Stars for Staffing
Updates to the Staffing Five Star CMS released revisions to the staffing methodology in July through an updated Design for Care Compare Nursing Home Five-Star Quality Rating System: Technical Users’ Guide July 2022. The staffing star rating includes expanded from two to six compenents and introduced a new scoring calculation. The updated Five Star rating is calculated from the following six staffing measures: Case-mix adjusted total nurse (RN, LPN/LVN, aide) staffing levels (hours per resident...