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GAOREPORTS
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2010-08-12
U.S. Government Printing Office
2004-07-16
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60 p.
GA 1.13:GAO-04-660
https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-660
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2010-08-12
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REPORT
GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-660
GAO-04-660
Elderly persons
Emergency preparedness
Federal/state relations
Health surveys
Nursing homes
Safety regulation
Safety standards
Standards evaluation
Strategic planning
Fire safety
CMS Online Survey Certification and
Reporting System
Other Written Product
A10957
Nursing Home Fire Safety: Recent Fires Highlight Weaknesses in Federal Standards and Oversight
In 2003, 31 residents died in nursing home fires in Hartford,
Connecticut, and Nashville, Tennessee. Federal fire safety
standards enforced by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services (CMS) did not require either home to have automatic
sprinklers even though they have proven very effective in
reducing the number of multiple deaths from fires. GAO was asked
to report on (1) the rationale for not requiring all homes to be
sprinklered, (2) the adequacy of federal fire safety standards
for nursing homes that lack automatic sprinklers, and (3) the
effectiveness of state and federal oversight of nursing home fire
safety.
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-660/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-660.htm
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-660/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-660.pdf
GAO-04-660
https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-660
Other Written Product
GAO-04-660; Nursing Home Fire Safety: Recent Fires Highlight Weaknesses in Federal Standards and Oversight;
Elderly persons
Emergency preparedness
Federal/state relations
Health surveys
Nursing homes
Safety regulation
Safety standards
Standards evaluation
Strategic planning
Fire safety
CMS Online Survey Certification and
Reporting System