of holding nursing home facilities accountable for deficient care which leads to…
White County Nursing Homes Rated Under New Indiana Five Star Rating System
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released a new five-star rating system to rank every nursing facility in the country. Two White County Indiana nursing homes came in at opposite ends under the new system. Monticello Assisted Living and Healthcare was given a one-star rating (the worst under the new system) while…
Indiana Nursing Homes Concerned About New Federal Care Ratings
When the CMS issued its new ratings in December, 2008, about 22 percent of the nation’s nearly 16,000 nursing homes received the federal government’s lowest rating under the new five-star rating system , while only 12 percent received the highest ranking possible. The acting administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Kerry Weems, said the agency…
