Our homes: Where health care is really hurting
Minnesota's hospitals, clinics, and nursing homes consistently rank among the best in the nation in federal quality ratings. But when it comes to home-health care, the picture is surprisingly bleak, the Star Tribune reported Nov. 28.
On quality measures compiled by the federal government, Minnesota's 202 Medicare-certified home health care agencies appear to be among the worst in the nation.
"If I were the state, I'd put somebody to work to find out what's going on,'' said Dr. Robert Kane (pictured), who heads the Center on Aging at the University of Minnesota. "Is something badly wrong? We don't know, but we ought to."
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