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According to a study published in 2003 by the Office of Inspector General\u2019s (OIG)<\/a>, deficiencies in nursing homes increased between 1998 and 2001. Although there appeared to be considerable variation with states regarding the average number of deficiencies per home and the percentage of nursing homes with deficiencies.
\nIn the past 3 years the instances of nursing home deficiencies in Illinois and nationwide has risen to over 91 percent. A “nursing home deficiency” would be anytime a nursing home fails to comply with federal requirements and standards. The most commonly cited of the 16 possible deficiencies were in terms of quality of care, quality of life, and resident assessment.
\nAs stated by the OIG analysis of data, in 2007 Illinois suffered an average of 5.3 deficiencies per nursing home surveyed, while the national average in 2007 was 7.0. Even though Illinois nursing homes fared better than many other states, over 90% of nursing homes in Illinois had deficiencies. Although this is an alarming number, it is below the national percentage of nursing homes with a deficiency of 91.9%.<\/p>\n

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According to a study published in 2003 by the Office of Inspector General\u2019s (OIG), deficiencies in nursing homes increased between 1998 and 2001. Although there appeared to be considerable variation with states regarding the average number of deficiencies per home and the percentage of nursing homes with deficiencies. 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