Americans have a substandard perception regarding the quality of nursing home care in the country, especially after the pandemic, with many citizens “largely uncomfortable” about the prospect of spending their old age in such facilities, a Gallup poll has found.
“More than four in 10 U.S. adults grade nursing homes negatively for overall quality of care—36 percent give them a ‘D’ (poor) and 6 percent an ‘F’ (fail),” said a Sept. 12 post by Gallup. “Another 33 percent grade nursing homes as satisfactory, a ‘C’, while few rate them positively with an excellent ‘A’ (1 percent) or good ‘B’ (8 percent) grade. These ratings average out to a D+ grade for nursing-home quality of care overall.”
