Long Term Care Facility Ratings

If you have parents, relatives or friends in one of Hawaii’s 46 long-term care facilities, you must read the following article.

Hawaii ranks higher than any other state in the quality of its nursing facilities. 38 percent of nursing facilities in Hawaii earned a five out of a possible five stars from the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for their overall performance in health inspections, nurse staffing, and quality of medical care. This compares to a median of 21 percent for all states. Only three other states had greater than 30 percent of their facilities with five-star ratings.

U.S. News & World Report released its fifth annual Best Nursing Homes ratings, highlighting the top nursing homes in each state and nearly 100 major metropolitan areas. Read more: http://ow.ly/zJAFX

Ratings of all 46 of Hawaii nursing homes http://ow.ly/zJALs