Nursing Home Ratings: Where are the Best & Worst Nursing Homes in the U.S.?
Tuesday May 8, 2007
Making the decision to put a loved on into a nursing home can be difficult under the best of circumstances. And news reports of abuse and deaths among nursing home residents can make the decision process downright scary. Where are the worst nursing homes? And where are the nursing homes with no violations?Is Your Parent Ready for Assisted Living? This Can Help You Decide
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After completing a 4-month investigation of nursing homes across the U.S., the Gannett News Service reports that almost three-fourths of the most severe and repeated nursing home violations in the past four years were concentrated in 12 states, and that 83 percent of the worst violations were in for-profit nursing homes rather than government and nonprofit facilities.
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Very good to know, but definitely scary. We’re looking to put my grandmother in a nursing home soon and this makes me think twice about how we go about choosing one.
We just transferred my grandfather to a home in Riverview for a short stay for PT. The lobby is beautiful and the front staff was very nice. When we got thru the doors to go see my grandpa the whole place smelled of urine, the people who stay there all looked depressed. While waiting for the nurse to get everything straight I stood in the hall way to watch and listen to what was going on I was upset at what I saw and heard betweent he staff and paitents. This made me wonder what went on when visiting hours were over. I will be going today to check out a new home for his short stay. I have seen many chek lists on the internet to help you find the right one for your loved one, may I add that you should look closely at the paitents and maybe speak with them as they are the ones who know the most about the place they are staying.
I had a similar experience at other homes I’ve gone to. I’ts been a hard descision to finally place Mom. I think the problem is, you need to take off your goggles and do some investigating. I was able to make my descision when I started asking residents about their experience. I decided to ask one of them how they liked staying there and I was surprised. She said that she loved it there and that the staff is very friendly. I guess it just goes to show that not all places are bad.