Discussion 5.2: Nursing Home Compare Go to the Medicare.gov website (http://www.medicare.gov/) and...

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Discussion 5.2: Nursing Home Compare Go to the Medicare.gov website (http://www.medicare.gov/) and search under the Quality Care Finder for Nursing Home Compare – type in your zip code XXXXXXXXXXDetail the results you found for 5 nursing facilities in your area and how they compared based on the overall rating, health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Do you believe this an accurate snapshot comparing facilities in your area? Would this information impact where you might place a loved one if he/she needed skilled nursing care? How do you think this tool would impact quality improvement within nursing facilities?

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Discussion 5.2: Nursing Home Comparison 
Five specific nursing homes have been compared against each other in order to ascertain 
their service quality and other related qualities (along with their average rating). Comparing the 
Rosewood Retirement Community nursing home with Hill Country Rehab and Nursing Center it 
has been found that the former’s health inspection quality is beyond average, whereas the health 
inspection quality of Hill Country Rehab and Nursing Center is average (Medicare.gov, 2017). 
The Indian Oaks Living Center’s inspection quality is also below average (Medicare.gov, 2017). 
In terms of staffing, the Rosewood Retirement Community nursing home has been considered 
above average whereas the Hill Country Rehab and Nursing Center has been considered below 
average (Medicare.gov, 2017).

Discussion 5.2: Nursing Home Compare Go to the Medicare.gov website (http://www.medicare.gov/) and search under the Quality Care Finder for Nursing Home Compare – type in your zip code...

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