Tuesday, December 14, 2004

National Grading Effort Earns a "C"

Nursing home patients aren't suffering as much from untreated pain and are not in physical restraints nearly as much these days. Part of the results of Bush administration policies to grade the nation's nursing homes. But the Boston Globe found the policies have done nothing to ease patients' pressure sores or get patients walking, eating, or using the bathroom on their own. (Boston Globe)

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