CMS PUBLISHES NATIONAL LIST OF POOR-PERFORMING NURSING HOMES

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today released the first ranking of the nation's poor-performing nursing homes.

Release of the national list of facilities, identified as special focus facilities (SFFs), is expected to offer powerful new information on nursing homes.

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