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Medicare Reveals 54 Worst Nursing Homes in the Country

Medicare has revealed the 54 worst nursing homes in the country.  Suprsingly, none of them are in Kentucky; however, two of them are in Indiana.  Kentucky is one of few states that does not have mandatory minimum staffing requirements, something Governor-elect Steve Bashear has promised to consider.  Here is the complete list of nursing homes that the government ranks as teh worst:

• Alabama
  Eastview HealthCare Center, in Birmingham
  Woodley Manor Health & Rehabilitation, Montgomery
• Arkansas
  Benson’s Nursing Home Inc., Nashville
• California
  Yuba City Care Center, Yuba City
• Colorado
  Eagle Ridge at Grand Valley, Grand Junction
  Kindred Healthcare & Rehab Center of Northglenn, Northglenn
• Connecticut
  Wethersfield Health Care Center, Wethersfield
• Florida
  Apollo Health & Rehab Center, St. Petersburg
  Key West Convalescent Center, in Key West
  Palms Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Lauderdale Lakes
• Georgia
  Laurel Baye Healthcare of Lake Lanier, Buford
  The Place at Augusta, Augusta
  Shoreham at Marietta, Marietta
• Hawaii
  Leahi Hospital, Honolulu
• Iowa
  Blair House, Burlington
• Idaho
  Gooding Rehab & Living Center, Gooding
• Illinois
  Berkshire Nursing & Rehab Center, Forest Park
• Indiana
  Hillcrest Centre for Health and Rehabilitation, Jeffersonville
  Valparaiso Care and Rehabilitation Center, Valparaiso
• Kansas
  Atchison Senior Village, Atchison
  Ottawa Retirement Village, Ottawa
• Louisiana
  Lake Providence Subacute Rehab, Lake Providence
  Plaquemine Caring LLC, Plaquemine
• Massachusetts
  Cedar Hill Health Care Center, Randolph
  Milton Health Care, Milton
• Minnesota
  Golden Valley Rehabilitation and Care Center, Golden Valley
  Mcintosh Manor, Mcintosh.
• Missouri
  Senior Estates, Kansas City
  St Elizabeth Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, Florissant
  West Village Manor, Columbia
• Mississippi
  Hinds County Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Jackson
• Montana
  Evergreen Missoula Health & Rehab, Missoula
• North Carolina
  Sunbridge Care & Rehab/Triad, in High Point
• New Jersey
  Victoria Health Care Center, Matawan
• New Mexico
  Fort Bayard Medical Center, Fort Bayard
• Nevada
  Evergreen Mountainview Health, Carson City
• New York
  Vivian Teal Howard Rhcf, Syracuse
• Oklahoma
  Northwest Nursing Center, Oklahoma City
  Pawhuska Nursing Home, Pawhuska
• Pennsylvania
  Ashton Hall Nursing and Rehab, Philadelphia
  Brighten at Broomall, Broomall
• South Carolina
  Magnolia Manor — Moncks Corner, Moncks Corner
  Ridgeview Manor Nursing Facility, in Hopkins
• South Dakota
  Aberdeen Healthcare Center, in Aberdeen
  Bennett County Hospital and Nursing Home, Martin
• Tennessee
  Overton Park Health Care Center, Memphis
• Texas
  Taylor Care Center, Taylor
• Virginia
  Ruxton Health of Woodbridge, Woodbridge
• Washington
  Evergreen Centralia Health & R, Centralia
  Franklin Hills Health & Rehab, Spokane
  Frontier Rehab & Extended Care, Longview
• Wisconsin
  Luther Home, Marinette
  Willows Nursing and Rehabilitation, Sun Prairie
• Washington, D.C.
  Carolyn Boone Lewis Health Care Center