New challenges for nursing homes

Re-hospitalization rates are under scrutiny; Medicare penalties loom

By Lisa Chedekel Conn. Health I-Team Writer
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At the Fresh River Healthcare nursing home in East Windsor, the chance that a short-stay patient will end up back in the hospital within 30 days of arriving at the facility is less than 8 percent. Meanwhile, 12 miles away at the Greensprings Healthcare...

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