Nursing home administrators are worried, and for good reason. The new Medicare nursing home comparing site at Medicare.gov/nhcompare has gone live. Nursing homes are given ratings, from one to five, in four categories. This is a simple rating system for complex elder care centers. Please use this as a tool, but use it with great care.
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Thank you, Patrick. I consider your endorsement of my opinion an honor.
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Posted by: Carol Bradley Bursack | Sunday, December 28, 2008 at 03:32 PM
AMEN!! Nothing equals seeing, touching, feeling, talking, and asking before deciding.
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Posted by: Patrick | Sunday, December 28, 2008 at 11:16 AM