Health Insurance Crisis is Hitting 50-64 Age Group HardDelaware Nursing Homes Rate Among Best in Nation
Delawareans with a relative in a nursing home have another tool available to them to help evaluate nursing home quality. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ranked nursing homes across the nation for quality and care with one to five stars. Delaware had the largest percentage of five-star homes, 13 out of 45 or 29%; and topped other high-ranking states including Hawaii and New Hampshire.
“This new rating system is a nice addition for families searching for long term care living options”, says Brian Posey, Associate State Director of Advocacy for AARP. Families have asked for more choice in determining where their loved ones will live as they get older, and those who are considering nursing home care should find the rankings helpful.”
In addition to nursing home rankings, AARP suggests that families considering nursing home care also make visits to prospective facilities at different times of the day, talk to current nursing home residents and staff, and review facility survey results, For more information on choosing a nursing home please visit
View www.medicare.gov/NHCompare/ to view the rankings.
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