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Dec 28th, 2008
How good are St. Lawrence County’s nursing homes? According to a new report available on Medicare’s website, Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center’s 23-bed Residential Health Care Facility is the best. It has a five-star rating, the highest possible.
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Dec 27th, 2008
State Surveys are independent evaluations of nursing facility performance. Annual surveys are conducted by state survey agencies, usually the state's department of health, using protocols, procedures, and forms developed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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Dec 21st, 2008
Three days ago the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) launched a Five-Star nursing home rating system designed to give consumers information to compare Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing homes throughout the nation. California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform (CANHR) welcomes federal efforts to improve information on CMS’s Nursing Home Compare website, but cautions consumers they should not read too much into the ratings.
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Dec 20th, 2008
Older adults who participate regularly in physical activity programs in their community can see noticeable improvement in upper- and lower-body strength.
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Dec 19th, 2008
Before you make any decisions about long term care, get as much information as you can about in which nursing home you might live and what help you may need. A nursing home may not be your only choice.
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Dec 19th, 2008
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have recently created an online tool to help people compare Nursing Homes. This tool uses a five star rating system and ranks only nursing homes that are certified to participate in Medicare or Medicaid and which provide a level of care which is considered "skilled". The ratings are based on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures.
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Dec 19th, 2008
Some nursing home industry experts are questioning CMS' new rating system that ranks U.S. nursing homes on a five-star scale.
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Dec 19th, 2008
Below is a list of injury topics of special concern to older adults and their caregivers with tips for prevention and links for more information.
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Dec 19th, 2008
CMS will post online the quality ratings of 16,000 individual nursing homes across the U.S. based on a one- to five-star scale.
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Dec 16th, 2008
Hospitalization and death rates of chronically ill seniors are significantly reduced when they are enrolled in a proactive care management program supported by dynamic electronic tracking and care coordination tools.
