The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has for the first time rated each of the nation's 15,800 nursing homes that participate in Medicare or Medicaid.
CMS assigns facilities star ratings ranging from a low score of 1 star to a high of 5 stars. It bases its scores on state health inspection surveys, staffing information and a variety of quality-of-care measures.
CMS said it developed the ratings after consulting with experts from academia and patient advocacy and nursing home provider groups.
The agency's Nursing Home Compare Web site can be found by clicking here.
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