Best Nursing Homes: The U.S. News Honor Roll
Corrected on 01/21/10: An earlier version of this article has been updated to add a nursing home to those listed in the Honor Roll. The home was omitted because of an error in staffing data provided to the federal government, since corrected.
The 12 nursing homes listed alphabetically below, culled from more than 15,500 homes in the latest U.S. News America's Best Nursing Homes rankings, make up the Honor Roll. They had to get four straight quarters of perfect five-star ratings from the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in each of the three categories in which the agency evaluates nursing homes: health inspections, nurse staffing, and quality of care. Several are pediatric facilities, defined as nursing homes because they provide Medicaid-funded long-term care or skilled rehabilitation services.
The homes were evaluated using hundreds of data yardsticks. A few of the measures on which the homes were judged are shown. National averages for all U.S. nursing homes are included for comparison.
| Percent of high-risk residents with bedsores |
Percent of residents mostly confined to bed or chair |
Percent of residents who are physically restrained |
Percent of residents in moderate or severe pain |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bethany Skilled Nursing Facility Framingham, Mass. |
2% | 0% | 1% | 1% |
| Central Virginia Training Center Lynchburg, Va. |
0% | 0% | 0% | 1% |
| Cokesbury Village Hockessin, Del. |
2% | 1% | 0% | 0% |
| Dooley Center Atchison, Kan. |
NA | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| Hannah B.G. Shaw Home for the Aged Middleboro, Mass. |
0% | 0% | 5% | 0% |
| Home of the Innocents Louisville, Ky. |
4% | 0% | 4% | 1% |
| Jeanne Jugan Residence Newark, Del. |
NA | 0% | 0% | 2% |
| Lourdes Health Care Center Wilton, Conn. |
6% | 2% | 0% | 3% |
| Mayview Convalescent Center Raleigh, N.C. |
2% | 3% | 2% | 4% |
| Rady Children's Hospital Bernardy Center San Diego, Calif. |
1% | 0% | 1% | 1% |
| South Mountain Restoration Center South Mountain, Pa. |
7% | 6% | 0% | 1% |
| Westview Nursing Care and Rehabilitation Dayville, Conn. |
8% | 0% | 0% | 1% |
| National Average | 11% | 4% | 3% | 3% |
Note: Percentages for these measures are averages for the most recent three quarters. NA = not applicable.
Reader Comments
Pediatric Nursing Facilities
Oh no --- I missed seeing that Home of the Innocents was in the top 12 as well --- another wonderful pediatric home -- Plus there were any number of other pediatric facilities across the country that had 5 stars ---
New England Pediatric Care
North Billerica, MA
Elizabeth Seton Pediatric Center
New York, NY
St Marys Hospital For Children Inc
Bayside, NY
Sunshine Children's Home And Rehab Center
Ossining, NY
Childrens Hospital
Richmond, VA
Totally Kids Specialty Healthcare
Loma Linda, CA
Subacute/Saratoga
Saratoga, CA
Seven Hills Pediatric Center
Groton, MA
Providence Child Center
Portland, OR
Rady Children's Hospital Bernardy Center San Diego, Calif.
YEAH!!! A PEDIATRIC SKILLED NURSING FACILITY IN THE TOP 12!!! AND ALL THE OTHER PEDI HOMES WITHIN THE BUILDING BRIDGES NETWORK KNOWS IT'S WELL DESERVED --- AND WHEN ONE LOOKS FURTHER ON THE LISTING OF TOP NURSING HOMES -- THERE ARE ANY NUMBER OF OTHER PEDIATRIC SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY THAT GOT ACKNOWLEDGED FOR THE FABULOUS WORK WE ALL DO!!!
CONGRATULATIONS RADY CHILDREN'S - PAM DIXON AND HER TEAM - AND THANKS TO US NEWS AND WORLD REPORT FOR ACKNOWLEDGING THE GREAT WORK PEDI HOMES DO THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY!!!
ELLEN O'GORMAN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
NEW ENGLAND PEDIATRIC CARE
N. BILLERICA, MA
YET ANOTHER 5 STAR NURSING HOME!!!!!
Jeanne Jugan Residence in the Bronx, NY
Again, it is the Little Sisters of the Poor that run this Home and it is the top of the ten best in New York State. In my experience with culture change in long term care, the emphasis is much on the easier things to fix, i.e, the physical look of the facility. It is much harder to change leadership, financial priorities and staff motivation. And, brenjahhhh is correct, most nursing homes need significant improvement.
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