Nursing Home Quality Stagnates, Says HealthGrades (Business


GOLDEN, Colo.----Dec. 6, 2005--Nursing home deficiencies causing actual harm to residents declined from 7.0 percent to 6.5 percent from 2003 to 2004, while patient abuse remained stable at 17 percent of complaints, according to a new analysis of the ratings HealthGrades annually gives to nearly every nursing home in the country.