HealthLeaders Media November 28, 2022
U.S. News & World Report has released their 2022–2023 Best Nursing Home ratings.
Over 15,000 Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing homes are evaluated based on care, safety, infection rates, staffing, and health inspections. This year’s ratings also considered weekend staffing numbers and infection rates that led to hospitalization.
To develop its Best Nursing Home ratings, U.S. News uses a variety of data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, including its Nursing Home Compare program. CMS is also the federal agency that sets and enforces standards for nursing homes.
The ratings showed that California has the most high-performing nursing homes, with 206 short-term care and 148 long-term care facilities getting a high-performance rating. Florida, Pennsylvania, and Texas were also states...