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Published: Thu, November 29, 2007 - 8:05 am
Last Updated: Thu, November 29, 2007 - 8:18 am
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Bush administration is hoping to shamesome nursing homes into improving patient care by posting a list of
the facilities considered among the worst in their states.
Lawmakers and advocacy groups had been pushing the
administration to make it easier for consumers to identify
substandard homes. They complain that too many facilities are cited
for serious deficiencies and make inadequate or temporary
improvements.
Fifty-six nursing homes from 33 states and Washington, D.C. are
on the list. The facilities on that list
failed to make improvements after being flagged by inspectors.
In Alabama, Eastview Health Care Center in Birmingham and
Woodley Manor Health & Rehabilitation in Montgomery made the list.
Every nursing home receiving federal payments undergoes
inspections about once a year. The inspectors look for whether
residents are properly medicated, helped with daily tasks, and
whether steps are taken to prevent accidents and infections.
The federal government's list of the 54 nursing
homes it rated as the worst performing in their states, as provided
by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services:
Alabama:
- Eastview Health Care Center, in Birmingham.
- Woodley Manor Health & Rehabilitation, in Montgomery.
Arkansas:
- Benson's Nursing Home Inc., in Nashville.
California:
- Yuba City Care Center, in Yuba City.
Colorado:
- Eagle Ridge at Grand Valley, in Grand Junction.
- Kindred Healthcare & Rehab Center of Northglenn, in
Northglenn.
Connecticut:
- Wethersfield Health Care Center, in Wethersfield.
Florida:
- Apollo Health & Rehab Center, in St. Petersburg.
- Key West Convalescent Center, in Key West.
- Palms Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, in Lauderdale Lakes.
Georgia:
- Laurel Baye Healthcare of Lake Lanier, in Buford.
- The Place at Augusta, in Augusta.
- Shoreham at Marietta, in Marietta.
Hawaii:
- Leahi Hospital, in Honolulu.
Iowa:
- Blair House, in Burlington.
Idaho:
- Gooding Rehab & Living Center, in Gooding.
Illinois:
- Berkshire Nursing & Rehab Center, in Forest Park.
Indiana:
- Hillcrest Centre for Health and Rehabilitation, in
Jeffersonville.
- Valparaiso Care and Rehabilitation Center, in Valparaiso.
Kansas:
- Atchison Senior Village, in Atchison.
- Ottawa Retirement Village, in Ottawa.
Louisiana:
- Lake Providence Subacute Rehab, in Lake Providence.
- Plaquemine Caring LLC, in Plaquemine.
Massachusetts:
- Cedar Hill Health Care Center, in Randolph.
- Milton Health Care, in Milton.
Minnesota:
- Golden Valley Rehabilitation and Care Center, in Golden
Valley.
- Mcintosh Manor, in Mcintosh.
Missouri:
- Senior Estates, in Kansas City.
- St Elizabeth Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, in
Florissant.
- West Village Manor, in Columbia.
Mississippi:
- Hinds County Nursing & Rehabilitation Center LLC, in Jackson.
Montana:
- Evergreen Missoula Health & Rehab, in Missoula.
North Carolina:
- Sunbridge Care & Rehab/Triad, in High Point.
New Jersey:
- Victoria Health Care Center, in Matawan.
New Mexico:
- Fort Bayard Medical Center, in Fort Bayard.
Nevada:
- Evergreen Mountainview Health, in Carson City.
New York:
- Vivian Teal Howard Rhcf, in Syracuse.
Oklahoma:
- Northwest Nursing Center, in Oklahoma City.
- Pawhuska Nursing Home, LLC, in Pawhuska.
Pennsylvania:
- Ashton Hall Nursing and Rehab, in Philadelphia.
- Brighten at Broomall, in Broomall.
South Carolina:
- Magnolia Manor - Moncks Corner, in Moncks Corner.
- Ridgeview Manor Nursing Facility, in Hopkins.
South Dakota:
- Aberdeen Healthcare Center, in Aberdeen.
- Bennett County Hospital and Nursing Home, in Martin.
Tennessee:
- Overton Park Health Care Center, in Memphis.
Texas:
- Taylor Care Center, in Taylor.
Virginia:
- Ruxton Health of Woodbridge, in Woodbridge.
Washington:
- Evergreen Centralia Health & R, in Centralia.
- Franklin Hills Health & Rehab, in Spokane.
- Frontier Rehab & Extended Care, in Longview.
Wisconsin:
- Luther Home, in Marinette.
- Willows Nursing and Rehabilitation, in Sun Prairie.
Washington, D.C.:
- Carolyn Boone Lewis Health Care Center
(Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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