Article originally published in The Sacramento Bee, April 16, 2025, written by Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
Finding a nursing home for yourself or your loved ones can be a difficult and expensive task. Priorities include clean facilities, top medical care and overall quality of life. The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has compiled a guide to skilled nursing facilities across the nation using data including state health inspections and complaints to provide star ratings. The federal scorecard looks at factors ranging from residents’ well-being and building safety to staffing levels and COVID-19 vaccination rates. Nursing homes are rated on a five-star scale, with one star indicating the facility is “much below average” and five stars indicating it’s “much above average.”
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