Quality ratings are useful when they capture important and durable aspects of overall performance. They are less useful (and can be misleading) when they are excessively volatile, particularly if ...
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The government's 'star' ratings for nursing homes are misleading, new research finds How reliable are guides to nursing homes, really? Right now there are about 1.4 million Americans living in nearly ...
Nursing homes can boost quality ratings and reduce hospitalizations by increasing their “strikingly lean” social services staff, a new study finds. Historically, researchers said the average facility ...
Lawmakers have focused on private-equity ownership of hospitals. It’s time for them to look at nursing homes as well. In 2022, when the Rhode Island Department of Health approved the applications for ...
Baylham Care Home's overall rating improves but it stills need to go further, inspectors say.
Right now there are about 1.4 million Americans living in nearly 15,000 nursing homes, and the number is rising as baby boomers get older. To choose a home, many residents and their families rely on ...