Monterey, CA Nursing Homes Get New And Improved Ratings System From Medicare

There has been quite a bit of frustration amongst consumers who rely on government ratings to choose a nursing home for their loved one, only to find up that the facility doesn’t live up to its high rating.  That’s because much of the data reported to Medicare on which the ratings are based is self-reported by the nursing home and not verified by government officials.  I was happy to read that new ratings have just been released which are based on tougher standards.  Under the new guidelines, nearly a third of the nation’s nursing homes got lower scores on the government’s five-star scale.   To see how nursing homes fare under the new guidelines click here.