Nursing home review: Ogden center was cited for drowning, other cases of negligence
Wednesday, February 13th, 2008.
Salt Lake City, UT – After initially resisting their disclosure, the Bush administration on Tuesday published the names of 131 nursing homes with poor inspection records — including one in Utah — and said some were already showing signs of improvement.
The list released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) represents troubled facilities cited as a ”special focus facility,” a designation used to identify those that merit more oversight. For these homes, states conduct inspections at six-month intervals rather than annually.
Last November, the government released a partial list of 54 nursing homes that ranked among the worst in their states, balking at releasing the full list of homes with the ”special focus” designation. After a group of Democratic lawmakers began pushing for full disclosure, CMS said Tuesday it was publishing the names after cross-checking information to ensure the release of the most accurate data.
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