Category Archives: Nursing Homes

30 State AGs Request Suspension of Federal 5-Star Rating System for Nursing Facilities

(2009) Thirty state attorneys general have asked the Centers for CMS to suspend and revise its Five-Star rating system, launched in 2008, giving each nursing facility a rating between one and five stars. Read the letter

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GAO Releases Reports on Medicaid Transfers, Nursing Homes

(2007) The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has released two new reports that advocates for older persons and people with disabilities will find very significant, albeit depressing. The first report, “Few Transferred Assets before Applying for Nursing Home Coverage; Impact of … Continue reading

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