Two-Thirds Of Nursing Homes That Graduated From The Federal Program To Improve Nursing Home Quality Were Not Able To Sustain Performance

About two-thirds of nursing homes that graduated from the federal Special Focus Facility (SFF) program were not able to sustain the improvements made during the program, according a program analysis by the Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The OIG found that within three years, 64% of the SFF graduate facilities had received a serious deficiency citation, indicating that the improvements made while in the SFF program had not been sustained.

The SFF program is for poorly performing nursing homes. The program provides increased monitoring and enforcement to give . . .