This curated news feed of stories related to nursing home and long-term care around the country includes articles and reports from media outlets and press releases from Families for Better Care.
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Pennsylvania Nursing Homes Get Bad Marks from National Group
- Jun 11, 2019
Pennsylvania nursing homes have received a failing grade from a national advocacy group.
Families for Better Care issued its findings Monday. The group based its report card on eight measures collected by the federal government, including the number of problems found during government inspections, staffing levels and the number of verified complaints.
Pennsylvania received an F and...
Pa. Nursing Homes Get ’F’ from National Group
Dave Wenner - Jun 10, 2019
Pennsylvania nursing homes on Monday received a failing grade from a national advocacy group, which gave it one of the worst report cards in the nation.
Families for Better Care based its report card on eight measures collected by the federal government. These include number of problems found during government inspections, staffing levels and number of verified complaints. Pennsylvania...
Long-Time Nursing Home Antagonist Calls for ‘New Solution’
Elizabeth Newman - Jun 10, 2019
While a resident advocacy group and nursing home industry lobbyists may disagree on most subjects, a new report indicates that they might find common ground in one area: staffing.
Families for Better Care has long been a thorn in the long-term care industry’s side, having frequently accused certain states of providing poor nursing home care. But the organization is now calling for a...
Hawaii Grabs Nursing Home Report Card's Top Spot
- Jun 10, 2019
Hawaii is America’s highest rated nursing home state, reports Families for Better Care, a national nursing home resident advocacy group based in Austin. The group published its third state-by-state nursing home report card by analyzing eight federal measures to gauge nursing home quality.
Hawaii scored superior grades in six of eight measures for the second time and scored...
Texas Ranked Last On 2019 Nursing Home Report Card
- Jun 10, 2019
For the third straight report card, nursing home quality in Texas continues to be the worst in the nation, reports Families for Better Care, a national nursing home resident advocacy group based in Austin. The group published its third state-by-state nursing home report card by analyzing eight federal measures to gauge nursing home quality.
Texas nursing home care continues to be an utter...