Shelby County nursing homes fail inspection (Memphis Commer
Shelby County nursing homes fail inspection (Memphis Commercial Appeal)

More than half of Shelby County's federally funded nursing homes earned failing marks in a recent federal ranking -- below-average scores that at least one local expert credits to a shortage of area nurses. According to data pooled by The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, state inspectors found widespread patterns of medication errors, improperly marked drugs, unnecessary use of ...