Guides
Guides for choosing senior care
Checklists built on public records. Each check links to where you can see it for any facility.
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15 things to check before choosing a nursing home
A practical checklist for families: inspection citations, fines, staffing, ownership, the CMS abuse icon and what to ask on a visit. Each check links to where you can see it for any US nursing home.
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How to read a nursing home inspection report
What the scope and severity letters A to L mean, what an F-tag is, how complaint and standard inspections differ, and what 'corrected' really means on a CMS nursing home inspection.
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12 questions to ask before choosing assisted living
Assisted living is licensed and inspected by each state, not by Medicare. These 12 questions cover the license, inspections, costs, care levels, dementia care and move-out rules.