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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS),
an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,
believes that one way to improve the quality of care is to provide
quality measures you can use to compare nursing homes.
Why is this information important?
Quality
measures, along with other information can help you make decisions
about nursing home care. Take for example the measure of the
percentage of residents with pressure sores. While some people
will get pressure sores even with good care, there are several
things that nursing homes can do to prevent or treat them.
Similarly, nursing homes can do things to reduce the percentage of
residents in moderate/severe pain, and to maintain or improve their
ability to do some basic daily activities.
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More Information?
Quality measures, other
information on our website, and actually visiting the nursing home,
can help you make decisions about nursing home care. To find
out more about nursing homes in your area, visit Nursing Home
Compare at www.medicare.gov or
call 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227). TTY users should call
1-877-486-2048.
CMS and Louisiana Health Care Review, Inc.,
Louisiana's Quality Improvement Organization, are committed to
working together with consumers, their advocates, the nursing home
industry, and the State of Louisiana to improve the quality of care
for nursing home residents.
1-800-MEDICARE
www.medicare.gov
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