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Medicare’s Nursing Home Rating System Is Misleading, NY Times Finds
From hotels to movies, a five-star rating denotes top quality. But this is not necessarily the case with nursing homes, according to a recent New York Times investigation. The revelation serves as a reminder that when looking for a nursing home, you should not rely solely on Medicare’s rating system to make your decision. For the past five years, Medicare has employed a one- to five-star rating system to help consumers evaluate a nursing home’s quality. The ratings are based on a facility’s performance in three areas: quality-of-care measures, nurse staffing levels and health inspection reports…Read More