Caring for West Virginians, Young and Old

A pair of recent reports highlight actual or potential shortcomings in the care provided to those starting out and winding down in the Mountain State.

The Associated Press was among those who picked up on a new review that shows that only 8 percent of the state's child care centers are accredited "and the state lacks a system to measure whether the 64,000 children in the centers are receiving quality care."

The Charleston Gazette, meanwhile, analyzed a new federal rating system to report that while 12 of 130 West Virginia nursing home programs "got five-star ratings ('much above average')," 34 received just one star and a "well below average" rating.

That article explains the rating, fields reaction and links to the federal data and rating system.