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Broken furniture and items lay outside the former Champaign County Nursing Home which William “Avi” Rothner purchased in 2018. Photo by Farrah Anderson.

Health district launches survey on elder care amid deficit of nursing home beds, closed facilities

Post author:Farrah Anderson / For CU-CitizenAccess
Post published:January 22, 2024
Post category:Elderly Watch Health Care Public Health Technology

The Champaign-Urbana Public Health District and local group Advocates for Aging Care have launched a survey to help identify the state of senior services…

Read more about the article Needs assessment survey for Champaign County nursing homes begins soon; Facilities facing bed shortage, staffing issues

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CU Nursing and Rehab exterior (302 Burwash Ave, Savoy, IL 61874) on Friday, December 17, 2021. Photo by Darrell Hoemann/CU-CitizenAccess

Needs assessment survey for Champaign County nursing homes begins soon; Facilities facing bed shortage, staffing issues

Post author:Kayla Henry / For CU-CitizenAccess
Post published:December 18, 2023
Post category:Health Care

Local advocacy groups and health care facilities have plans to address the shortage of nursing home beds plaguing the Champaign and Urbana area. The…

Read more about the article Nursing home ratings sometimes misleading

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Residents sit around a table during a knitting activity session as Clark-Lindsey Retirement Village on Nov. 7, 2014. Clark-Lindsey in Urbana and Country Health in Gifford are the only five-star facilities in Champaign County.

Nursing home ratings sometimes misleading

Post author:Robert Holly / For CU-CitizenAccess
Post published:December 21, 2014
Post category:Elderly Watch Health Care Public Health

Since 2011, dozens of central Illinois nursing homes have improved their five-star Medicare rating, some by as much as four stars. But that improvement, some critics say, is not an accurate representation.