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Nursing Home Care Varies Greatly From Corporation to Corporation

Two Alabama nursing homes received very different ratings from the United States Department of Health and Human Services. The new evaluation and ranking system from the government department gave one nursing home their highest rating, while the other home across town received one of their lowest.

The Department of Health and Human Services began rating and evaluating nursing homes in order to help consumers more effectively evaluate nursing home care for their loved ones. It is heartbreaking to find out your loved one has been the victim of nursing home neglect or nursing home abuse, and this rating system is designed to help prevent that.

The rating system judges nursing homes on staffing, quality measures, and health inspections. The top 10% of nursing homes are given five stars, while the bottom 20% receive one star. Other nursing homes that don't fall into either of these brackets can receive a rating ranging from two to four stars.

After one Tuskegee, Alabama nursing home was found to have six health deficiencies, they were given a one-star rating. While there are many other factors that should come into play when choosing a nursing home for your loved one, these new ratings may help you evaluate the quality of care your loved one will receive. To find out how your nursing home rates or how a prospective nursing home ranks, you can visit www.medicare.gov/nhcompare.

If your loved one has been the victim of nursing home abuse or nursing home neglect, you deserve compensation for the injuries suffered. It is important to hold negligent nursing homes accountable in order to prevent similar tragedies from occurring in the future.

If you have a nursing home abuse claim in the Mobile, Alabama area, please contact the Alabama personal injury lawyers at Long & Waite, P.C. today to schedule a consultation.

Full post as published by The Personal Injury Lawyer Directory on June 26, 2009 (boomark / email).

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