List of The Worst Nursing Homes

After initially resisting their disclosure, the Bush administration on Tuesday published the names of 131 nursing homes with poor inspection records and said some were already showing signs of improvement.The list released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services represents troubled facilities cited as a “special focus facility,” a designation used to identify those that merit more oversight. For these homes, states conduct inspections at six-month intervals rather than annually.

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On the Net:

The nursing home list can be found at:

http://www.cms.hhs.gov/CertificationandComplianc/Downloads/SFFList.pdf

Senate Special Committee on Aging:

http://aging.senate.gov/