America’s Best Nursing Homes: How we Decide
Did you know that approximately 3.2 million Americans a year will spend some time in a nursing home ? This article from U.S. News and World Report informs us of their new website “America’s Best Nursing Homes”. This useful tool will help you find the right choice from the nation’s more than 15,500 homes.
At the core of the rankings is the data and ratings found on Nursing Home Compare, a federal website created by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The CMS collects and analyzes information on almost all nursing homes-all that accept Medicare or Medicaid residents-and rates the facilities on numerous measures, from safe food preparation to the amount of nursing care per resident. We added major features to boost reliability, speed, and flexibility in searching for the right home. An Honor Roll lists homes at the very top of the heap.
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Cool post. I recently read that the number of people 65 and older hit about 506 million as of midyear 2008, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. This will double to 1.3 billion by 2040, accounting for 14 percent of the total global population. I have to wonder if nursing homes will be able to handle this growing group of aging Americans. I work on a blog that discusses these issues and more. If you are interested, check out Senior Home Care.
Keep up the great posts,
Bill
National Council of Certified Dementia Practitioners announces Alzheimer’s and Dementia Staff Education Week Feb 14 to the 21st. Beginning November 1st, The NCCDP has a free tool kit that includes many free power point in-services to present to your long term care staff, as well as NCCDP is now calling for nominations for Nurse Educator of the Year. See http://www.nccdp.org beginning NOV 1st and see the tool kit.
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