ProPublica used CMS data from more than 90,000 nursing homes in the last three years to find data on serious deficiencies and fines.
Here are the top eight states fines and serious deficiencies:
States by percentage of homes where at least one serious deficiency was found in the last three years
Minnesota: 47%
Texas: 42%
Rhode Island: 41%
Kansas: 40 %
New Mexico: 40%
Michigan: 39%
North Carolina: 39%
Illinois: 36%
States with the highest average fines in the last three years
Washington, D.C.: $46,000
Michigan: $31,000
Illinois: $29,000
Vermont: $28,000
North Carolina: $27,000
Washington: $27,000
Tennessee: $26,000
Wisconsin: $24,000
Here are the nursing homes with the most serious deficiencies and the highest fines:
Most serious deficiencies
River Haven Nursing and Rehabilitation Center (Paducah, Ky.) — 23
Parkway Health and Rehabilitation Center (Memphis, Tenn.) — 19
Midtown Center For Health and Rehabilitation (Memphis, Tenn.) — 18
Siesta Key Health and Rehabilitation Center (Sarasota, Fla.) — 17
Liberty Community Living Center (Miss.) — 17
Highest fines
Siesta Key Health and Rehabilitation Center (Sarasota, Fla.) — $1.35 million
City View Multicare Center (Cicero, Ill.) — $1.12 million
Meadows Center For Nursing and Healing (Sarasota, Fla.) — $948,000
Belhaven Nursing & Rehab Center (Chicago) — $851,000
Elevate Care Country Club Hill (Illinois) — $832,000
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