The House Veterans Affairs Committee has begun investigating over 100 VA nursing homes after recently revealed internal rankings showed about half received the lowest possible score, The Boston Globe reports.
The Globe, along with USA Today, recently conducted an investigation that showed 60 VA nursing homes garnered only one out of five stars when rated for quality last year by the department’s internal system, according to documents attained by the newspapers. The investigation also showed that patients in more than two-in-three VA nursing homes were more likely to develop serious bedsores and to suffer pain than patients in privately owned facilities.
Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., hailed the committee’s decision and asks that they hold a hearing in the Bay State. Moulton, a former Marine, represents a district that includes Bedford, the location of one of the one-star VA nursing homes.
"Veterans deserve the best health care in the world. Period. That means having more transparency than private providers, not less," he told the Globe. "The VA is doing many things well, but this is a clear example of where they are failing."
VA press secretary Curt Cashour said on Monday that the department’s officials “welcome the committee’s oversight."
He added, "We look forward to informing the committee about the care we provide veterans in our nursing homes and how it compares closely to care in the private sector, even though the department on average cares for sicker patients in its nursing homes than do private facilities."
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