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Next time you look at Medicare's ratings for nursing homes, be aware that most of the information used to make the ranking is based on self-reported data and is not verified by the government. Consumers and investors make critical decisions based...
- 531 Deficiencies Found In 80 Kentucky Nursing Homes In First Quarter Of 2012; Worst One Had 29; Five Had None
State inspectors found 531 deficiencies in 80 Kentucky nursing homes in the first quarter of this year, with one facility accounting for 29 of them alone: Life Care Center of Morehead. In five nursing homes, no deficiencies were found. The information...
- 455 Deficiencies Found In 72 Kentucky Nursing Homes In Fourth Quarter Of 2011
State inspectors found 455 deficiencies in 72 Kentucky nursing homes in the fourth quarter of 2011, with one facility accounting for 25 of them alone: Kindred Transitional Care & Rehab-Fountain Circle in Winchester. The information was released...
- Here's Latest Quarterly Report Of Ky. Nursing Homes' Deficiencies
In the second quarter of 2011, inspectors found 291 deficiencies in 49 Kentucky nursing homes, nine of which had 10 or more. Rosewood Health Care Center in Bowling Green had 19 deficiencies, followed by Mountain View Health Care Center in Elkhorn City...
- Inspectors Found 389 Deficiencies In 66 Kentucky Nursing Homes In Last Quarter Of 2010
Inspectors found 389 deficiencies at 66 Kentucky nursing homes in the last three months of 2010. Ten of the nursing homes inspected had 10 or more deficiencies. Two of them, one in Elizabethtown and one in Winchester, had none. Kentuckians for Nursing...
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New tool allows analysis of nursing-home deficiencies across the country; Kentucky seems to rank high in serious problems
Reporters now have a tool at their fingertips that will allow them to find nursing home problems in facilities across Kentucky, which appears to ranks high in serious problems.(iStock photo)
The tool was launched this week by ProPublica, a nonprofit, investigative news group, and allows "anyone to easily search and analyze the details of recent nursing home inspections, most completed since January 2011," report Charles Ornstein and Lena Groeger.
The tool was launched this week by ProPublica, a nonprofit, investigative news group, and allows "anyone to easily search and analyze the details of recent nursing home inspections, most completed since January 2011," report Charles Ornstein and Lena Groeger.
The tool has features that the federal government's Nursing Home Compare doesn't have, including the ability to search using any keyword. Results can also be sorted according to the severity of the violation and by state.
About 1.5 million people still live in nursing homes nationwide, though more seniors are living at home or in assisted-living facilities. The reports show there were almost 118,000 deficiencies cited against 14,565 homes. According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the average number of deficiencies for a nursing home inspected in the U.S. is eight and the average in Kentucky is seven.
ProPublica's analysis shows Kentucky ranked fourth nationwide for the most "K" and "L" deficiencies, considered the most serious kind. The state had 45 in the analysis, as did South Carolina. Texas had the most in the country by far, however, with 183.
ProPublica's analysis shows Kentucky ranked fourth nationwide for the most "K" and "L" deficiencies, considered the most serious kind. The state had 45 in the analysis, as did South Carolina. Texas had the most in the country by far, however, with 183.
While ProPublica does rank the states, nursing home industry officials say "inspectors in different regions of the country have different thresholds for issuing a citation, and that could unfairly make one state's homes appear worse than another's," Ornstein and Groeger report. (Read more)
- Medicare Ratings For Nursing Homes Rely Heavily On Self-reported Data; Recent Inspection Data Are Available Elsewhere
Next time you look at Medicare's ratings for nursing homes, be aware that most of the information used to make the ranking is based on self-reported data and is not verified by the government. Consumers and investors make critical decisions based...
- 531 Deficiencies Found In 80 Kentucky Nursing Homes In First Quarter Of 2012; Worst One Had 29; Five Had None
State inspectors found 531 deficiencies in 80 Kentucky nursing homes in the first quarter of this year, with one facility accounting for 29 of them alone: Life Care Center of Morehead. In five nursing homes, no deficiencies were found. The information...
- 455 Deficiencies Found In 72 Kentucky Nursing Homes In Fourth Quarter Of 2011
State inspectors found 455 deficiencies in 72 Kentucky nursing homes in the fourth quarter of 2011, with one facility accounting for 25 of them alone: Kindred Transitional Care & Rehab-Fountain Circle in Winchester. The information was released...
- Here's Latest Quarterly Report Of Ky. Nursing Homes' Deficiencies
In the second quarter of 2011, inspectors found 291 deficiencies in 49 Kentucky nursing homes, nine of which had 10 or more. Rosewood Health Care Center in Bowling Green had 19 deficiencies, followed by Mountain View Health Care Center in Elkhorn City...
- Inspectors Found 389 Deficiencies In 66 Kentucky Nursing Homes In Last Quarter Of 2010
Inspectors found 389 deficiencies at 66 Kentucky nursing homes in the last three months of 2010. Ten of the nursing homes inspected had 10 or more deficiencies. Two of them, one in Elizabethtown and one in Winchester, had none. Kentuckians for Nursing...