CMS announces revisions to Nursing Home Compare 5 -Stare Quality Rating System

February 13, 2015

This week the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced they will be making revisions to the Nursing Home Compare 5-Star Quality Rating system. The 5-Star Quality Rating system offers a comprehensive overview of nursing home quality in the U.S. based on specific data collected by CMS.

The new launch of Nursing Home Compare 3.0 is scheduled for debut on Friday, February 20,2015. CMS is looking to complete the following actions in their new campaign: add quality measures to the 5-Star Calculations, raise performance expectations, adjust staffing algorithms, and expand targeted surveys. Nursing Home Compare 3.0 will provide an expanded and strengthened NHC 5-Star Quality Rating System for Nursing Homes.

Click here to view the changes.