GAO Report Regarding VA Community Living Centers

March 11, 2022

The United States Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) report entitled “VA Community Living Centers: Opportunities Exist to Strengthen Oversight of Quality of Care” that was publicly released on December 30, 2021 stated, in part: “VA provides care to about 9,000 vet[...]

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VA Nursing Home Inspection Reports Show Veterans Being Harmed

April 12, 2019

USA Today reports that “from April through December 2018, inspectors from a private contractor cited 52 out of 99 VA nursing homes for deficiencies that caused “actual harm” to veterans. In three facilities, they found veterans’ health and safety in “immediate jeopardy,” and in eight[...]

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VA Announces First Annual VA Nursing Home Ratings

July 29, 2018

For the first time, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (“VA”) issued its annual VA nursing homes ratings. The VA claims the data show that, overall, the VA’s nursing home system, which is composed of more than 130 community living centers, compares closely with private sector nurs[...]

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