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Article: Six States Pilot Federal Rating System to Help Families Select Nursing Homes.
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- April 25, 2002
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By Sandi Doughton, The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Apr. 25--Though she'd rather be living in her own house, Pearl Becky Epple is pleased with the care she gets at Tacoma Lutheran Home.
The 92-year-old wasn't so happy with the first nursing home she moved into.
She and her son had to make a quick decision without much guidance. What they wound up with was dirty and depressing, and Epple left as soon as her son could find a better place.
Now, thanks to a pilot project launched Wednesday in Washington and five other states, families such as Epple's can consult new, consumer-friendly federal ratings to ...