Saginaw, MI : St. Francis Home Skilled Nursing & Rehab facility in Saginaw, MI. has received, for the second year in a row, the highest possible overall rating of five stars in U.S. News & World Report’s annual Best Nursing Homes.

“St. Francis Home of Saginaw is extremely proud of its continued recognition as a 5 Star nursing home by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services,” says Sr. Margaret Mary Turner, RSM, Administrator. “Maintaining the 5 star rating indicates the collaboration of physicians, nursing and all departments as a single team committed to excellence in resident care.”

Why does U.S. News rate nursing homes?

Roughly 1.4 million individuals, including one in every 34 individuals 65 and older, will wake up in a U.S. nursing home. U.S. News wants to help families find a good and caring facility for those they cherish.

Families considering placement for their loved one find that it is important to know the formula in which U.S. News rates nursing homes. So exactly how does U.S. News rate nursing homes?