In a recent article found in The Detroit News ( Follow this link to read the complete article from The Detroit News
http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080619/NATION/806190347/1020),
Kerry Weems, acting administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, was quoted as commenting that, "The fact a home has a lower rating will likely put them on the path to improvement," said Kerry Weems, "I don't think we're going to see many people who are very anxious to put a loved one in a one-star home."
The good news for our aging citizens is that this rating system, that is said to be implemented by the end of the year, will offer a rating system designed to give consumers another tool to consider when shopping for a nursing home. These ratings would be placed on a government web site.
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