Hannah B.G. Shaw Home named Best Nursing Home by U.S. News & World Report

MIDDLEBORO - U.S. News & World Report, the global authority in health care rankings, recently identified the Best Nursing Homes for 2017-18. U.S. News evaluated more than 15,000 homes nationwide, in every state and nearly 100 major metropolitan areas. This year, nearly 2,300 nursing homes earned the designation of a U.S. News Best Nursing Home.

"Finding a nursing home that meets an individual's specific needs is a difficult decision that several million families across America face each year," says Brian Kelly, editor and chief content officer of U.S. News. "The Best Nursing Homes ratings, advice and tools were designed to help navigate this important life decision and make the process a little easier."

Since its inception in 2009, the U.S. News nursing home ratings have relied on data from Nursing Home Compare, a program run by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the federal agency that sets and enforces standards for nursing homes. This year, in order to provide an evaluation standard for consumers consistent with its other health ratings, U.S. News has created a 5-level rating scale for nursing homes, ranging from "Top Performing" to "Poor."

The nearly 2,300 nursing homes that earned the designation of a U.S. News & World Report Best Nursing Home for 2017-18 represent about 15% percent of all homes.

"Selecting the right nursing home that offers exceptional care for a loved one can be particularly challenging," says Ben Harder, Managing Editor and Chief of Health Analysis. "For the Best Nursing Homes, U.S. News analyzed objective data to arm consumers with the information and confidence they need to help them choose a home capable of providing the quality care seniors deserve."

"It is an honor for our Home to receive this exceptional recognition once again this year. This honor is indicative of our dedication to providing residents with outstanding high quality services, in a comfortable homelike environment", remarked Hannah B.G. Shaw Home Executive Director, Kristine Donnelly. "The professional and caring staff of the Home continue to contribute to the cornerstone of our culture; Quality of Life along with Quality of Care and Clinical Care Appropriateness."