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NOV 25, 2019
Nursing home abuse citations, issued by state agencies after they have investigated complaints, remain rare, The Wall Street Journal reported. But the Government Accountability Office, a federal fact-finding agency, said in a June report that violations of federal standards more than doubled between 2013 and 2017 to 875.
Five Georgia nursing homes have a small red icon attached to their listing on a website that rates quality of care.
That mark is a new tool on the federal Nursing Home Compare site to warn consumers about facilities recently flagged for abuse or neglect.
The red symbol has been attached to listings of about 5% of the nursing homes listed nationally, according to The Wall Street Journal.