![]() By contrast, permanent residents aren’t expecting improvements: Their goal is to maintain the best quality of life. Temporary residents are trying to regain the ability to care for themselves and return home as soon as possible, he noted. He noted that previous ratings haven’t distinguished between two groups in nursing homes with different characteristics and needs - temporary residents getting short-term rehabilitation and permanent residents too ill or frail to live independently. “It’s a very positive move,” said David Grabowski, a professor of health care policy at Harvard Medical School. This matters because high-quality care can help older adults regain the ability to live independently, while low-quality care can compromise seniors’ recovery. Independent experts and industry representatives welcomed the changes, saying they could help seniors make better decisions about where to seek care after a hospital stay. ![]() The site also breaks out 13 measures of the quality of rehab care, offering a more robust view of facilities’ performance. Medicare’s Nursing Home Compare website now includes a “star rating” (a composite measure of quality) for rehab services - skilled nursing care and physical, occupational or speech therapy for people recovering from a hospitalization. For the first time, the federal government is shining a spotlight on the quality of rehabilitation care at nursing homes - services used by nearly 2 million older adults each year. ![]()
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