I picking up from an old thread but can completely support it. If you were to look at the US News World Report Best Nursing Facilities (https://health.usnews.com/best-nursing-homes/area/nc), you couldn't make it up. We have a family member incomplete Para we were trying to get into a local facility. The 6 "Top" rated SNF's declined her, the bottom rated SNF's accepted her (ALL ELSE EQUAL..Availability, insurance, etc). I have alot of detail and have submitted ADA and Fair Housing complaints with the state/Fed as its clear Disability Discrimination. Its very sad that these facilities (receiving state/fed funds) are so clearly cherry picking the easiest/least effort patients.
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That's how the top SNF's keep on top. Their standards are excellent because they avoid anyone who might be a challenge.
But that's pretty much the same as going to a dry cleaner who's absolutely marvellous as long as your clothes don't need cleaning. Would your family member even *want* to be in the hands of people who are that pathetic? I'd be looking more closely at the "poor performers" and seeing what exactly they did poorly. I hope she'll find that actually, in some instances, it's the ratings that are measuring the wrong things.
But meanwhile, more power to your campaign. The law's the law. Let's see how they try to wriggle out of this one.
Keep up the good work!
Another issue is if a person isn't self-pay but on Medicaid. Not all facilities will accept Medicaid.
My Dad was able to move into a really nice senior facility with only a month wait. And he liked it so much he didn't want to move anywhere else.