MOUNT CARMEL - The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has given Mount Carmel Senior Living Community a five-star overall rating, the highest level possible for a skilled nursing home.
CMS rates all nursing homes on quality measures, staffing and health inspections, and each measurement is on a five-star rating system where one star is "much below" average and five stars is "much above."
Quality measures show how well the nursing home cares for residents' needs, staffing measures the amount of staffing hours provided and health inspection is based on the Department of Health annual inspection results for the facility during the past three years.
"I am very proud of our employees in achieving this special designation," said Steve Wetzel, administrator. "The five-star rating places Mount Carmel Senior Living Community in the top 10 percent of all nursing homes in Pennsylvania. When families are comparing nursing homes for admission, this designation is an important consideration in the decision-making process."
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