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$100M In Medicaid Money Going To NJ's 15 Worst Nursing Homes: Report $100M In Medicaid Money Going To NJ's 15 Worst Nursing Homes: Report
$100M In Medicaid Money Going To NJ's 15 Worst Nursing Homes: Report Shape up or ship out. That's the message New Jersey's Comptroller is sending to 15 of the state's nursing homes, cited in a new report as some of the worst. New Jersey is spending $100 million a year in Medicaid dollars on some of the state's worst nursing homes. And the 15 "one-star" homes named in Comptroller's report released Wednesday have faced little to no consequences -- until now, the organization says. If the facilities don't fix the health and safety issues that they've repeatedly been cited for, they risk being kicked off Medicaid altogether. "Continued funding of these facilit…

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by Jon Craig
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9 NJ Nursing Homes Among Hundreds Of Underperforming Facilities In U.S. 9 NJ Nursing Homes Among Hundreds Of Underperforming Facilities In U.S.
9 NJ Nursing Homes Among Hundreds Of Underperforming Facilities In U.S. Nine nursing homes long riddled with problems were named to a list of hundreds in the U.S. that medical officials are keeping close eyes on. The facilities on the list are candidates for “Special Focus Facilities” by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), with two already designated SFF homes.  The designated SFF nursing homes are New Grove Manor in East Orange and Riverfront Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center in Pennsauken. The nine candidates all have had a history of serious quality issues and are being included in a special program to stimulate improve…

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by Cecilia Levine