Nursing Home Compare and Five Star changes take effect in April; revisions to Immediate Jeopardy standards effective as of March 5^th.

The Skilled Nursing Facility Provider Threshold Report is now available.

The new MDS 3.0 Quality Measures User’s Manual Version 12.0, effective Jan. 1, 2019, has been posted to the CMS website.

Homes should review their data by March 4^th prior to its public posting in April.

Accurate and timely submission of nursing home payroll data critical in maintaining star ratings.

In a memo released last month, CMS began informing state survey agencies of SNFs with potential staffing issues – specifically, facilities identified through PBJ data that have significantly low nurse staffing levels on weekends. In response to LeadingAge NY questions, CMS clarified that they are flagging the bottom decile (10 percent) in each state based on total reported weekend nurse staffing.

Proposed legislation, discussions with Commissioner of Health follow Buffalo News series.

LeadingAge NY comments on methodology for 2019.