Starting next month, two new quality tracking measures will be included in Nursing Home Compare, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) nursing home information and rating system. Hospitalization rates for long-term nursing home residents will now be tracked and reported publicly on the site, as well as staffing data for non-nursing staff. Both categories are considered by CMS to be critical for determining the level of care being provided at nursing homes. For each nursing home participating in Medicare and Medicaid, Nursing Home Compare currently includes 6 general categories of information, divided into tabs. General Information: Name, location, number of beds, affiliation (non-profit, hospital-affiliated, etc) Continue reading
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