Mountain Valley Care Honored by U.S. News and World Report
Kellogg, ID -- U.S. News and World Report has listed Mountain Valley Care and Rehabilitation Center as one of "America’s Best Nursing Homes."
The selection was based on data collected from Nursing Home Compare, the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services program that ranks facilities on measures of care, nurse staffing, health inspections and overall care. Each section may reach a five-star score, indicating the highest achievement.
According to the magazine, “the 173 nursing homes featured [on the list] are the only ones that got an overall rating of five stars in the most recent CMS evaluation as well as either 15 or 14 stars in the three areas combined (including five stars in health inspections).”
Mountain Valley Care and Rehabilitation Center Executive Director Maryruth Butler said this national recognition is an exceptional achievement, standing out among the best of the best facilities in the country.
“Everybody’s very excited about it,” she told a reporter with the Shoshone News Press. “It’s pretty profound. ... Because at the end of the day, delivering quality care is what we’re about.” For more information, click here
