Learning Center Overview
| TIPS & TOOLS | MEDICARE PART D | RESEARCH |
| Mass Dep't of Public Health's 3 Key Steps When Choosing A Nursing Home |
Important Information about Medicare D from Boston's Elderly Commission | Non-Profit Nursing Homes More Likely to Provide Good Care than For-Profit Corporations |
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1.) Research |
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Consumer Reports Nursing Home Guide
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| Medicare's Nursing Home Checklist | Prescription Drug Coverage: Basic Information from Medicare | Staffing Levels Impact Quality of Care at Nursing Homes |
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"Provides a detailed checklist for rating different nursing homes visited based upon, Quality of Life, Quality of Care, Nutrition and Hydration, and Safety. The checklist also elaborates on how to use the information discovered through Nursing Home Compare when visiting nursing homes."
Click
here for the checklist tool |
This brief overview provides the answers to
the "what, who, when, how and why" questions about
Medicare D coverage.
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"The preponderance of
evidence, from a number of studies, using different types of quality
measures, shows a positive relationship between nursing staff levels
and quality of nursing home care." Source: Institute of
Medicine, Division of Health Care Services, 1996
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