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WASHINGTON, D.C., (Feb. 18, 2014) — Sabal Palms Health & Rehabilitation, a senior living community in Largo, Fla., managed by The Goodman Group, has received the highest possible overall rating of five stars in U.S. News & World Report’s seventh annual “Best Nursing Homes,” available exclusively at https://www.usnews.com/best-nursing-homes. Sabal Palms Health & Rehabilitation is located on the beautiful Palms of Largo 96-acre senior living campus and offers sub-acute rehabilitation, long-term nursing care, and a sub-acute pediatric unit in the heart of Pinellas County.

The Best Nursing Homes 2015 ratings highlight the top nursing homes in each city and state, out of nearly 16,000 facilities nationwide. U.S. News’ goal is to help the millions of Americans who will spend time in a nursing home in 2015 find a home with a strong track record of good care. According to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, about 60 percent of individuals over 65 will require some type of long-term care services during their lifetime and over 40 percent will receive care in a nursing home for some period.

Best Nursing Homes draws on data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, a federal agency that assesses homes in three categories—health inspections, level of nurse staffing, and quality of care—and gives each an overall rating.

U.S. News awarded the “Best Nursing Home” designation to homes that earned an overall rating of five stars from CMS in January 2015.

“We are very proud of our staff and their dedication to providing exceptional Platinum Service® and care for our residents and this national recognition,” said Mark Moyer, executive director, Sabal Palms Health & Rehabilitation. “We are also proud to be among the few percent of all senior living facilities that earned an overall 5-star rating in the state of Washington.”

Along with the ratings, U.S. News has published a series of articles on how to pay for care, spot warning signs of bad care, understand how the federal Affordable Care Act affects senior care, and otherwise manage the emotional and financial challenges of dealing with an aging loved one.

“The rising number of five-star homes is encouraging,” says Avery Comarow, U.S. News health rankings editor. “It speaks to care that is steadily becoming more skilled and compassionate.”

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