VA Releases Rankings of Best, Worst Nursing Home Facilities
Table of Content Veteran programs and services Five-Star Quality Rating System Connect with CMS Member Benefits CMS.gov main menu Request a business. For years, the Obama administrationhad resistedmaking certain VA quality data public. But under President Trump’s leadership, transparency and accountability have become hallmarks of VA. Northport’s VA Community Living Center ranks near the bottom in an internal survey of the nation’s 133 Department of Veterans Affairs nursing homes, according to data from the VA. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services alsoratesmore than 15,000 private-sector Medicare- and Medicaid-participating nursing homes on a one- to five-star system. “We believe this success has been achieved by focusing on the complex care needs of this very special population of veterans as well as the needs of their families. We are constantly trying to improve the quality of care we provide to our veterans and pleased with this outside review of our CLC. Vetera...