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Best Nursing Homes in California

 

All of the homes shown received 5 stars, the highest overall rating, from the federal government's Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.  A facility's overall rating is geared to its performance in health inspections, nurse staffing, and medical care. Homes are ranked in tiers according to their star ratings in the three individual areas. Within each tier, the order is…

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Added by LTCCareer.com on June 1, 2012 at 5:26pm — No Comments

Calif.'s Nursing Homes Face Deep Medicare Payment Cuts

In early 2013, California's skilled nursing facilities could face Medicare  payment cuts totaling $75.9 million -- the largest amount of cuts among all  states -- if Congress fails to overcome an ongoing budget stalemate, according to a recent study commissioned by the Alliance for  Quality Nursing Home Care. Those cuts would come on top of a state…

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Added by LTCCareer.com on May 26, 2012 at 10:55am — No Comments

Website Offers Calif. Seniors Long-Term Care Information

The state Department of Health Care Services' California Partnership for  Long-Term Care has launched a new website -- RUReadyCA.org



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Added by LTCCareer.com on November 30, 2011 at 7:06pm — No Comments

Better Coordination of Long-Term Care Needed in California, Experts Say

Thursday, September 29, 2011

The wide range of services for California's elderly population must be better  coordinated to maximize the quality of long-term care, according to experts at  the recent Summit on Transforming California's Long-Term Services and Supports, HealthyCal reports.

The SCAN Foundation sponsored the summit that took place in Sacramento on …

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Added by LTCCareer.com on September 30, 2011 at 10:02am — No Comments

California gets graded on long-term health care

Long-term care for seniors and the disabled in California is ranked 15th in the  nation, according to a new score card released this week by AARP's Public Policy  Institute, the Commonwealth Fund and the SCAN Foundation.



Read more:  http://www.vcstar.com/news/2011/sep/09/california-gets-graded-on-long-term-health-care/#ixzz1XfowQHB4

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Added by LTCCareer.com on September 11, 2011 at 2:23pm — No Comments

Budget Deadlock Poised To Be Longest in California's History

Thursday, September 16, 2010

Budget Deadlock Poised To Be Longest in California's History

Thursday marks the 78th day of California's new fiscal year and the longest amount of…

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Added by LTCCareer.com on September 17, 2010 at 10:01am — No Comments

Commission Considers Strategies To Maximize Long-Term Care in California

Commission Considers Strategies To Maximize Long-Term Care in California.…

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Added by LTCCareer.com on August 28, 2010 at 1:38pm — No Comments

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