Health & Fitness

151 IL Nursing Homes Receive Lowest Rating From Federal Gov't

These 151 nursing homes in Illinois have the federal government's lowest rating after a change in the way the homes are graded.

The federal government in April updated how it evaluates nursing homes.
The federal government in April updated how it evaluates nursing homes. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

ILLINOIS — The federal government has given 151 nursing homes in Illinois a one-star rating after tweaking the way it assesses thousands of nursing homes nationwide. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services last month revised its inspection process and began providing improved staffing details and new quality metrics. The changes were aimed at providing more transparent and meaningful information about the quality of care that residents receive.

The site provides detailed information about every Medicare-certified nursing home in America. Nursing homes with five stars are considered to have above-average quality while those with one star are considered to have below-average quality.

These Illinois nursing homes rated one star, or "much below average," according to the rankings.

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Ratings for each of the 728 nursing homes in Illinois as of April 24 can be found here.

Patch national staffers Dan Hampton and Brian McCready contributed to this report.

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