COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The nursing home industry in Ohio is decrying a Web site put out by the federal government that gives facilities a rating based on a five-star system.
Nearly half of Franklin County's facilities received a one-star rating -- which means much below average, NBC 4's Mikaela Hunt reported.
Pete Van Runkle, president of the Ohio Health Care Association, said the Bush administration rushed the system out and they've oversimplified a rating system that scores the centers, when they should be focusing on the complexities and fine detail that every center deals with.
Van Runkle is trying to steer families away from using that system when it comes time to pick a nursing home for a loved one.
He suggests the database on the Ohio Department Of Aging Web site and visiting facilities in person.
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