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For Immediate Release: Monday, March 22, 2004 For Information Contact: Betsy Hite - (916) 441-6400 x 226 Six of the 10 best U.S. cities for nursing-facility care are right here in California, according to a new study by Health Grades, a leading independent health-care rating company. None of the 10 worst cities is in California. Nationwide, Health Grades ranks Los Angeles as the best major city for nursing-facility care. Long Beach, San Diego, San Francisco and Fresno are fourth through seventh, respectively, and San Jose ranks 10th. "We've always known that California is on the leading edge of high-quality long-term care as it is in so many other areas, but it's gratifying to see comprehensive data to support our view," said Betsy Hite, director of public affairs at the California Association of Health Facilities, a professional group that represents most California nursing facilities. To identify the best and worst cities for nursing-facility care, Health Grades first identified the 58 cities in the United States with 20 or more nursing facilities, then calculated the proportion of facilities in those cities that had four or more "actual harm" violations from health or complaint surveys in the last four years. The possibility of actual harm to a resident generally is the most serious regulatory violation under Medicare and Medicaid (Medi-Cal in California) for which nursing facilities can be cited by state inspection agencies. In drafting its lists, Health Grades analyzed four years of inspection and complaint data on 16,408 nursing facilities in the nation that care for almost 1.5 million residents. California had four of the 10 best spots – and none of the 10 worst spots – in Health Grades' 2003 ranking. Health Grades posted its best and worst lists, along with details about methodology, on its Web site at www.healthgrades.com. The California Association of Health Facilities (CAHF) is a nonprofit professional association founded in 1950 to serve as a statewide organization for long-term care providers. CAHF's members are dedicated to improving the quality of long-term health care in California through educational programs and proactive advocacy with the Legislature and administrative agencies. CAHF's membership is comprised of more than 1,200 licensed nonprofit and proprietary health facilities serving a wide spectrum of needs in a variety of settings. |
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