The answer is provided by a new “5 star” rating system provided by Medicare. When using the Medicare site…select “Find and Compare Nursing Homes“….then select “Find Nursing Homes within certain distance” of a zip code or identified city.
The nursing homes receiving the highest ratings include:
South Roanoke Nursing Home (Roanoke, VA)
Brandon Oaks Nursing and Rehabilitation Center (Roanoke, VA)
Snyder Nursing Home (Salem, VA)
The nursing homes receiving the worst ratings include:
Avante at Roanoke
Raleigh Court Health Care Center (Roanoke, VA)
Berkshire Health and Rehabilitation Center (Roanoke, VA)
Friendship Health and Rehabilitation Center (Roanoke, VA)
Pheasant Ridge Nursing and Rehabilitation Center (Roanoke, VA)
Virginia Veterans Care Center (Salem, VA)
Salem Health and Rehabilitation Center (Salem, VA)
Brian Center Health and Rehabilition, (Fincastle, VA)
My Question: Why do we have almost three times as many bad nursing homes as good nursing homes?