CMS adds violations to nursing home site

Friday, April 25th, 2008.

Falls Church, VA – Users of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ Nursing Home Compare Web site will now be able to see whether a particular nursing home has recently drawn heightened government scrutiny.

In addition to information about staff-to-resident ratios, fire safety deficiencies and quality measures, the entry for each facility will now show whether the nursing home is or has been on CMS’ Special Focus Facility (SFF) list — a designation for poor-performing facilities.

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