The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) has rated nursing facilities since 2009 for three areas of performance: Health Inspections, Staffing, and Quality Measures. From 2009 through 2011, more than 40% saw an improvement in overall rating, while only around 27% had a most recent rating that was lower than the first. More significantly, the percentage of facilities with a 1-Star rating decreased by seven percentage points (from 23% to 16%), while 4 and 5-Star rated facilities increased by eight percentage points (35% to 43%).
The 5-Star rating, available at the Nursing Home Compare website, recently started including data on the amounts and dates of civil money penalties (“CMPs”) imposed against facilities.
Should you have any questions, please contact:
- Todd Selby at 317.977.1440 or tselby@wp.hallrender.com;
- Brian Jent at 317.977.1402 or bjent@wp.hallrender.com;
- David Bufford at 502.568.9368 or dbufford@wp.hallrender.com; or
- Your regular Hall Render attorney.
