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By
Avery Comarow
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Megan Johnson
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Health - December 19, 2008
Medical care was one of the 10 quality measures used in judging nursing homes.
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Nursing Homes: 10 Worst States on Key Quality Measures
By
Avery Comarow
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Megan Johnson
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Health - December 19, 2008
Bedsores and loss of residents' ability to get around among the 10 yardsticks applied to nursing homes.
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Nursing Homes: 10 Worst States for Overall Staffing
By
Avery Comarow
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Megan Johnson
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Health - December 19, 2008
Low nurse turnover and high quality of nursing care are vital to the well being of home residents.
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Nursing Homes: 10 Worst States for Nurse Staffing
By
Avery Comarow
and
Megan Johnson
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Health - December 19, 2008
How many hours a day are home residents under the direct care of a registered nurse?
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Nursing Homes: 10 Worst States Overall
By
Avery Comarow
and
Megan Johnson
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Health - December 18, 2008
A quarter or more of these states' nursing homes rated just 1 star out of 5 on a revised federal site.
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Nursing Homes: How the 50 States Rank
By
Avery Comarow
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Megan Johnson
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Health - December 18, 2008
Delaware came in first under the federal government's new rating system.
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How to Choose a Nursing Home: Count the Stars
By
Avery Comarow
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Comarow On Quality - December 18, 2008
If a five-star home is the best, why would anyone would pick one with a single star?
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Is Simpler Better in Rating a Nursing Home?
By
Avery Comarow
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Comarow On Quality - December 18, 2008
Today, the feds released a version of Nursing Home Compare that helps consumers screen out bad apples.
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Health Buzz: Jalapeño Peppers and Other Health News
Health - July 22, 2008
Disappointing Vytorin news, women rethinking tattoos, and an alternative to nursing homes
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How to Avoid a Nursing Home
By
Emily Brandon
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Money - July 21, 2008
"Aging in place" communities help seniors stay in their own home and avoid assisted living.
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No Surprise: Boomers Don't Want to End Up in a Nursing Home
By
Emily Brandon
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Planning to Retire - June 11, 2008
But they don't want to burden family members either.
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GAO Faults State Nursing Home Inspections
Nation & World - May 15, 2008
The woes of nursing homes and, more importantly, those in their care continue.
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The Greatest Retirement Expense of All
By
Emily Brandon
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Planning to Retire - May 1, 2008
The cost of long-term care is stunning.
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A Bill Aims for Nursing Home Reform
By
Bret Schulte
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Nation & World - February 22, 2008
Proposed legislation considers the biggest reform of the industry in decades.
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Nursing Homes That Flunk the Care Test
By
Avery Comarow
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Comarow On Quality - November 29, 2007
A new government report calls out 54 homes with persistent quality and safety problems.
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