Nursing Facilities
Consider Quality Ratings
Find out about the quality of each nursing facility on your list.
This Web site can help with this part of your search by providing objective information about:
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Staffing, according to type, turnover, and wages earned;
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Quality of facility, as indicated by the deficiencies found by inspectors and citations and complaints filed against it;
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Quality of care, including the quality of life of its residents and the clinical care they receive; and
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Costs and finances, as shown by the amount spent on care at each facility.
Those searching for nursing homes on this site will find each one rated on a scale from poor to superior based on state and federal inspection data.
Those searching for Congregate Living Health Facilities, which are regulated less often and about which less information is available, will find a listing of recent citations and complaints against the facilities — along with a link to the state government Web site that maintains more information about them.
Before choosing any nursing facility, also investigate by word of mouth — asking residents, family members, and friends for their impressions of the places on your list.
