NURSING HOME AND HOSPITAL INFORMATION

LOTS OF INFORMATION ON NURSING HOMES AND HOSPITALS

Medicare's Nursing Home Compare tool..can be used for research on Medicare- and Medicaid-certified facilities in California.
United States Department of Health & Human Services Hospital Compare site
Also, the state's Department of Health & Human Services' Licensing & Certification site offers a PDF file about staffing, quality issues, and proposed improvements for California's nursing homes. (See below for free PDF Reader)
California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform, a non-profit organization, has a Nursing Home Guide .. with data gathered from state agencies and also from questionnaires it sends directly to the facilities. It has more than 1,400 nursing homes in California, sortable by county, to search for details about a nursing home's citations, deficiencies and/or complaints, its last inspection date, and other general facility data.
California has a long-term care ombudsman at 916-323-6681 Call them for more information about nursing homes in California.
Ratings for California Hospitals by HealthScope.
Health Care Choices website. Lots of information here!
Five-Star Ranking System by HealthGrades.