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April 30, 2008

Feds list more low-quality nursing homes

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services launched a new feature on its Nursing Home Compare Web site last week listing 134 homes it considers “special focus facilities,” or SFFs.

SFF is fedspeak for homes with a history of poor performance or repeated violations of health and safety rules.

To see the list, which is in pdf format, go to this page and scroll down to the downloads section and click on "Special Focus Facility Background Info and List - Updated 4/23/08."

For basic advice on choosing a nursing home, see our special 2006 report.


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Posted at 12:27:36 PM in Family Money | health care

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