A tool in development called the Avoidable Transfer Scale enables nursing homes to outsource quality improvement work related to potentially avoidable hospitalizations, researchers at the ...

Because of its scale and consistency across homes, ... Nursing homes that receive most of their payment through Medicaid are hit hardest by the 1.45 ratio.

Nursing homes get short-term 14% funding increase for Medicaid patients. It’s a good start, experts say, but “it would be much easier to plan for the future if we had a long-term commitment.” ...

Best-rated nursing homes in the Charlotte area In ratings last updated Jan. 25 , 14 nursing homes in the Charlotte area (within a 25-mile radius) received a five-star “much above average ...